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31 Melrose St, Lorn NSW 2320

House

$620,000

Last sold

13 Nov 2020

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

569 m²

Land

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Districts View

What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $620,000 (13 Nov 2020).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 569 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Lorn (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,640/m² of land (n=43). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No hazard layer has been retrieved — confirm flood, bushfire and heritage exposure from council mapping before an offer.

Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.

Price evidence

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

$620,000

13 Nov 2020 · derived via latest_sale

Sources disagree on the sale price. All recorded figures are shown in the history below — Districts does not pick a winner.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Lorn (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,640/m² of land (n=43). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Lorn at a glance

1,582

People

$1,162,500

Median sale

$608/wk

Median rent

2.72%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Lorn report →

Vs Lorn

-46.7%

Median sale

Suburb $1,162,500

+2.38 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.72%

Suburb median $1,162,500 from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.

Site

Terrain

Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.

Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.

Flood, bushfire and heritage

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Not retrieved

Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Records

Property history

201620182020$590k$620k
  • Sold (recorded)
  1. Sold$620,00013 Nov 2020
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted19 Oct 2020
  3. Sold$590,00028 Oct 2016
  4. Listedprice unknowncompleted12 July 2016

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

NSW

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $608/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Verdict

What this means for this property

Districts view

Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.

Detail

The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”

Read more

Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.

The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.

Evidence

What is known for this property

Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Unknown

    Development applications have not been queried for this parcel.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Lorn in one glance

Lorn at a glance

1,582

People

$1,162,500

Median sale

$608/wk

Median rent

2.72%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Lorn report →

Keep researching

  • Why Lorn? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Lorn →
  • Other records on Melrose St →

Listing material

Listed by PRD Hunter Valley

LORN LIFESTYLE ON MELROSE!

Ready to live the Leafy Lorn Lifestyle? Look no further than 31 Melrose St, Lorn! Nestled in the prestige, river side suburb, sits this split level, four bedroom, two bathroom family possessing everything a family could ever want with nothing to do but move in and maintain what has already been created. Melrose street is located walking distance to local cafes, shops, transport, Maitland CBD and a short thirteen minute drive to the recently expanded Stockland Greenhills makes this home a must see on your inspection list!

Features of 31 Melrose St, Lorn include:

• Brick and tile home built in the 1970's with brand new picket front fence

Read the full description

• Spacious open plan living & dining area with combustion fire place & split system air conditioning

• Modern kitchen with stone bench tops, walk in pantry, quality stainless steel appliances, gas cooking & dishwasher

• Second living area upstairs with in built study nook

• Ducted air conditioning on top level & in all bedrooms

• King size master suite with built in wardrobes & private balcony with views

• Three remaining bedrooms all bathed in natural light & two with built in wardrobes

• Stunning main bathroom with double basin, bathtub, shower & separate toilet

• Second bathroom off laundry with a shower & toilet, laundry with stone bench tops

• Huge deck entertaining area with views of the salt water swimming pool & spa

• Double automated garage with extra storage space for all the toys

Updates throughout include:

- Brand floors and new carpet to upstairs level

- Freshly painted inside & out

- Brand new colour bond roof & front façade restored

- Balconies refurbished

- New pebble rock driveway

- Extra concrete down side of the house for boats or trailers

- Brand new gardens & turf

Don't miss your opportunity to call this truly stunning property home, call the team for your inspection!

Whilst all care has been taken preparing this advertisement and the information contained herein has been obtained from sources, we believe to be reliable, PRDnationwide Hunter Valley does not warrant, represent or guarantee the accuracy, adequacy, or completeness of the information. PRDnationwide Hunter Valley accepts no liability for any loss or damage (whether caused by negligence or not) resulting from reliance on this information, and potential purchasers should make their own investigations before purchasing.

Listing description written by Reece Thompson, PRD Hunter Valley — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • In-Ground Pool
  • Secure Parking
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