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VIC › Mount Evelyn › Olinda Rd

31 Olinda Rd, Mount Evelyn VIC 3796

House

$920,000

Last sold

28 Jan 2025

5

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

2,071 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 $920,000 (28 Jan 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 2,071 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Mount Evelyn (last 5 years) with land size: median $824/m² of land (n=94). 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

$920,000

28 Jan 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Mount Evelyn (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $824/m² of land (n=94). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Mount Evelyn at a glance

10,065

People

$894,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

3.34%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mount Evelyn report →

Vs Mount Evelyn

+2.9%

Median sale

Suburb $894,000

-0.10 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.34%

Suburb median $894,000 from 21 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

  1. Sold$920,00028 Jan 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted4 Sept 2024

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $574/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

    Statutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.

Area

Mount Evelyn in one glance

Mount Evelyn at a glance

10,065

People

$894,000

Median sale

$574/wk

Median rent

3.34%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 21 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mount Evelyn report →

Keep researching

  • Why Mount Evelyn? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Mount Evelyn →
  • Other records on Olinda Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Bell Real Estate Montrose

Lavish Family Living on ½ Acre in a Serene Cul-de-Sac

Quietly nestled within the Quinn Nature Reserve estate at the end of a low-traffic no-through road, this super-sized home beckons large, growing or multi-generational families looking for space to spread their wings. Poised on a tiered half acre and set against a picturesque backdrop of The Dandenong Ranges, this is a home you’ll never grow out of, and it comes with plenty of scope to further modernise and add value. Whether it's home offices, playrooms, teenagers' retreats, or multi-generation quarters, it's a floorplan equally capable of every option, and endlessly capable of growing with you including oodles of off-street parking for multiple vehicles.

Custom-built with practical family living front of mind and canopied by soaring timber-lined raked ceilings, this one owner home showcases four separately zoned living spaces arrayed across a split-level design including a family/rumpus, living area and a parent’s retreat/sunroom. A kitchen/meals heart is a central space for family to congregate and delivers a great layout that is perfectly functional for now with 900mm Ilve cooker, a large corner pantry, Miele dishwasher and a window servery to the deck.

Bedrooms are thoughtfully arranged with three robed bedrooms (one with ensuite effect) centered around a chic fully tiled bathroom that’s luxe monsoon shower and deep soak bath are the result of a stunning modern makeover. Sequestered from the other bedrooms in its own private wing, a master with floor to ceiling window features triple built-ins and an ensuite with double shower and cast-iron claw foot bath. An adjacent space is ideal as a parent’s retreat with private deck access and a perfect view of the gorgeous gardens. Under the house with its own separate entrance, a fifth bedroom with bathroom affords many uses; additional rental income, Airbnb, home salon, multi-generational living, a supreme work-from-home suite, music room, yoga studio, playroom, or all the above, it's designed to grow and change as you do.

Read the full description

Spilling from the home, extensive decking further extends the internal footprint and delivers glorious alfresco allure for hosting friends and family. Soaking up the sunrays and poised overlooking the rear yard for seamless supervision of games of hide and seek, it’s the perfect spot for sunset o’clock or maybe you just want to take your morning cuppa outside and enjoy the leafy laid-back lifestyle accompanied by the local birdlife including kookaburras, rosellas and king parrots.

Beyond, layers of lawn cascade downwards brimming with established gardens with vibrant hues that transform throughout the seasons including a spectacular weeping cherry tree, wattles, and maples with a firepit zone, 2 ponds and ample space for kids to choose their own adventure.

The property is perfectly positioned walking distance to the Quinn Nature Reserve where you can spend weekends meandering through the bushland oasis among manna gums, fungi, kookaburras, fairy wrens and much more and yet you’re just minutes from cafes, boutiques and amenities at the bustling Mount Evelyn township. There is easy access to public transport as well as York and Birmingham roads, local primary schools and Yarra Hills Secondary College, plus great connection to Swansea Road, the Maroondah Highway, The Dandenong Ranges and the Yarra Valley.

At a Glance:

• 5-bedroom, 3-bathroom home on approx. 2071m2.

• One owner home for sale for the first time in 38 years.

• Positioned in a quiet no-through road.

• Split-level design with timber raked ceilings.

• 4 living zones.

• Kitchen/meals with 900mm Ilve cooker.

• Master with ensuite (double shower) and parent’s retreat/sunroom in sequestered zone.

• Updated family bathroom with monsoon shower, deep soak bath and floor to ceiling tiles.

• Powder room.

• Fifth bedroom/office under the house with bathroom and separate entrance ideal for teens, guests, home office or multigeneration living.

• Semi-circular drive with plenty of off-street parking plus single carport.

• Ducted heating and evaporative cooling for seasonal comfort.

• Double privacy blinds plus external sun/shade blinds.

• Plentiful internal storage including attic with pull down ladder, cavity above the laundry and under the first level.

• Vast, lockable under-house storage.

• Tiered yard with 2 ponds and levels of flat usable lawn including a firepit zone.

• 3 x rear decks on different levels and a wrap-around side-deck.

• Gardens blooming with camellias, a stunning weeping cherry tree plus maples.

• Abundant birdlife.

Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we cannot guarantee the information is accurate and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floor plans and size, building age and condition) Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal advice.

Listing description written by Allan Dowdell, Bell Real Estate Montrose — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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