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311 Simpson St, Buninyong VIC 3357

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

1,019 m²

Land

128 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 1,019 m² against a 128 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Buninyong (last 5 years) with land size: median $667/m² of land (n=113). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Buninyong (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $667/m² of land (n=113). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Buninyong at a glance

3,857

People

$745,000

Median sale

$457/wk

Median rent

3.19%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Buninyong report →

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. Soldprice unknown3 May 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted28 Feb 2023

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 $457/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

Buninyong in one glance

Buninyong at a glance

3,857

People

$745,000

Median sale

$457/wk

Median rent

3.19%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Buninyong report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by For Sale By Owner

Firm Foundations In Beautiful Buninyong, Only Blocks From The Town Centre And Primary School.

The Phone Code for this property is: 65387. Please quote this number when phoning or texting.

Simpson Street is just three blocks from town with only a casual walk for coffee to any of the local cafes. Close to Buninyong Crown Hotel, the renowned Shared Table restaurant, multiple parks, Buninyong Primary School, and the Buninyong Botanical Gardens, number 311 presents a golden opportunity to buy your first home, make a statement renovation or add to your investment portfolio. Visionaries may even be excited by the potential to take advantage of the 1020 sqm (approx.) block with a large shed and established garden.

The weatherboard construction with solid brick foundations and terra cotta tiled roof signals its mid-century origins; the sheltered entrance with porch is perfect for potted plants and chairs to enjoy its sun-drenched orientation.

Read the full description

Inside, the spacious light-filled living area, complete with polished floorboards, takes you through to a recently renovated kitchen with stone benchtop. The expansive open-plan dining and lounge look through French-style double deco-etched doors to a huge, covered deck area. All seasons are made comfortable indoors with a sealed fireplace, gas heating and split system air-conditioning. The modern kitchen offers heaps of storage, Smeg electric oven, new dishwasher, and ample preparation space with a central bench perfect for hosting.

Along the hallway, you have three large bedrooms with built-in robes. The main bedroom has a lovely, sheltered view to the front garden. A landing leads to the third bedroom and a glorious light-filled sunroom with new drapes, with a generous view out to the deck and vast backyard. You will also find a second toilet through the laundry. For an astute renovator, the rear of the home could be sealed off as a private unit with a separate entrance.

The private backyard, protected by mature cypress, provides a large lawn area for kids and pets with plenty of scope to extend the current outdoor entertaining area. A wide side driveway and double carport lead to a lock-up 8x7m shed with power and concrete floor, wood heater, and space for two additional cars.

Immediately liveable and presenting viable options as a rental investment property, owing to the property being so proximal to the bus stop direct to Ballarat and Buninyong Primary School. The home is sturdy, with no immediate need for renovation. And it comes with a solar power system that generates roughly the average home's daily electricity requirement.

Being just over an hour from Melbourne's western suburbs and airport or even Geelong, 311 Simpson Street offers access to excellent services, wonderful eateries, and community-style living. It is no wonder that homes in Buninyong continue to attract such interest. Take note of quality builds in this street, signalling both an excellent neighbourhood and a fantastic address for you to invest in.

Disclaimer:

Whilst every care has been taken to verify the accuracy of the details in this advertisement, For Sale By Owner (forsalebyowner.com.au Pty Ltd) cannot guarantee its correctness. Prospective buyers or tenants need to take such action as is necessary, to satisfy themselves of any pertinent matters.

Listing description written by For Sale By Owner (VIC), For Sale By Owner — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Indoor Spa
  • Workshop
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