Islington at a glance
2,320
People
$1,037,500
Median sale
$685/wk
Median rent
3.43%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$1,025,000
Last sold
15 Feb 2023
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
234 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$1,025,000
15 Feb 2023 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Islington (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,940/m² of land (n=74). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Islington at a glance
2,320
People
$1,037,500
Median sale
$685/wk
Median rent
3.43%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Islington
-1.2%
Median sale
Suburb $1,037,500
+0.05 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.43%
Suburb median $1,037,500 from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
NSWPlanning 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.
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
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $685/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.
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.
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
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.”
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
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownNSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Area
Islington at a glance
2,320
People
$1,037,500
Median sale
$685/wk
Median rent
3.43%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 28 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harcourts NewcastleTucked away in quiet Phoebe Street yet just around the corner from all the action on Beaumont Street, and literally a hop, skip and a jump to the Throsby bike path via Islington Park, this renovated miner's cottage is your inner-city lifestyle haven. Extended at the rear to create a spacious open plan living area in addition to the formal lounge or dining room, you can move straight in and immediately enjoy everything that comes from living in such a vibrant location.
Behind its classic double fronted façade, 10ft ceilings soar above spotted gum floors, and plush new carpet to the three classically proportioned bedrooms. The main open plan living area is wonderfully spacious at the rear of the home where it can effortlessly open to the deck and private gardens via tall western red cedar sliding glass doors. Here you can relax, dine alfresco or potter in the yard. Back inside, the modern kitchen features gas cooking and a dishwasher. Air-conditioning and a wood combustion heater keeps things cool in summer and toasty in winter, and a study nook is the perfect spot to set up the home office.
This is a low maintenance home where each day you get to wake up and choose from which café to buy your morning latte, or whether you are going to ride your bike to work in the city or catch a bus on Maitland Road or a train at Hamilton Station. As night falls wander around the corner to Pinos, the Smokin Hot n Saucy Texan BBQ food truck, or the Wickham Hotel for a feed. And when it comes to a spot of thrift shopping, Islington is the place to be!
- Double fronted miner's cottage on low maintenance block with R3 zoning
- Extra living space with gas outlet for heating, currently utilised as a formal dining room
- Three bedrooms each with plush new carpet, freestanding robe to one
- Open plan family living at rear with a/c and wood combustion heater, plus study nook
- Spacious, modern kitchen with gas cooktop, electric oven and dishwasher
- Full size bathroom with bath, shower and updated vanity and shower screen
- Pull down attic ladder into handy loft storage
- Covered paved patio in low maintenance and private garden
- Storage shed with laundry
- 1500m to Newcastle Interchange, 2km to Marketown, 4km to Bar Beach
* This information has been prepared to assist solely in the marketing of this property. While all care has been taken to ensure the information provided herein is correct, we do not take responsibility for any inaccuracies.
Listing description written by Joel Soldado, Harcourts Newcastle — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.