Rostrevor at a glance
9,212
People
$1,222,500
Median sale
$643/wk
Median rent
2.74%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 50 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Rostrevor › Sparks Tce
$942,500
Last sold
3 May 2025
5
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
4
Car spaces
714 m²
Land
169 m²
Building
Districts View
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
$942,500
3 May 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Rostrevor (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,150/m² of land (n=105). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Rostrevor at a glance
9,212
People
$1,222,500
Median sale
$643/wk
Median rent
2.74%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 50 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Rostrevor
-22.9%
Median sale
Suburb $1,222,500
+0.81 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.74%
Suburb median $1,222,500 from 50 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
SAPlanning 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $643/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
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
UnknownArea
Rostrevor at a glance
9,212
People
$1,222,500
Median sale
$643/wk
Median rent
2.74%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 50 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Taarnby Real EstateFrom the nearby foothills’ walking trails and waterfalls to the shopping options offered by Newton Village and The Parade, as a family base to pour heart and soul into, or an investment in lifestyle, look to Sparks Terrace.
Set on some 714m² of land within the coveted catchment zone for Stradbroke School, only the best days lie ahead for this late 1950s build, laid bare to highlight its valuable integrity—and for the project-ready buyer with plans, it’s a golden opportunity.
A mixed palette it may be, yet its retro blend of timber cladding, exposed brickwork, polished floorboards and vintage joinery set the foundation for bigger thinking from a floorplan hosting dual living areas, two bathrooms, and multi-generational potential with limitless scope to remodel, extend or redevelop (STCC.)
From entry, the sunny leading lounge room offers an open fire opposite the 5th bedroom/study. Nestled amongst the bedroom wing, the parent’s domain hosts a two-way ensuite.
The modest stone-topped kitchen flows into the adjacent meals area reaching out to both the central courtyard and the vast glazed family room - bathed in north-facing sunlight – housing a very ‘retro’ inbuilt bar.
With a backyard as blank as the block is bountiful, you’re guaranteed ample undercover parking, a garage with workshop potential, and paved patio pergola entertaining.
There’ll be plenty watching on with anticipation for what this rare and robust home becomes.
Time passes. Trends change. And set within Rostrevor’s family-rich landscape bound by Rostrevor and Morialta Secondary Colleges, if you have the spark, all you need is the right home in the right location…
A tour of 32 Sparks Terrace reveals:
- Solidly built family home, c1950s, worthy of a revamp
- Timber-clad kitchen with a stainless freestanding gas cooker
- Up to 5 bedrooms – or 4 plus a study
- 2 retro bathrooms (including a separate 2nd WC off the laundry)
- Split system R/C A/C & ducted climate comfort
- Extensively paved & concreted rear verandah & patio
- Triple-car undercover parking capacity
- Detached shedding
- Zoning for Stradbroke School & Morialta Secondary Colleges
In a north-eastern suburb that puts family first, Rostrevor unreservedly blends nature, education and endless lifestyle attributes approximately 10km from the city.
Listing description written by Taylor Bishop, Taarnby Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
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
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.