West Footscray at a glance
12,962
People
$955,000
Median sale
$494/wk
Median rent
2.69%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
VIC › West Footscray › Warleigh Rd
$1,250,000
For sale
Asking
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
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
Asking
$1,250,000
Asking
No recorded sale for this property.
West Footscray at a glance
12,962
People
$955,000
Median sale
$494/wk
Median rent
2.69%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs West Footscray
+30.9%
Median sale
Suburb $955,000
-0.63 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.69%
Suburb median $955,000 from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
$75,479 on top of the price (6.0% extra)
Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.
Stamp duty and transfer fees: Victoria schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.
Pre-filled with West Footscray's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.
Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.
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
VICPlanning 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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $494/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. 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.
Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 2.1%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. 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
UnknownVictoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
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.
Area
West Footscray at a glance
12,962
People
$955,000
Median sale
$494/wk
Median rent
2.69%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Jas Stephens Real EstateA warm and generously-sized family home with period charm, on one of West Footscray’s best streets.
Why you’ll love it
• Warm timber tones in a light-filled and spacious living/dining/kitchen area with eye-catching stained glass windows.
• Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, powder room, multiple living areas and zones, mezzanine/fourth bedroom, green outdoor areas for entertaining and relaxing, heating/cooling and parking for two.
• Location, location, location. Unparalleled walkability to transport, shops, services, amenity and schools. Plus a very short drive or cycle to key villages and business areas, including Footscray, Yarraville and Highpoint.
Warleigh Road is one of West Footscray’s most coveted streets. This is the only street in the suburb lined with decades-old ash trees that brings an old-world charm, complementing the weatherboard homes that fill the street.
Inside the house, practical interiors mean that you will be comfortable from the outset and offers a flexible canvas for you to personalise over the coming years. Three large bedrooms, a sizeable dining room and central bathroom all feature in a quiet, original front section. This leads into a rear extension that is soaked with sun and primed for entertaining.
This extension features warm tones of solid timber span walls, exposed beams and a raked feature ceiling that rises all the way up to the apex of the roof. You’ll be able to make use of the statement mezzanine level in a variety of ways: great as an office, creative studio, teenager’s retreat or even a fourth bedroom. Living and dining zones adjoin an oversized kitchen, featuring extensive bench and cabinet space. Just ouside the sliding glass doors is a backyard where sun and palm trees make entertaining a joy.
Other highlights include a balcony off the mezzanine, a second bathroom with bathtub, a separate powder room, laundry, heating/cooling, ceiling fans throughout and driveway parking for two.
Why you’ll love the location
Enjoy one of the most well-positioned homes in West Footscray (and the inner west), featuring incredible walkability to transport, shops, schools and services. This includes:
• 5 minute walk to West Footscray station, now with train services every 3–5 minutes at peak hour and 10 minutes at all other times of the day through the Metro Tunnel. This station will also eventually link to the Melbourne Airport rail.
• 2 minute walk to the 220 bus, with 10–15 minute frequencies taking you into Footscray and Melbourne CBD.
• 2 minute walk to the popular Footscray IGA (or Sim’s as the locals call it) and an Australia Post office.
• 5 minute walk to the lively Barkly Street Village, with cafés, grocers, bookstore, restaurants, bakery, doctor, pharmacy, osteopath, yoga studio, barber, op shop, art studio, bike shop and public library.
• 5 minute walk to the redeveloped RecWest Footscray recreation centre and Shorten Reserve sports precinct, scheduled to open in late-2027.
• 10 minute walk to the Martin Reserve dog park, a very popular fenced, off-leash park for dog parents.
You’ll also be in the coveted West Footscray Primary School zone, only 10 minutes walk away. There is also the option to enroll at St John’s Catholic School which is also a 10 minute walk away. For parents with younger kids, there are three childcare centres within a 5-10 minute walk.
Jump on your bike or in your car and you will be no more than 15 minutes from Highpoint, the Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre, Central West Shopping Centre, Footscray Market and CBD, Seddon Village, Yarraville Village and the Sunshine CBD. You will truly be at the centre of the inner west.
*Times are approximate
Listing description written by Taylor Romao, Jas Stephens Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.