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SA › Penola › Riddoch St

34 Riddoch St, Penola SA 5277

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

559 m²

Land

218 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Penola (last 5 years) with land size: median $346/m² of land (n=41). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Penola (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $346/m² of land (n=41). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Penola at a glance

1,674

People

$452,500

Median sale

$312/wk

Median rent

3.59%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Penola 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 unknown5 Feb 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted19 Nov 2020
  3. Soldprice unknown23 Aug 2018
  4. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 Mar 2018

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

Capital growth

SA

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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $312/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. 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.

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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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

Penola in one glance

Penola at a glance

1,674

People

$452,500

Median sale

$312/wk

Median rent

3.59%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Penola report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Elders Real Estate South East

CHARACTER FILLED BUNGALOW IN THE HEART OF PENOLA

This well-presented weatherboard and Mount Gambier stone bungalow, dating back to 1883, offers multiple living areas and potential income with a separate one-bedroom unit.

As you walk through the front door, you'll be impressed with the 11-foot pressed-tin ceilings featuring a chandelier and wide entrance hallway.

Two generous bedrooms are located off this hallway, both with beautiful pressed-tin ceilings and one with built-ins.

Read the full description

The freshly renovated open-plan kitchen offers an electric cook-top, oven and dishwasher. A cupboard under the breakfast bar allows a front loader washing machine to be plumbed to the kitchen sink.

The family room has a split system and double glass doors to the rear courtyard. It features a beautifully crafted wooden barn door, that separates the family room from the master bedroom and alternate living areas.

The master bedroom is immense, with pressed metal ceilings, chandelier, an ornate fire mantle and stained-glass exterior door to the front yard.

The flex space off the master-bedroom could make an ideal parent retreat, study/library or play room. The lounge room has a slow combustion wood fire. New quality carpets and vinyl flooring have been updated throughout the main house.

A separate one-bedroom unit with kitchenette, dining/lounge provides you with an opportunity to update and rent privately, offer an air B&B, create your own art studio or operate a small private business (pending council approval).

The enclosed backyard offers a private entertainers paradise, with a covered all-weather entertaining area, including cement paving, wall mounted TV and double gates for direct access.

An 11m x 4m corrugated shed runs across the rear of the property and has cement flooring, power and an electric roller door.

This home has been lovingly maintained and updated and would make an ideal lifestyle change, whether it be downsizing to a smaller yard, purchasing a weekend retreat or running an air B&B. Located in the heart of one of South Australia's most productive wine growing areas, with 30 Coonawarra wineries, art galleries, gift stores and a State Heritage area at your doorstep.

Inspection is a must! Please call Katie 0408 009 586 to book your inspection today.

Listing description written by Katie Allen, Elders Real Estate South East — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Secure Parking
  • Toilets: 2
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