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38 Hotham St, Bayswater WA 6053

House

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

726 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 726 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Bayswater (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,493/m² of land (n=121). 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 Bayswater (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,493/m² of land (n=121). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Bayswater at a glance

17,460

People

$1,270,000

Median sale

$696/wk

Median rent

2.85%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 115 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Bayswater 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

i

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 unknown15 Sept 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted13 July 2022

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

Capital growth

WA

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

WA full cadastre is not free for commercial use. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 726 m² — that is not official geometry. 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 for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $696/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 for this property. 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

    WA full cadastre is not free for commercial use. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 726 m² — that is not official geometry.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

  • 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

Bayswater in one glance

Bayswater at a glance

17,460

People

$1,270,000

Median sale

$696/wk

Median rent

2.85%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 115 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Bayswater report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Ross Realty WA

RETAIN AND BUILD OR ENJOY A FULL BLOCK

Sitting proudly on a 726m2 block with Toowong Reserve behind and located on one of the most sought-after streets in Bayswater is this beautiful 1950's home which has so much to offer.

With the ability to retain the existing home and build at the rear or just enjoy the full block with a beautiful swimming pool and entertaining area the options are endless.

Master bedroom has an ensuite rare in these old character homes with open plan living and a large modern kitchen this home will appeal to a variety of buyers.

Read the full description

10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY ME!

1. I am on a huge flat block of land boasting 726m2 zoned R25 in one of Bayswaters most sought after streets

2. I am a 1950's home loved by the same family for many years with solid bones and original features.

3. I have ducted reverse cycle air conditioning and everything is in working order including the bore.

4. I have plenty of clearance down the side of the home for access to the backyard. So, an easy development for the future or access for a boat, caravan or other vehicles

5. I could be demolished and potentially be developed with two new homes

6. You could keep me and renovate then subdivide and have a large rear block of land to sell or build on

7. You could keep me just the way I am and live here enjoying the large back yard and swimming pool while planning your future developments

8. I could be demolished in the future and you could build your dream home on a full block with swimming pool, large garage workshop, a boat or caravan or anything you have dreamed of and potentially have a gate to the rear park Toowong Reserve.

9. You could do nothing, rent me out and invest in your future land banking 726m2 as I am in excellent condition

10. If you don't buy me now, there won't be many, if any blocks of land in the future 726m2 so close to some of the best cafe and entertainment spots Perth has to offer including Beaufort Street, Maylands, the upcoming area around the Bayswater station plus the proposed redevelopment area around Meltham station which is an approx. 400m walk away.

Features:

- Land 726sqm (approx.) - Currently Zoned R25

- Less than 400m to Meltham Station & 1.2km to Bayswater Station / Café Strip

- Less than 700m (approx.) to Beaufort Street, the door to Mount Lawley's Food and Arts district.

- Less than 800m (approx.) from Bayswater Primary / Bayswater Tennis Club and Saint Columbus Primary School

- Approximately 1.7kms (approx.) to Bayswater Train Station / Café Strip

- Walking distance to Chisholm College

- Only 10 minutes to the Perth Airport

- Approx 7 kms to the CBD

Call Paul Ross now for a price guide.

Listing description written by Paul Ross, Ross Realty WA — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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