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NSW › Willoughby › Penkivil St

39 Penkivil St, Willoughby NSW 2068

House

5

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

502 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 502 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Willoughby (last 5 years) with land size: median $7,996/m² of land (n=21). 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 Willoughby (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $7,996/m² of land (n=21). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Willoughby at a glance

8,181

People

$4,355,000

Median sale

$838/wk

Median rent

1.00%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Willoughby 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 unknown29 Mar 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted4 Mar 2025

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

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $838/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. 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.

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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Willoughby in one glance

Willoughby at a glance

8,181

People

$4,355,000

Median sale

$838/wk

Median rent

1.00%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Willoughby report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Lower North Shore

Stylish and serene dual-level family entertainer

Come home every day to your own personal paradise with this spacious executive residence, providing a blue-chip lifestyle in a setting as flawless as its finish. Perched on a gentle rise on a manicured corner block, and surrounded by tranquil, leafy district outlooks and elevated views from the top floor, it offers a simply sublime family opportunity.

The property's architect-designed extension builds beautifully on its original character, carrying the warmth and welcome of extra-high ceilings, timber floors and elegant proportions through to the rear, where its inviting main lounge and dining zone takes centre stage. Cleverly crafted for seamless in/outdoor living, it gives two-way access to the wraparound patios and deck, sunlit backyard and sparkling pool - maximising natural light and air flow and allowing free movement for children and guests when relaxing and entertaining.

The high-spec kitchen is a hub of practical luxury, featuring a handsome breakfast island, stone and stainless steel benchtops, a Bosch dishwasher and a 900mm gas/electric range. Upstairs, three bedrooms plus a fitted office or additional bed nestle in privacy, including a lovely north-facing master with its own large deck cantilevered above the backyard, a couple's ensuite and a custom robe.

Read the full description

At once fresh, functional and low-maintenance, and centrally located to all that Willoughby and adjacent suburbs have to offer, this is a delightful home that impresses on every level. Enjoy the perfect fusion of carefree comfort and effortless convenience, just 400 metres from Sanders Park and playground, 400m from Willoughby Girls High School and 700m from Willoughby Public School, around 2.5km from Crows Nest and only 2km from Chatswood CBD.

• Blackbutt timber floors, high ceilings, full brick lower level

• Elegant front TV room complete with built-in media unit

• Separate music room or library, plus office or fifth bedroom

• Western red cedar bifolds + stacker doors to modern alfresco

• North-facing level backyard, gorgeous gardens, in-ground pool

• Gas/stone kitchen with handsome island and 900mm Smeg range

• Two picturesque undercover upstairs decks front and rear

• Light-filled master quarters with couple's ensuite and robe

• Abundant storage throughout including four robes in total

• Guest bed + bath downstairs - ideal for overnighting guests

• Quality laundry with mud room, fourth toilet and side access

• Electric blinds in main lounge + external privacy shutters

• Laundry chute from bathroom above, air-conditioning, carport

• Approx. 400m to CBD + Chatswood transport, shops and cafes

• Just 300m to childcare, less than 1km to catchment schools

* All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable, however we cannot guarantee or give any warranty to the information provided. Looking for a home loan? Contact Loan Market's Matt Clayton, our preferred broker. He doesn't work for the banks, he works for you. Call him on 0414 877 333 or visit https://broker.loanmarket.com.au/lower-north-shore/

For more information or to arrange an inspection, contact John McManus 0425 231 131.

Listing description written by John McManus, Ray White Lower North Shore — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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