Somerton Park at a glance
6,466
People
$2,170,000
Median sale
$560/wk
Median rent
1.34%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Somerton Park › Bickford Tce
For sale
For sale
4
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Car spaces
1,131 m²
Land
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
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Somerton Park at a glance
6,466
People
$2,170,000
Median sale
$560/wk
Median rent
1.34%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
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 $560/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
UnknownNearby 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.
Area
Somerton Park at a glance
6,466
People
$2,170,000
Median sale
$560/wk
Median rent
1.34%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 40 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Noakes NickolasContact Simon Noakes & Alicia Nickolas for viewing times.
There are beautiful homes, and then there are icons - and 4 Bickford Terrace is exactly that.
A dual-level interwar original, designed by architect Ron Golding to weave an eclectic mix of eras through its C1950s bones, later extended by Rob Williams - founder of what became architecture practice Williams Burton Leopardi - into a one-of-a-kind marriage of past and present: generous in its proportions, stone-clad to impart an imposing street presence, and warmed throughout by layers of history and the north-facing light that reigns in every room.
Step inside to a grand entry hall, where the details that make this home unmistakably its own announce themselves immediately - Edwardian fluting, Deco curves, Victorian keystones, original wrought iron door and front windows. The Williams-led extension continues that conversation in open plan form, matching itself so convincingly that guests would be hard-pressed to say where the original ends and its later reinvention begins.
All four bedrooms enjoy their own bathroom and walk-in robe, beginning at ground level with a guest suite and its own adjoining nursery, playroom or office - complete with separate entry, making it just as suited to running a business from home.
An open library creates a thoughtful breath between the formal and open-plan living zones, the kind of space that invites you to pause with a book in front of the cosy gas fireplace.
The flow between kitchen and outdoor entertaining is entirely deliberate - appointed to appease even the most experienced of chefs, and zoned between formal entertaining and everyday function.
Uba Tuba marble carries through glass doors and a servery window to the built-in BBQ kitchen of a terrace designed to entertain with ease, heated and protected just enough from the elements to feel like a natural extension of indoor living. A lap pool and spa complete the resort-style picture, without ever losing that sense of home.
For such a substantial property, the grounds remain refreshingly easy-care - large enough to host everything from considerable celebrations and summer soirees under a marquee, to the epic Halloweens this address is famed for.
Rising to a second level that peaks at a 6.6m void - home to one of Regent Arcade's original chandeliers as its centrepiece - three further bedrooms each enjoy their own ensuite and walk-in robe. Extra care has been given to the parental wing - a complete retreat, sun-filled through picture windows facing south, west and north, and warmed further still by underfloor heating to its couple's ensuite.
Functionality lives in the finer details: a recycling chute connecting kitchen to laundry, a laundry chute from the second level, a mud room ready to receive school bags and muddy boots at the entry to the 4-car garage, floor-to-ceiling storage throughout, and built-in soap dispensers at every sink.
Set on arguably one of Somerton Park's most sought-after streets, 200m from the ocean, footsteps from Sacred Heart College and zoned for Brighton Secondary, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to call a Somerton Park icon your own. There are beautiful homes. And then there is 4 Bickford Terrace.
Features
• Lap pool with heated spa
• North-facing entertaining with built-in Electrolux BBQ kitchen
• 4-car garage with extensive mezzanine storage
• Ample front gardens & driveway parking behind secure automatic gates
• Walk-in robes to all four bedrooms
• Ensuite to each upstairs bedroom
• Guest suite & attached home office with private entrance
• Terrace with hills views & sea breezes
• Kleenmaid freestanding oven with gas cooktop
• Bosch dishwasher
• Franke dual sinks & tapware
• Uba Tuba marble & Caesarstone benchtops
• Ample, fully irrigated gardens with low-maintenance landscaping
• Dual Mitsubishi ducted R/C air conditioning units
• Cosy gas fireplace to library
• Large solar system
• Monitored alarm
• Krix speaker system
Lifestyle
• 200m from Somerton Esplanade
• Short stroll from bus stop, reserves & Broadway's eclectic café scene
• Prized zoning for Paringa Park Primary & Brighton Secondary
• Proximity to Sacred Heart, SPW, Immanuel & Westminster College
• Just 20-minutes from the CBD
Rates
• Council $8123.60PA
• SA Water $732.89PQ
• ES Levy $613.75PA
• Torrens Title
• City of Holdfast Bay
• Year Built 1950
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Listing description written by Simon Noakes, Noakes Nickolas — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.