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VIC › Upper Ferntree Gully › Hilltop Rd

4 Hilltop Rd, Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156

House

$1,088,000

Last sold

8 Dec 2022

4

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

1,049 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,088,000 (8 Dec 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,049 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Upper Ferntree Gully (last 5 years) with land size: median $791/m² of land (n=134). 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

$1,088,000

8 Dec 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Upper Ferntree Gully (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $791/m² of land (n=134). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance

3,403

People

$910,000

Median sale

$589/wk

Median rent

3.37%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Upper Ferntree Gully report →

Vs Upper Ferntree Gully

+19.6%

Median sale

Suburb $910,000

-0.55 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.37%

Suburb median $910,000 from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

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. Sold$1,088,0008 Dec 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted17 Nov 2022

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $589/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. 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.

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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

Upper Ferntree Gully in one glance

Upper Ferntree Gully at a glance

3,403

People

$910,000

Median sale

$589/wk

Median rent

3.37%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 38 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Upper Ferntree Gully report →

Keep researching

  • Why Upper Ferntree Gully? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Upper Ferntree Gully →
  • Other records on Hilltop Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Chandler & Co Real Estate

Exquisite Circa 1920s "Avonlea"

Luxurious "Avonlea" is a beautiful family haven steeped in local history and saturated in style. Affectionately called "The School House" due to its provenance as the headmaster/mistress residence of the original Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School, this circa 1920s property is a cornerstone of this lovely, leafy neighbourhood.

The interior of this exquisite home is a showcase of how to blend period sophistication with modern creature comforts. At the front of the home, the circular drive with high privacy hedging provides this home with an established feel while the covered bullnose verandah entry extends an invitation to step inside.

New owners will revel in a wealth of high-end features that are timeless in their appeal. The central corridor with sweeping 12-foot ceilings and wide plank timber floors anchors the family-focused floorplan. Fleur design pressed metal ceilings, original War Service skirting boards and lath and plaster walls feature, and there are ornate open wood fires in the formal lounge/4th bedroom and dining areas.

Read the full description

At the rear of this prestige residence, discover an open plan family room with plate rails and plantation shutters and a gourmet kitchen with American Oak timber flooring, Falcon cooker, farmhouse sink, engineered stone benchtops, and island seating. French doors extend the living space out to the landscaped garden with covered verandah, lush lawn area, and in-deck pool with slide.

Completing this beautiful home's interior are 3 bedrooms, including the main bedroom with handcrafted leadlight bay window, a designer bathroom with pedestal sink and claw foot tub, and a sizeable laundry with WC.

With additional highlights including security alarm and cameras, original Bakelite switches, gas ducted heating, ducted refrigerated air conditioning, single carport, single garage, and recreational vehicle parking, this glorious property is a once-in-a-lifetime offering with all the trimmings. Plan your viewing today.

- Magnificent circa 1920s character residence with exquisite modern updates

- Formal lounge/4th bedroom and dining areas with ornate open wood fires

- Open plan family room and gourmet kitchen with Falcon cooker

- 3 beautiful bedrooms and quality bathroom with claw foot tub

- Covered verandahs, landscaped lawn areas, in-deck swimming pool, single garage, single carport, and recreational vehicle parking

Listing description written by Sam Adamson, Chandler & Co Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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