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4 Melrose Ct, Happy Valley SA 5159

House

$740,000

Last sold

30 Sept 2022

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

508 m²

Land

183 m²

Building

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $740,000 (30 Sept 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Happy Valley (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,025/m² of land (n=159). 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

$740,000

30 Sept 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Happy Valley (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,025/m² of land (n=159). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Happy Valley at a glance

12,016

People

$865,250

Median sale

$637/wk

Median rent

3.83%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Happy Valley report →

Vs Happy Valley

-14.5%

Median sale

Suburb $865,250

+0.65 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.83%

Suburb median $865,250 from 12 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$740,00030 Sept 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 Sept 2022

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 $637/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

Happy Valley in one glance

Happy Valley at a glance

12,016

People

$865,250

Median sale

$637/wk

Median rent

3.83%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Happy Valley report →

Keep researching

  • Why Happy Valley? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Happy Valley →
  • Other records on Melrose Ct →

Listing material

Listed by Magain Real Estate

Looking to entertain all year round???

Please contact Mike Dobbin or Zoe Ball for inspection details.

This spacious & functional family home offers so many features it is sure to tick so many boxes for busy families. Offering two spacious living areas, a fantastic enclosed all weather entertaining area plus a home office with external access, perfect for meeting clients privately at home. The list just keeps going!! It is also located in a popular family friendly area, close by to the local Braeview School as well as local shops and other amenities, giving you and your family a great lifestyle.

To the front of the home is the master bedroom, complete with a bay window, both built in and walk in robes plus a stunning renovated two way ensuite plus added linen cupboards. Bedroom 2 has built in robes and the office/study has both internal & external access via a glass sliding door and built in desk & drawers. To the rear of the home is the large open plan living area and kitchen. The chic and modern kitchen will excite the gourmet chef, offering stone benchtops throughout, glass splashbacks soft close drawers, induction cooktop, top of the range European stainless steel appliances, including dishwasher and island bench with classy waterfall edges. The kitchen overlooks the living & dining room, with bay window, tiled floors and fantastic bi-fold doors to seamlessly incorporate inside with outside entertaining. The second living area offers a perfect retreat, games room or a home cinema room. This is finished with a bar with sink & fridge space. There is also a second bathroom plus a walk through laundry with skylight and built in cupboards for added storage. The home is serviced by ducted reverse cycle heating & cooling.

Read the full description

Stepping through the glass bi-fold doors into the entertaining area you will surely be impressed. This huge tiled area is fully enclosed with floor to ceiling glass doors & windows to appreciate the gardens and let in plenty of natural light, but also giving you the convenience of all weather entertaining all year round! There is even a split system unit to help control temperatures through the depths of winter or the heights of Summer. This huge space is big enough for a large dining table and a lounge area to sit & relax all weekend with friends or family.

Outside is a manicured lawn, some lovely established ornamental trees plus a raised timber deck giving you another spot to sit & enjoy a fine weather day. There is also a large garden shed for added storage. To the front of the home is a double lockup garage with dual automatic roller doors, and internal access, plus a lovely manicured front garden to add to the street appeal of this lovely blue stone fronted home. Don't miss out, an updated family home with this many fantastic features does not come up very often.

All floor plans, photos and text are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to be part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and details intended to be relied upon should be independently verified.

RLA 222182

Listing description written by Mike Dobbin & Zoe Ball, Magain Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Secure Parking
  • Toilets: 2
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