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40 Ballard Rd, Smithfield Plains SA 5114

House

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

600 m²

Land

161 m²

Building

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Smithfield Plains (last 5 years) with land size: median $982/m² of land (n=94). 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 Smithfield Plains (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $982/m² of land (n=94). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Smithfield Plains at a glance

3,695

People

$635,000

Median sale

$497/wk

Median rent

4.07%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 29 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Smithfield Plains 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 unknown12 May 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 Apr 2025

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 $497/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

Smithfield Plains in one glance

Smithfield Plains at a glance

3,695

People

$635,000

Median sale

$497/wk

Median rent

4.07%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 29 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Smithfield Plains report →

Keep researching

  • Why Smithfield Plains? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Smithfield Plains →
  • Other records on Ballard Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Norwood

Cosy Contemporary Living with Exciting Scope to Update, Extend or Transform.

With low maintenance contemporary charm set across a sweeping 600sqm parcel with massive 23.5m frontage (Approx.). 40 Ballard Road reveals an ideal base for young couples and budding families to plant their feet in a lovely home packed with long-term potential. Enjoying solid brick footings, beautiful timber floors, and a light-filled lounge giving way to a dining and practical kitchen beyond - you'll find a cosy comfort to personalise and make your own.

Adding three bright and airy bedrooms to the mix, all with durable carpets and handy BIRs, central bathroom with separate WC, and excellent outdoor living options as the property-wide verandah returns to the secure carport, along with huge backyard space stretching over sandstone paving… the size, scope and possibilities here are best experienced in person.

Whether your plan is to settle in as is or seize such impressive property potential letting you explore exciting renovation, extension, redesign or subdivision options - now or down the track - one thing is for sure, you don't want to miss out on a big block beauty like this!

Read the full description

RENTAL APPRAISAL: $500 p/week approx.

MORE TO LOVE

• Much-loved and well-maintained contemporary home with solid brick footings + hardwood timber floors

• Lovely light-filled lounge with wide windows, ceiling fan + split-system AC

• Adjoining dining zone + functional contemporary kitchen featuring plenty of cabinetry, good bench top space, dual sinks + all electric appliances

• 3 cosy bedrooms, all enjoying handy BIRs + durable carpets, two with ceiling fans

• Neat + tidy contemporary bathroom with separate WC

• Practical laundry + solar system for lower energy bills

• Huge outdoor living with an all-weather verandah returning to the secure carport

• Sunny low maintenance backyard + sizable storage shed

• Enticing 600sqm (approx.) allotment with 23.5m frontage inviting exciting renovation options, or high-value land to one day redesign, redevelop or subdivide (subject to council conditions)

SCHOOL ZONING

• Moments to Mark Oliphant College, as well as St Columba College for R-12 schooling close to home

Perched in a pocket buzzing with family-friendly atmosphere and amenities - from a raft of popular cafés and delicious takeaway options, local gyms, the lush and leafy Curtis Wetlands inviting plenty of weekend fun and adventure, as well as a stone's throw to Woolies Playford for all your shopping essentials making everyday life easy. And when bigger shopping needs call, zip around the corner to the bustling Munno Para Shopping Centre, or catch the Smithfield Train and head to Elizabeth, Parabanks or the CBD in no-time!

Disclaimer: As much as we aimed to have all details represented within this advertisement be true and correct, it is the buyer/ purchaser's responsibility to complete the correct due diligence while viewing and purchasing the property throughout the active campaign.

Property Details:

Council | CITY OF PLAYFORD

Zone | Master Planned Neighbourhood

Land | 600sqm (Approx.)

House | 161sqm (Approx.)

Built | 1966

Council Rates | $1,743.75pa

Water | $165.55pq

ESL | $181.85pa

Listing description written by Jonathon Covino, Ray White Norwood — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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