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VIC › Dennington › Darwinia St

40 Darwinia St, Dennington VIC 3280

House

$690,000

Last sold

26 June 2022

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

652 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 $690,000 (26 June 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 652 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Dennington (last 5 years) with land size: median $938/m² of land (n=9). 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

$690,000

26 June 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Dennington (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $938/m² of land (n=9). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Dennington at a glance

2,143

People

$643,000

Median sale

$501/wk

Median rent

4.05%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Dennington report →

Vs Dennington

+7.3%

Median sale

Suburb $643,000

-0.27 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.05%

Suburb median $643,000 from 6 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$690,00026 June 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted12 May 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 $501/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

Dennington in one glance

Dennington at a glance

2,143

People

$643,000

Median sale

$501/wk

Median rent

4.05%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Dennington report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Stockdale & Leggo Warrnambool

BIG AND BEAUTIFUL... GENUINE 5 BEDROOM FAMILY HOME

Are any of these features on your wish list? A quality, craftsman-built home? A great floorplan where parents and kids have their own space to relax and entertain? A private, peaceful location with some outlook? A family-friendly neighbourhood, ideally close to shops, schools and other amenities? If so then call us today as this fantastic home has the lot, and more, and will not last long!

Built in 2005 by a well-regarded local builder, the spacious 5 bedroom home is set on a rectangular 652m2 block and would be perfect for families, semi-retirees or investors. The thoughtful layout of bedrooms and living spaces provides various options to suit. The master bedroom, complete with ensuite and WIR, and bedroom 5 are positioned towards the front of the house, together with the formal lounge or parents' retreat. Bedroom 5 could equally be used as an office or guest/ hobby room and it would be easy to run a home business from here with this configuration. There are 3 more generous-sized bedrooms (all with BIRs) in the back wing of the house, which share access to the family bathroom and separate toilet; and best of all, you can close this area off when the kids go to bed!

The main living zone encompasses a lovely central kitchen with good appliances, pantry, granite benchtops, breakfast bar and is open to the spacious meals/ family room. This in turn overlooks and opens up to a vast undercover pergola which is sheltered from the elements and ideal for parties, entertaining the masses or just peaceful alfresco living. The built-in pizza oven is always a crowd favourite! The double garage has remote panel-lift door and rear roller door providing handy access for trailer, bikes, etc. There is a storage shed out back and both front and back yards are private and safely enclosed for kids and pets to enjoy. You also have the benefit of open rural land over the back fence (which means no neighbours), so they can all make as much noise as they want!!

Read the full description

The property is nestled in a quiet street, walking distance to primary, secondary schools, kinder… not to mention parkland, sports ground, supermarket and Merri river environs. While the house is not brand new, it has been well maintained and well-loved, freshly painted internally and has the essentials of gas ducted central heating, reverse cycle heating/cooling, a new gas HWS and good quality fixtures & fittings throughout.

So whether you're looking to nest or invest, you will love the quality, size, versatility and lifestyle this property offers. Ultimate family living in an affordable price range... come take a closer look!

Listing description written by Justin Allen, Stockdale & Leggo Warrnambool — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Ensuites: 1
  • Living Areas: 2
  • Toilets: 2
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