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NSW › Fairlight › Hilltop Cres

40 Hilltop Cres, Fairlight NSW 2094

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

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Districts View

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

View not ready — official layers are still retrieving for this property. Official planning layers still retrieving. Flood / bushfire / heritage not yet retrieved. No recorded sale price for this property. Districts does not score a property it cannot yet see.

Why this property?

Nothing about this record stands out yet — coverage may still be filling in.

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.

Fairlight at a glance

6,640

People

$4,425,000

Median sale

$1,080/wk

Median rent

1.27%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Fairlight 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

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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. Soldprice unknown26 Sept 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted6 July 2023

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

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $1,080/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Fairlight in one glance

Fairlight at a glance

6,640

People

$4,425,000

Median sale

$1,080/wk

Median rent

1.27%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Fairlight report →

Keep researching

  • Why Fairlight? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Fairlight →
  • Other records on Hilltop Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Cunninghams

Elegant character home on 600sqm land in coveted harbourside setting

FIND. This renovated single-level residence carries an understated elegance that flows from room to room and out to beautifully landscaped gardens and north-facing outdoor entertaining. Resting on a prime street in Fairlight, you can enjoy peace and quiet as well as incredible lifestyle benefits, with harbour beaches and reserves at the doorstep, and the delights of Fairlight shops & Manly town a quick walk away.

LOVE. Built in 1921 and since extended, this is a captivating home with a lot of character and stunning district outlooks. The exquisite details of the original home have been carefully preserved, with stunning high ornate ceilings, picture rails and timber latticework sitting harmoniously alongside modern additions.

- An enticing lounge room with a log fire place is a comfortable space for all seasons

Read the full description

- Spacious combined kitchen and dining area with vaulted ceilings, filled with natural light and flowing outwards to meet outdoor entertaining

- Kitchen with adjoining storage room (potential for butler's pantry)

- A large north-facing entertainer's deck is the perfect spot to sit back and enjoy a gorgeous outlook over the district

- Beautifully landscaped backyard with a gazebo-covered deck that sits alongside a hot tub, plus established gardens and an outdoor shower

- Master bedroom with a dressing room (potential for walk-in wardrobe), plus a chic shower en-suite bathroom with heated towel rails

- Three additional bedrooms are all generous in size, two include built-in wardrobes

- Well-presented family bathroom with bathtub and separate shower

- Brushbox floorboards throughout living creates an elegant coastal aesthetic

- The quality of the original build is evidenced with the double brick construction leaving it cool in the summer & warm in the winter and the stunning period features throughout

- Double carport

LIVE. This premium address offers easy access to harbour beaches, shops and schools, as well as the being within easy grasp of the cosmopolitan delights of Manly. It's a quick stroll to Fairlight or Delwood beaches and there are express bus services to the city, Chatswood and Manly within moments of the front door. If you're in the mood to stretch your legs, there are a number of beautiful coastal walks nearby, including the iconic Manly to Spit walk along the harbour foreshore.

RATES/SIZE:

Water rates $173.29pq

Council rates $1,005pq

Land Approx 600sqm

ABOUT THE AREA

Local Transport:

- Buses to city CBD, Westfield Warringah Mall and surrounds

- Manly Wharf ferries to Circular Quay

Shopping:

- Fairlight shops and The Butchers cafe

- Stockland Balgowlah shopping centre

- Manly Corso and Wharf shops and restaurants

Schools:

- Manly West Primary school

- St Pauls High School

- Stella Maris College

- Mackellar Girls Campus

- Balgowlah Boys Campus

- St Augustine's College

WHAT THE OWNER LOVES:

- The character details of the home and the elevated north-facing district views are stunning.

- This street feels quiet and tucked away, yet it's close to everything.

- This is the ideal base for getting to Manly, or strolling down to Fairlight or Delwood beaches for a swim.

Disclaimer: Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the information provided to you in our marketing material, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided by our Vendors, and as such, Cunninghams makes no statement, representation or warranty, and assumes no legal liability in relation to the accuracy of the information provided. Interested parties should conduct their own due diligence in relation to each property they are considering purchasing.

Please be advised that the photographs, maps, images, or virtual styling representations included in this real estate listing are intended for illustrative purposes only and may not accurately depict the current condition or appearance of the property.

Listing description written by James Haywood, Cunninghams — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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