Cook at a glance
2,968
People
$1,070,000
Median sale
$440/wk
Median rent
2.14%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
ACT › Cook › Mackellar Cres
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
786 m²
Land
170 m²
Building
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cook (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,559/m² of land (n=4). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Cook at a glance
2,968
People
$1,070,000
Median sale
$440/wk
Median rent
2.14%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
ACTPlanning 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.
Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $440/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. 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.
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
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.”
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
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
Rental supply pressure
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Cook at a glance
2,968
People
$1,070,000
Median sale
$440/wk
Median rent
2.14%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 9 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Ray White CanberraTucked away and offering complete privacy is this charming extended four bedroom family home adjoining the peaceful and leafy Pat Rubly Park. Who needs a backyard when the kids can enjoy the Park playground equipment and bountiful space to play a game of cricket or kick a football, while you can supervise from your elevated and expansive covered deck!
This delightful home offers a real country feel with its colourful front cottage garden which leads to a welcoming and covered front porch. The north-facing aspect offers an abundance of natural light, with the design of the home and the warmth of the timber floors adding character and charm, while still offering potential for buyers to add their own creative flair. The residence is perfect for families, retirees, or professional couples who will appreciate the many extras and improvements the current owners have recently made to the home, including a sparkling ensuite and walk in robe extension, main bathroom renovation, magnificent two-level deck with adjustable louvre roof, 18 solar panels, and block-out interior blinds throughout.
The 45sqm enclosed carport conversion offers many possibilities to growing families as a workshop, hobby room, studio, or rumpus room. Or, with its separate and private access, this space could be an ideal home office. The possibilities are endless!
Designed in 1969 by Hancock, Courtney and Renfree Architects, the house is in "mid- century modern" style. It has double-brick external and rendered single-brick internal walls, giving good thermal mass. The plan is L-shaped, designed to let light and winter sun into every room, with the roof sloping away from north and west.
With Cook homes in high demand, 40 Mackellar Crescent is one not to be missed!
Features include:
- Extended four bedroom family home
- Spacious main bedroom with new ensuite and walk-in robe
- Newly renovated second bathroom and toilet
- Sunlit dining and living room with modern fireplace (Arrow 2000)
- Functional kitchen with walk in pantry, induction cooktop and dishwasher
- Family room adjoining kitchen
- Quality block-out interior blinds throughout, built into window space or with pelmets
- UV film and electric external blinds on north windows, cranked external blinds on the main west windows, deciduous Boston Ivy creeper shading west wall
- Ducted gas heating and evaporative cooling
- New skirting boards and freshly painted throughout
- Floors freshly sanded and polished
- Rinnai continuous gas hot water system
- Separate laundry
- 2000L water tank with Rainbank pump
- New guttering and downpipes
- Roof repointed
- 18 Solar panels - 3.15 kWh
As the locals will love to tell you, the location of Cook offers all the conveniences of a suburb on the fringe of the city with easy access to popular educational and retail facilities including the Jamison Plaza and only minutes to the City centre. Westfield Belconnen, AIS, Calvary Hospital, Mt Painter and bushland walking trails are also right at your doorstep. If you're a bike enthusiast you can take the bike path down to the lake, into the Aranda reserve and continue to the ANU and City. A short leisurely stroll takes you to the popular, Cook Grocer, "Little Oink" and Canberra's newest suburban bar "To All My Friends" located at the trendy Cook Shops.
Listing description written by Phyllis Tidmarsh, Ray White Canberra — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.