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42 Albert St, Miners Rest VIC 3352

House

$760,000

Last sold

13 Jan 2026

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

1,015 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $760,000 (13 Jan 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,015 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Miners Rest (last 5 years) with land size: median $955/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

$760,000

13 Jan 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Miners Rest (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $955/m² of land (n=94). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Miners Rest at a glance

3,862

People

$695,000

Median sale

$360/wk

Median rent

2.69%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 44 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Miners Rest report →

Vs Miners Rest

+9.4%

Median sale

Suburb $695,000

-0.23 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.69%

Suburb median $695,000 from 44 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$760,00013 Jan 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 Oct 2025

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 $360/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

Miners Rest in one glance

Miners Rest at a glance

3,862

People

$695,000

Median sale

$360/wk

Median rent

2.69%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 44 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Miners Rest report →

Keep researching

  • Why Miners Rest? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Miners Rest →
  • Other records on Albert St →

Listing material

Listed by McGrath Ballarat

A Sensational Family Home In Popular Miners Rest.

Beautifully presented inside and out is this well-maintained family home that boasts space and privacy in a great location.

• Comprising of four generous sized bedrooms, master with updated ensuite, walk in robe, while bedrooms two and three feature built in robes that boast plenty of space.

• Ensure comfort all year round with gas central heating throughout, 7kw split system for cooling and ceiling fans in all bedrooms and main living area.

Read the full description

• The main bathroom is spacious and features freestanding bath, separate shower and separate toilet.

• The open plan dining, kitchen & living area is well-equipped with exceptional natural light beaming through. The kitchen showcases a 900mm gas cooktop and oven, stainless-steel dishwasher as well as plenty of cupboard and bench preparation space.

• The second living room is positioned at the front of the home and is a perfect place for the kids to retreat.

• Other features worthy of note are the 5kw solar system, security cameras, water tanks and the double glazed back sliding doors and tinted windows at the front of the property.

• Outside we are all set on a spacious 1,015m2, greeted by well-established gardens at the front and back and boast plenty of room for the kids and pets to roam.

• Car accommodation is well catered for with a 4 car carport and also featuring a 7.4m x 11.9m shed complete with power and concrete flooring.

• With an estimated rental return of $475 - $495 per week this makes for a wonderful investment to set and forget.

• Entertainers will be super impressed by the spacious decked entertaining area, a perfect place to entertain family and friends all year round.

• Situated in the tightly held estate of Miners Rest, just a short stroll to play areas, lake walks, Miners Rest Primary School, kindergarten and childcare centres, IGA supermarket and only a 10-minute drive to Ballarat CBD this home is positioned for a quality lifestyle.

• An incredible opportunity to break into the popular Miners Rest suburb be quick on this one! Contact Tony to arrange your very own private inspection.

Listing description written by Tony Zelencich, McGrath Ballarat — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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