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42 Alpen St, Melba ACT 2615

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

778 m²

Land

1,356.384 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Melba (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,139/m² of land (n=13). 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 Melba (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,139/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Melba at a glance

3,426

People

$880,000

Median sale

$400/wk

Median rent

2.36%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Melba 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 unknown19 Nov 2016
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted25 Oct 2016

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

Capital growth

ACT

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 for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $400/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 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.

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 for this property.

  • 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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.

  • 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

Melba in one glance

Melba at a glance

3,426

People

$880,000

Median sale

$400/wk

Median rent

2.36%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Melba report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by LJ Hooker Belconnen

NOTHING MORE TO DO... JUST MOVE IN!

Looking for an immaculately presented 4 bedroom family home with nothing more to do than move in and enjoy?

If your answer is yes, then make sure you visit 42 Alpen Street on Saturday, as this just may be the home you have been looking for.

As soon as you step in the entry, you will know this home is special. From the timber floors throughout the large living areas to the stunning contemporary kitchen boasting stainless steel appliances, modern feature range hood, granite benchtops, induction cooktop and ample bench and storage space.

Read the full description

The kitchen looks over the dining, lounge and family rooms, making this the perfect room for family entertaining. Buyers will love the versatility of the spacious family room that leads into a segregated bedroom with en suite.

From the kitchen, a corridor leads to the light filled bathroom, updated laundry and three beautifully presented bedrooms including the glamorous large master bedroom featuring wall to wall built in robes.

This home is also designed with outdoor entertaining in mind and buyers will love the large covered timber deck, perfect for summer entertaining as the days start to get warmer. The deck overlooks a private secured backyard where you can enjoy barbeques with friends and family and still be able to keep a watchful eye on the children as they play on the grassed level block. The backyard is also big enough to add a pool if you so desire.

Another feature of the backyard is the quaint studio featuring double timber doors, heating and wall to wall built in robes. The studio is perfect as a potential fifth bedroom, teenagers' retreat, an office for those working from home, guest accommodation or even a pool house. The options are many and the choice is yours.

A double garage with access into the backyard and extra parking on the side for your trailers and bikes completes this gorgeous home.

Located in the prime suburb of Melba, the property is just minutes away from the local shops, several public and private schools, Belconnen Town Centre and the playing fields.

Beautifully presented, immaculately styled and providing multiple living areas inside and out, this home will be opened for the first time on Saturday and should be on your list to visit.

Features Include:

Ducted gas heating

Ducted evaporative cooling

Blinds throughout only 2 years old

New carpet in bedrooms only 2 years old

Updated laundry

Alarm

Sprinkler system front and backyards

Front yard landscaped recently

Side gate with room for trailers and bikes

Listing description written by Irena Simunec, LJ Hooker Belconnen — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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