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42 Arcadia Ave, The Basin VIC 3154

House

$985,000

Last sold

8 Apr 2026

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

1,265 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 $985,000 (8 Apr 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,265 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in The Basin (last 5 years) with land size: median $896/m² of land (n=125). 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

$985,000

8 Apr 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in The Basin (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $896/m² of land (n=125). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

The Basin at a glance

4,483

People

$937,500

Median sale

$544/wk

Median rent

3.02%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full The Basin report →

Vs The Basin

+5.1%

Median sale

Suburb $937,500

-0.15 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.02%

Suburb median $937,500 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$985,0008 Apr 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted17 Feb 2026

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 $544/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

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

The Basin in one glance

The Basin at a glance

4,483

People

$937,500

Median sale

$544/wk

Median rent

3.02%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full The Basin report →

Keep researching

  • Why The Basin? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in The Basin →
  • Other records on Arcadia Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Stockdale & Leggo Ferntree Gully

THE Place to Call Home in The Basin

FIXED DATE SALE - Offers Closing Monday 16th March @ 2pm

Welcome to 42 Arcadia Avenue, The Basin - A rare opportunity presents to secure this beautiful family home in the much sought after pocket of The Basin. Situated on an impressive 1265m2 approx, this tranquil setting truly offers you your own private oasis. Delivering the perfect balance of comfort, space and relaxed foothills living with all the conveniences at your door.

From the moment you arrive, the welcoming street presence and established gardens set the tone for what's inside. Warm and inviting, the front formal living room displays floor to ceiling windows, bringing in an abundance of natural light and offers all the comforts of ducted heating, split system cooling and the coziness of the Coonara heater for those winter evenings.

Read the full description

Flowing to the gourmet kitchen complete with ample bench and cupboard space, stainless steel appliances, informal and separate formal dining, an absolute entertainer's delight.

Overlooking the huge family room for fun get togethers or relaxing. Sliding stacker doors lead to the large undercover alfresco area with polished deck, the perfect place to unwind and enjoy the greenery outlook.

Three of the bedrooms are situated in their own wing, all with built in robes, and serviced by the master bathroom whilst the master suite is privately situated at the back of the home offering its own retreat, with walk in robe/ dressing room and full ensuite. The fifth bedroom can be utilized as separate study, nursery, or guest room.

Your own oasis is certainly the backyard, with room for play, adventure, relaxation and entertaining,

Features include: Ducted heating, ceiling fans, split system cooling, external blinds, shed, abundance of off-street parking, ample storage and much more.

All conveniently located close to The Basin Primary School, St Bernadette's Primary School, The Basin Triangle Park and local village shops, Boronia Station, Batterham Reserve

and a short drive to Westfield Knox and the villages of the Dandenong Ranges.

Inspection is a must!

Listing description written by Janine Rule, Stockdale & Leggo Ferntree Gully — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Living Areas: 2
  • Toilets: 3
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