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42 Mountain Rd, Cockatoo VIC 3781

House

$980,000

Last sold

8 June 2023

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

3,599 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 $980,000 (8 June 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 3,599 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Cockatoo (last 5 years) with land size: median $443/m² of land (n=167). 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

$980,000

8 June 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cockatoo (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $443/m² of land (n=167). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Cockatoo at a glance

4,643

People

$830,000

Median sale

$578/wk

Median rent

3.62%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 66 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cockatoo report →

Vs Cockatoo

+18.1%

Median sale

Suburb $830,000

-0.55 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.62%

Suburb median $830,000 from 66 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. Listedprice unknowncompleted14 June 2023
  2. Sold$980,0008 June 2023

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 $578/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

Cockatoo in one glance

Cockatoo at a glance

4,643

People

$830,000

Median sale

$578/wk

Median rent

3.62%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 66 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cockatoo report →

Keep researching

  • Why Cockatoo? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Cockatoo →
  • Other records on Mountain Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Bell Real Estate Emerald

Beautifully updated 5 bedroom family home on almost an acre!

This lovingly updated family home is absolutely move in ready. With a high attention to detail, unwind and relax with the modern colour palette and soft fresh carpet under your feet.

The cleverly designed home offers a master bedroom with ensuite at one end, central open plan living and dining area, through to 4 bedrooms and a second living/entertaining area.

The master bedroom is spacious with ceiling fan, large built in robe and ensuite. There is an office/bedroom with a pretty bay window to enjoy the treed and private view. The house then opens up with a great entertaining space. The kitchen is equipped with stainless steel dishwasher, electric oven and gas stove top. The detailed ceiling fans in the dining area and lounge area add character as do the hard wood floor boards that flow through this section. There is a lovely sitting area adjacent to the kitchen/dining area to soak in the sunshine. Then continue to the first lounge room, complete with wood fire heater for cosy nights in. There is also ducted heating throughout for year round comfort. Then there is a great family bathroom, complete with shower and bath, and separate toilet. Then through to the surprise entertaining/second lounge room. This large space is perfect for entertaining with a built in bar and direct access to the front decking.

Read the full description

Externally there is the double lock up garage with side door access to the laundry. There are also established above ground vegetable gardens and an orchard area of fruit trees. The grassed around surrounding the home is well maintained and flat to gentle sloping. There is also a wood shed & garden shed.

This home presents a fantastic opportunity for a busy family to enjoy the hills lifestyle, privacy and peace and quite whilst being only 5 minutes to Cockatoo amenities and 10 minutes to Emerald shopping area,

With all mains services connected for added convenience, there is also an external generator plug.

This property has it all so don’t miss out - CALL TO ARRANGE A PRIVATE INSPECTION TODAY! Call Aaron Day 0407 365 994 or Brennan Mileto 0422 996 451.

Please note: All property details shown are correct at time of publishing. Some properties may have been sold in the preceding 24 hours and we recommend that you confirm open for inspection times with the listing agent direct or the listing office.

Listing description written by Aaron Day, Bell Real Estate Emerald — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Broadband
  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Heating
  • Floorboards
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Rumpus Room
  • Toilets: 2
  • Workshop
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