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NSW › Bowral › Retford Rd

42 Retford Rd, Bowral NSW 2576

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

1,182 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 1,182 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Bowral (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,123/m² of land (n=65). 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 Bowral (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,123/m² of land (n=65). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Bowral at a glance

10,786

People

$1,355,000

Median sale

$808/wk

Median rent

3.10%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 54 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Bowral 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 unknown20 June 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Feb 2025

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

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $808/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Bowral in one glance

Bowral at a glance

10,786

People

$1,355,000

Median sale

$808/wk

Median rent

3.10%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 54 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Bowral report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Dunne Real Estate Southern Highlands

Elegance, Space and Comfort in Old Bowral - North facing rear garden for family living at its best...

This near-new home has been finished with all the luxury additions. making it an entertainer's delight. A near flat block giving the family lots of space for play and sophisticated entertaining with seamless connection from the kitchen and lounge area into the garden. Offering 289sqm of contemporary luxury indoors set on a 1,182 m2 block. Nestled in the charming and sought-after community of Old Bowral, it's surrounded by lush greenery with views from the rear up toward Mount Gibraltar.

This statement home sets the standard for this quality sub-division.

Key Features:

Read the full description

* Instantly welcoming, the home showcases a stylish, contemporary interior with 9-foot ceilings, an abundance of natural light, plantation shutters, and feature pendant lighting, all contributing to its sense of quality and sophistication. Throughout the home, stunning Airy Concrete stone benchtops are featured in the bathrooms, powder room, laundry, entryway, study nook, kitchen, and home theatre room.

*The open plan living area features a glamorous instant gas heater for chilly winter nights,

* The gourmet kitchen is a standout, equipped with 40mm Airy Concrete Caesarstone stone benchtops, a breakfast bar, top-of-the-line integrated appliances, convection cooking, and generous storage, including a walk-in pantry with French doors.

* Designed with entertaining in mind, the open-plan living spaces seamlessly connect with the outdoors, offering an expansive undercover alfresco area that overlooks the lush rear lawn and timber pergola. Thoughtfully landscaped with timber paling fencing and garden lighting, the backyard is perfect for gatherings.

Plenty of room for a pool, if desired

* The luxurious master suite features a spacious his and hers walk-in wardrobe and a lavish ensuite with a double vanity and dual rainfall shower. The master is positioned at the rear facing north away from the other bedrooms.

* The main bathroom is equally stunning, offering a built-in bath, rainfall shower, double vanity, and a separate powder room.

* A versatile children's activity room, which could also serve as a fifth bedroom, leads to four generously sized, light-filled bedrooms, each with built-in robes. A custom study nook connects this area to the main living spaces, complete with a built-in desk and ample storage.

* For movie lovers, the home theatre room is equipped with a custom entertainment unit spanning 4 meters of Airy Concrete stone benchtops.

* Additional features include an oversized double garage, direct entry from the entry passage, multi-zone ducted heating and cooling for year-round comfort, abundant storage throughout, and a sophisticated security system, Electric remote controlled security gates

Inspection highly recommended.

Contact

Sandie Dunne 0414 243 352

Marianna Jones 0404 060 278

Disclaimer: Please note all information contained herein has been provided by third party sources such as owners, developers & solicitors. Whilst we endeavour to confirm all information provided, we cannot guarantee its accuracy & any person using this information should rely on their own enquiries for verification. Inspect by appointment or check open times.l

Listing description written by Sandie Dunne, Dunne Real Estate Southern Highlands — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Alarm System
  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Grey Water System
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Remote Garage
  • Rumpus Room
  • Study
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