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42 Thomas St, South Plympton SA 5038

House

$815,000

Last sold

8 July 2022

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

700 m²

Land

130 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $815,000 (8 July 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 700 m² against a 130 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in South Plympton (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,049/m² of land (n=97). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

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

$815,000

8 July 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in South Plympton (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,049/m² of land (n=97). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

South Plympton at a glance

4,879

People

$1,100,000

Median sale

$578/wk

Median rent

2.73%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full South Plympton report →

Vs South Plympton

-25.9%

Median sale

Suburb $1,100,000

+0.96 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.73%

Suburb median $1,100,000 from 39 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$815,0008 July 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted20 June 2022

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

Capital growth

SA

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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

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. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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

South Plympton in one glance

South Plympton at a glance

4,879

People

$1,100,000

Median sale

$578/wk

Median rent

2.73%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full South Plympton report →

Keep researching

  • Why South Plympton? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in South Plympton →
  • Other records on Thomas St →

Listing material

Listed by Magain Real Estate

Potential plus!!!

Please contact Mike Dobbin or Zoe Ball for inspection details.

Set on a large 700sqm flat block this original 1955 home offers so much potential. Whether you are looking for a family home on a large block or something with future development potential, this wonderful home is sure to tick both boxes (stcc). In great condition for its age this home is ready to move straight into and offers a great functional floor plan for an updated family home down the track, plus there is the added bonus of the huge external rumpus room. Currently fitted out as a home gym it is a great addition this fantastic home.

The spacious floor plan offers three bedrooms, all with built in robes and bedroom 3 with a skylight. To the front of the home is the formal lounge room, with carpeted floors, period decorative cornices and the original feature brick mantle piece with gas heater. The original kitchen is a blast from the past, it is in great condition and still very functional, it offers gas cooking and good bench & storage space plus there is an adjacent dining room. Down the hallway is the main bathroom, plus linen storage, while towards the back of the home is a utility/mud room with added storage. The home is serviced by ducted evaporative air conditioning along with the gas heating. Outside is the separate rumpus room, complete with split system heating & cooling and large windows for plenty of natural light. This fantastic space is currently set up as a home gym but would also make a great games room or teenage retreat.

Read the full description

Stepping out the back door is the undercover entertaining area, this great space is well enclosed from the elements for year round relaxing with friends. It also overlooks the large lawn, paved firepit area and low maintenance back garden. there is plenty of secure under cover parking with space for multiple cars plus there is a brick workshop/shed, perfect for a home handyman, for hobbies or just added storage. This wonderful home is sure to please, don't miss out, call Mike or Zoe today.

All floorplans, photos and text are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to be part of any contract. All measurements are approximate and details intended to be relied upon should be independently verified.

Listing description written by Mike Dobbin & Zoe Ball, Magain Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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