Maitland at a glance
2,169
People
$767,000
Median sale
$515/wk
Median rent
3.49%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 23 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$999,000–$1,098,900
For sale
Asking range
0
Bedrooms
0
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
1,829 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Asking
$999,000–$1,098,900
Asking range · $546/m² of land
No recorded sale for this property.
Maitland at a glance
2,169
People
$767,000
Median sale
$515/wk
Median rent
3.49%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 23 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Maitland
+30.2%
Median sale
Suburb $767,000
-0.81 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.49%
Suburb median $767,000 from 23 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
$43,234 on top of the price (4.3% extra)
Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.
Stamp duty and transfer fees: New South Wales schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
Pre-filled with Maitland's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.
Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
Source
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 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 exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
NSWPlanning 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.
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
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $515/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.
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.
Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 2.7%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Verdict
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.”
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
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
UnknownThe constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.
Lot-level flood
UnknownOfficial flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownDevelopment applications have not been queried for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownNSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Area
Maitland at a glance
2,169
People
$767,000
Median sale
$515/wk
Median rent
3.49%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 23 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Buy My PlacePhone Enquiry ID: 233313
Private Sale by Owner
Prime Location with Unmatched Potential.
⦁ 42 Ward Street, Maitland
⦁ Land Size: 1,829 sqm - in Maitland CBD
⦁ Zoned MU1: Mixed Use - offering flexibility for commercial, residential, or combined developments (STCA)
⦁ Currently hosting large shed and partially demolished house
⦁ Approved DA - knockdown of single dwelling and rebuild 2 storey home
⦁ Flat site
Positioned in the vibrant heart of Maitland, 42 Ward Street presents a rare opportunity for developers and investors. Spanning an expansive 1,829 square metres, this substantial parcel of land offers a blank canvas for visionary projects in one of the Hunter Valley’s most high-growth locations.
Nestled within a mixed-use zoning area, this site offers outstanding flexibility and scope for a range of development possibilities (subject to council approval). Whether you're considering a multi-residential build, commercial premises, a high-impact mixed-use concept or creating a family home on a large block, this site provides the ideal foundation for a project that meets the needs of the region's growing population and evolving lifestyle trends.
Its generous frontage and depth offer streamlined access and layout options, allowing you to maximise floor area, parking, and exposure—especially important for businesses or residential units designed for live-work functionality.
- Located in Central Maitland: walking distance to CBD, train station, buses, cafes, supermarkets, boutique retail, restaurants, medical services, schools, sporting facilities and parks.
- Quick road access to New England Highway and Hunter Expressway.
- Development potential: Ideal for townhouses, apartments, office suites, medical or allied health premises (STCA)
- High-growth region: Located in one of the Hunter’s fastest-growing and most in-demand urban centres. Land this size increasingly hard to find.
- Owner occupier selling due to change of circumstance (APPROVED currently for knock down rebuild of single dwelling)
- De-Risked Development Site in CBD Location - Multiple Development Options
The following reports are available on request:
- BASIX
- Stamped DA Plans for Knock Down Rebuild
- Statement of Environmental Effects
- Flood Assessment
- Noise Impact Statement
- Heritage Impact Statement
- Waste Management Plan
- NatHERS Certificate
ZONING - Zone MU1 Mixed Use
1 Objectives of zone
• To encourage a diversity of business, retail, office and light industrial land uses that generate employment opportunities.
• To ensure that new development provides diverse and active street frontages to attract pedestrian traffic and to contribute to vibrant, diverse and functional streets and public spaces.
• To minimise conflict between land uses within this zone and land uses within adjoining zones.
• To encourage business, retail, community and other non-residential land uses on the ground floor of buildings.
2 Permitted without consent
Home industries
3 Permitted with consent
Amusement centres; Attached dwellings; Boarding houses; Car parks; Centre-based child care facilities; Commercial premises; Community facilities; Entertainment facilities; Function centres; Home-based child care; Hostels; Information and education facilities; Light industries; Local distribution premises; Medical centres; Multi dwelling housing; Oyster aquaculture; Passenger transport facilities; Places of public worship; Recreation areas; Recreation facilities (indoor); Registered clubs; Residential flat buildings; Respite day care centres; Restricted premises; Shop top housing; Tank-based aquaculture; Tourist and visitor accommodation; Vehicle repair stations.
Surrounding Development Evidence:
The following developments have been completed nearby. Please view photography for proximity to 42 Ward St, Maitland:
⦁ 207 High Street, Maitland (Cnr Ward and High Street)
Approved as affordable housing development with 14 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, 15 car spaces
Land size 794sqm
⦁ 9 Steam Street, Maitland
Approved for 3 storey serviced apartments
Land size 922sqm
⦁ 83 Church Street, Maitland
Approved for multi-dwelling (4) and commercial premises
Land size 570sqm
⦁ 33A Lee Street, Maitland
Approved for 4 Townhouses
Land size 742sqm
⦁ 20-22 Abbot Street, Maitland
Approved for 5 Townhouses
Land size 770sqm
Listing description written by buyMyplace, Buy My Place — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.