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42 Ward St, Maitland NSW 2320

For saleLand for Sale

$999,000–$1,098,900

For sale

Asking range

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Bedrooms

0

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

1,829 m²

Land

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Districts View

Given the $999,000–$1,098,900 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $999,000–$1,098,900(Listing record · 23 Oct 2025)
  • FactLand 1,829 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationAsk is 30% above the Maitland median recorded sale ($767,000, n=23, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Maitland's advertised median rent ($515/wk), implied gross yield would be 2.68% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the 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.

See the full Maitland report →

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.

Total cost to purchase

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Purchase Price
$999,000
Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
$39,367
Transfer/Registration Fee
$167
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$1,042,234

$43,234 on top of the price (4.3% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

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.

Rental yield

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.

Net yield
1.18%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-40,153
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.23
Annual rent
$26,780
Operating expenses
$14,985
Loan amount
$799,200
Annual interest
$51,948
Gross yield
2.68%

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.

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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. Listed$999,000–$1,098,900available23 Oct 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 $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.

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

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

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

Maitland in one glance

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.

See the full Maitland report →

Keep researching

  • Why Maitland? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Maitland →
  • Other records on Ward St →

Listing material

Listed by Buy My Place

Private Sale by Owner: Exceptional Development Opportunity in the Heart of Maitland

Phone Enquiry ID: 233313

Private Sale by Owner

Prime Location with Unmatched Potential.

Read the full description

⦁ 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.

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