Downer at a glance
4,556
People
$1,115,000
Median sale
$420/wk
Median rent
1.96%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
ACT › Downer › Padbury St
$911,000
Last sold
18 Nov 2017
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
734 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
Last sold
$911,000
18 Nov 2017 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Downer (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,573/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Downer at a glance
4,556
People
$1,115,000
Median sale
$420/wk
Median rent
1.96%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Downer
-18.3%
Median sale
Suburb $1,115,000
+0.44 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 1.96%
Suburb median $1,115,000 from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
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
ACTPlanning 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $420/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. 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.
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
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
UnknownArea
Downer at a glance
4,556
People
$1,115,000
Median sale
$420/wk
Median rent
1.96%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Luton Properties DicksonSet well back from the street amidst native gardens, this north-facing, renovated home has excellent street appeal. Plants lightly screen a sunny, paved sitting area. The original home has been tastefully updated with quality finishes throughout and extended to add self-contained accommodation. This has its own bedroom, bathroom and potential kitchenette, but is well integrated with the formal living area, creating a comfortable four bedroom home.
A new front door opens to reveal beautiful parquet flooring in the entry, which continues into the light-filled, spacious formal lounge and dining room. Full-length windows take in the outlook over gardens to the leafy street and allow sunlight to pour in over the winter months. Ducted gas heating and ducted evaporative cooling, as well as wall and ceiling insulation, ensure year round comfort. The home is decorated in a fresh neutral white. The open plan design and elegant parquetry flows through to a wide, cedar and glass sliding door at the rear of the home, which leads onto an inviting timber entertaining deck. This overlooks the neatly landscaped garden and is surrounded by greenery, the perfect spot for alfresco lunches.
The sleek new kitchen features Caesarstone benchtops, breakfast bar, display cabinets, soft-closing drawers and a pantry, and is equipped with a four burner gas cooktop, Bosch stainless steel oven, range hood and a Bosch stainless steel dishwasher. Adjacent to the kitchen, coordinating, new built-in cabinetry opens to reveal a sewing desk and shelving, which could also be a computer nook.
The north-facing master bedroom is spacious and has a wall of built-in robes. Sash windows frame a private outlook over the garden. Bedroom two has a built-in robe, and charming sash windows in all three bedrooms are fitted with modern Luxaflex blinds. The updated bathroom has a separate w/c.
The formal living area leads into the well-presented sitting area of the extension, which is currently enjoyed as a family room. This leads to a bedroom with an ensuite and then to a potential kitchenette. This area could provide accommodation for an older family member or young adult and, although the sitting area currently has continuity with other living areas, it could be made separate.
The richly-planted gardens shelter many paved areas around the home, together with shade sails in the rear garden and a pergola and shade cloth at the side of the house. Many varieties of camellia enjoy the sheltered spaces, as well as hydrangeas and roses, while hardy natives screen the front.
A bright two-room studio in the back garden, with its own deck, provides a great man-cave or hobby space. The enclosed carport with auto door has extra length to store a trailer, and lock up storage.
The attractive, tree-lined street is only metres from Downer cafe and oval, and a short walk to the Dickson centre. A single bus trip takes just 15 minutes into the City centre and travel by bike paths takes around the same time. The new light rail route will be easily accessible. A wide choice of well-regarded primary schools, high schools and colleges are nearby. Dickson swimming pool and walking trails on Mt. Ainslie and Mt. Majura are within easy reach.
This beautifully renovated home offers great flexibility for families, in an outstanding location that provides a lifestyle few others can match!
<b>Features Include:</b>
- Light filled four bedroom home, fully renovated with quality finishes and attention to detail
- North-facing areas receive abundant winter sun, and are light and cool in summer
- Extension has created accommodation comprising sitting area, bedroom, ensuite & kitchenette
- Attractive, quiet, tree-lined street, just a short walk to Downer cafe & the Dickson centre
- Native gardens at the front of the home, as well as large windows, add to excellent street appeal
- North aspect to front of home and full length windows in living/dining area let in abundant light
- Fresh, neutral white decor throughout
- Beautiful parquet flooring extends from entry & hallway through formal living area to rear deck
- New kitchen has Caesarstone benchtops & Bosch stainless steel oven, gas cooktop & dishwasher
- Adjacent to kitchen, built-in cabinets provide sewing bench, shelving and excellent storage
- Cedar and glass sliding door to sheltered entertaining deck, overlooking private rear gardens
- Large master bedroom has whole wall of built-in robes, north aspect and garden outlook
- Appealing sash windows in all three bedrooms, furnished with stylish Luxaflex blinds
- Updated bathroom has a separate w/c
- Ducted gas heating and ducted evaporative cooling
- Bosch instantaneous hot water
- Garden planted with camellias, hydrangeas, roses and many native plants, with a rain water tank
- Paved, sheltered outdoor sitting areas on three sides of the home
- Two-room studio or man-cave in rear garden has its own deck and plenty of natural light
- Carport has auto door and space at the back for a trailer, as well as lock up storage
- Only 15 minute bus trip into the City, and a similar time for travel by bike paths
- Walk to light rail route
- In area for a large number of well regarded local primary, high schools and colleges
EER: 4
Land Size: 734m2
Land Value: $511,000
Land Rates: $3,164.10pa (approx.)
Listing description written by Aniko and Peter Carey, Luton Properties Dickson — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
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
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.