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QLD › Toogoom › Desmond Dr

45 Desmond Dr, Toogoom QLD 4655

House

$640,000

Last sold

17 Nov 2023

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

810 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $640,000 (17 Nov 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 810 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Toogoom (last 5 years) with land size: median $953/m² of land (n=163). 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

$640,000

17 Nov 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Toogoom (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $953/m² of land (n=163). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Toogoom at a glance

2,815

People

$842,500

Median sale

$632/wk

Median rent

3.90%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 62 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Toogoom report →

Vs Toogoom

-24.0%

Median sale

Suburb $842,500

+1.24 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.90%

Suburb median $842,500 from 62 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.

For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe↗.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$640,00017 Nov 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted27 June 2023

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

Capital growth

QLD

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 $632/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

Toogoom in one glance

Toogoom at a glance

2,815

People

$842,500

Median sale

$632/wk

Median rent

3.90%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 62 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Toogoom report →

Keep researching

  • Why Toogoom? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Toogoom →
  • Other records on Desmond Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Harcourts Hervey Bay

Motivated Vendor wants it Sold!

Walk 150 meters to the Beach!

A solid, single level 4-bedroom beach house, that exudes character and charm, offering an exceptional coastal lifestyle, nestled on a level 810m2 block within meters to the beach.

Located beachside, in a highly sought-after area, this unique home boasts a well-designed layout, including a versatile functional floor plan, multipurpose living areas that creates a family friendly living environment for everyone who enters. Imagine starting your day with a brisk walk along the beach, then to return home where you can relax within the oasis of your fully fenced private back yard, covered alfresco entertaining areas, which offers a tranquil and private space to relax, entertain, or just soak up the sun.

Read the full description

This home truly offers the perfect setting for a comfortable relaxed lifestyle, no roads to cross to get to the beach and within minutes of the Boat Ramp, and Shops. Toogoom is a quiet, seaside suburb of Hervey Bay with a population of around 2,600 people, 7 ks of sandy beach, the locals here enjoy the quieter pace of life with swimming and fishing at the beach or long walks on the sand flats when the tide goes out.

* Good size main bedroom with walk in robe and ceiling fan

* Three additional bedrooms, 2 with built in wardrobes, all with ceiling fans

* Functional kitchen with electric appliances, dishwasher and great storage

* Open plan lounge and dining with air conditioner and ceiling fans

* Mutli purpose room/media room/ guest room

* Fantastic covered outdoor entertaining area's

* Lovley main bathroom with bath and shower

* Good size second bathroom with shower

* Laundry has direct access outside

* Fully fenced 810 m2 private back yard with establish gardens

* Security screens throughout

* Bore water in place

* Garden shed 3mx3m

* Solar 6.5 kw

* Two car sunshade carport

* Work shed

* Fantastic quiet location, approx. 150m to the beach

Don't hesitate and miss out on a great opportunity to call Toogoom Home. Contact Cathie Dawson on 0491 917 711 to arrange an inspection by appointment.

"All information contained herein is gathered from sources we believe to be reliable. However, we cannot guarantee its accuracy and interested persons should rely on their own enquiries"

Listing description written by Cathie Dawson, Harcourts Hervey Bay — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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