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TAS › New Town › Forster St

46 Forster St, New Town TAS 7008

House

6

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

839 m²

Land

200 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 839 m² against a 200 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in New Town (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,604/m² of land (n=72). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in New Town (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,604/m² of land (n=72). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

New Town at a glance

6,802

People

$889,500

Median sale

$499/wk

Median rent

2.92%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full New Town report →

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. Soldprice unknown23 Feb 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted4 Nov 2022

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

Capital growth

TAS

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 for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $499/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 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.

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 for this property.

  • 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

New Town in one glance

New Town at a glance

6,802

People

$889,500

Median sale

$499/wk

Median rent

2.92%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full New Town report →

Keep researching

  • Why New Town? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in New Town →
  • Other records on Forster St →

Listing material

Listed by Petrusma Property Lindisfarne

family home on forster

This fantastic substantial home is set on 839sqm of level in the middle of New Town and offers a flexible floorplan and up 6 bedrooms allowing the family to spread out as required. Set just a metres from great local schools, shops and restaurants, this is the dream and ultra-convenient location for a family.

The home features a large and light-filled kitchen and living space with the adjoining kitchen boasting lots of bench and cupboard space as well as modern appliances.

There are up to 6 bedrooms with the master benefitting from a great ensuite and built-in robes. Of a course a couple of these rooms could also be used as media rooms, extra living spaces or home office. The home is serviced by a family bathroom with shower and bath.

Read the full description

The grounds are absolutely gorgeous. There is terrific covered entertaining area at the rear that flows perfectly off the kitchen area and overlooks the landscaped, established and private yard. This is a great place for kids to play, vegies to grow and adults to relax. There is great off-street parking as well as a studio with external access.

This home is ideal for families, a great blend of the old and new and is perfectly located close to all essential services.

- Currently tenanted until March 2024

- Family home with up to 6 bedrooms

- Ideal location just metres from schools, shops and cafes

- Master bedroom with ensuite and built-in robes

- Spacious open plan living and kitchen area

- Lovely Tas oak floors and period features

- Ducted heated and cooling

- Great under cover entertaining area at rear

- Plenty of off-street parking plus a studio

- Established landscaped gardens, shed and playhouse

- Originally built in 1938 and 839sqm level block

Listing description written by David McLeod, Petrusma Property Lindisfarne — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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