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VIC › West Footscray › Suffolk St

49 Suffolk St, West Footscray VIC 3012

House

$2,000,000

Last sold

16 May 2026

5

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

332 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 $2,000,000 (16 May 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 332 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in West Footscray (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,009/m² of land (n=31). 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

$2,000,000

16 May 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in West Footscray (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,009/m² of land (n=31). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

West Footscray at a glance

12,962

People

$955,000

Median sale

$494/wk

Median rent

2.69%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full West Footscray report →

Vs West Footscray

+109.4%

Median sale

Suburb $955,000

-1.41 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.69%

Suburb median $955,000 from 45 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.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$2,000,00016 May 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted27 Apr 2026

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $494/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

West Footscray in one glance

West Footscray at a glance

12,962

People

$955,000

Median sale

$494/wk

Median rent

2.69%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full West Footscray report →

Keep researching

  • Why West Footscray? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in West Footscray →
  • Other records on Suffolk St →

Listing material

Listed by Village Real Estate Seddon

A Sophisticated Custom-Built Family Home

A dream-come-true for growing families, this near-new four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is a light-filled city-fringe haven, ideally situated to enjoy walk-to-everything convenience and coveted school zoning.

Unfolding over two spacious levels, the floorplan offers generous living zones for quality time together while bedroom retreats complete with ensuites ensure enviable privacy.

Timelessly styled for lasting appeal, the impressive interiors are ideally complemented by easy outdoor entertaining and secure off-street parking.

Read the full description

This is a superb opportunity to secure your dream home in a five-star WeFo location. Don’t miss your chance to inspect.

-breathtaking four-bedroom house built in 2025 offering super-luxe family living in a coveted West Footscray location

-an outstanding opportunity for discerning buyers seeking an oversized city-fringe sanctuary with that new home feeling

-main bedroom with huge walk-in robe/dressing room and spacious ensuite with bath, double shower, double vanity and enclosed toilet

-three bedrooms with built-in robes and ensuites

-fifth bedroom with built-in robe, also ideal for use as a large home office

-huge open-plan living zone on the lower level showcasing generous lounge and dining areas warmed by a cosy gas fireplace + a beautifully appointed and timelessly styled family kitchen with butler’s pantry, quality appliances, stone benchtops and a huge island bench with breakfast bar

-open-plan living opens to a north-facing verandah and a large side deck for effortless alfresco dining and entertaining

-upstairs retreat zone offers a second living space, ideal for use as hang-out space for the kids

-oversized laundry + guest powder room

-ducted heating and cooling throughout + fireplace

-quality floor treatments throughout, including plush carpet and engineered blackwood floorboards

-spacious four car double garage with direct internal access

-perfectly positioned for a VIP WeFo lifestyle! Stroll to your choice of popular cafes, including Brother Nancy at the end of the block and Dumbo a seven-minute walk away. Barkly Village is an easy walk from home, offering a vibrant community hub of cafes, eateries, bars, shops, grocers and services, while proximity to Central West Shopping Centre promises easy access to a choice of supermarkets. The short drive or bus ride to the heart of Footcrsay opens a world of dining sure to delight keen foodies, while proximity to Highpoint Shopping Centre will excite those who love to shop, with a fabulous selection of big-name and designer retailers to choose from. A selection of parks and reserves awaits within walking distance, including Johnson Reserve just footsteps away, where you can shop for fresh produce at the monthly slow food market

-sought-after school zone – walk to Footscray West Primary School and St. John’s Primary School and drive to Maribyrnong College in six minutes

-only 10km from the CBD with regular city-bound buses from the nearby bus stop, or catch the bus to Footscray Station for regular city-bound trains

Listing description written by Huss Saad, Village Real Estate Seddon — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Courtyard
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Cooling
  • Ducted Heating
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Remote Garage
  • Rumpus Room
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