Districts
SuburbsBlogSearch
Sign inGet started
Districts
SuburbsBlogSearch
Sign inGet started

NSW › Kotara › Clayton Cres

5 Clayton Cres, Kotara NSW 2289

House

$850,000

Last sold

3 Aug 2021

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

422 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $850,000 (3 Aug 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 422 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Kotara (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,475/m² of land (n=108). 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

$850,000

3 Aug 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Kotara (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,475/m² of land (n=108). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Kotara at a glance

4,154

People

$1,062,500

Median sale

$821/wk

Median rent

4.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 24 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kotara report →

Vs Kotara

-20.0%

Median sale

Suburb $1,062,500

+1.00 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.02%

Suburb median $1,062,500 from 24 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

i

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$850,0003 Aug 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted2 June 2021

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 $821/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. 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

Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. 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

Kotara in one glance

Kotara at a glance

4,154

People

$1,062,500

Median sale

$821/wk

Median rent

4.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 24 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kotara report →

Keep researching

  • Why Kotara? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Kotara →
  • Other records on Clayton Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Century 21 Carkeet Johns Smith

Welcome To Gods Country

Invest in your families future and a safe, relaxed lifestyle here in peaceful Clayton Crescent. Enjoying 4 bedrooms, main with ensuite, plus a study and two living zones, there is space aplenty as the family grows. Freshly painted with modern new flooring, spacious outdoor entertaining decks and an easy care level yard all add to the homes appeal. Look forward to a short stroll around the corner to drop the kids to school and the ease of shopping at local Joslin Street or nearby Westfield Kotara. Bowling club, tennis courts, parks and train station are all at your door. Zoned for sought-after Kotara South Primary and Kotara High Schools. A very bright future awaits...

Zoning: R2 Low Density Residential

Land Area: 422sqm approx.

Read the full description

Council: Newcastle

Land Rates: $2184pa approx.

Water Rates: $808pa approx.

Our COVID Safety plan for open houses & auctions requires attendees to provide their name, contact number and email address via QR code registration.

We require you to:

Read and agree to all terms of entry (including wearing a face mask as necessary if instructed by current NSW health orders);

Wait until instructed to enter (if health orders require, no more than 25 persons will be allowed inside the premises at any time);

Use hand sanitiser;

Exit via back door (if possible);

Maintain 1.5m social distance;

Remain in family groups at all times.

Please:

Do not attend if you are unwell;

Do not attend if you have been told to self-isolate or it you are under current health order restrictions;

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT AUCTIONS - Auction day attendance may be limited to only those intending to register to bid and will be conducted outside of the dwelling. If you intend to bid and attend on-site we would ask that you please make arrangements to pre-register with us.

We have obtained all information from sources we believe to be reliable; however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own investigations

Listing description written by Cameron Fitchett, Century 21 Carkeet Johns Smith — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Study
Districts

Australian property research from recorded sales, listings, and official layers. Missing data is shown as unavailable, never filled in.

Research

  • Property search
  • Suburb profiles
  • Blog
  • Calculators
  • Follow suburbs
  • Sign in

Learn

  • How we use data
  • What's covered
  • Questions
  • Who it's for
  • Access

Company

  • About
  • Contact
  • support@districts.com.au

Legal

  • Privacy
  • Terms

© 2026 Districts

districts.com.au

Research purposes only. Not personal financial advice, a valuation, or a planning certificate. Always speak to a licensed financial adviser before you act.