Aranda at a glance
2,648
People
$1,325,000
Median sale
$530/wk
Median rent
2.08%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
5
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
985 m²
Land
370 m²
Building
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
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Aranda (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,570/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Aranda at a glance
2,648
People
$1,325,000
Median sale
$530/wk
Median rent
2.08%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
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 $530/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
Aranda at a glance
2,648
People
$1,325,000
Median sale
$530/wk
Median rent
2.08%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Ray White Canberra**APPOINTMENTS AT 20 MINUTE INTERVALS ONLY** PLEASE CALL ANDREW ON 0428 486 692 OR GEORGIA ON 0403 467 447.
This two-storey architect-designed home sits in a unique location at the top of Aranda in a quiet cul-de-sac, backing the Aranda Nature Reserve. The rear of the home provides ground-level access into the reserve via a low deck, while the two-storey drop at the front of the site provides superb views out across the suburb to the Brindabella mountains.
The views are just as impressive at night with a ceiling hatch providing access to the home's flat roof for star-gazing and maintenance.
Nothing signals the home's design pedigree more than the original exposed timber beams, timber-lined overhangs, fire-flashed brick walls, sunken lounge and floor-to-ceiling windows. A sublime curved kitchen provides panoramic bushland views.
There have been some impressive contemporary upgrades chief among them two lavish bathrooms and the curved kitchen.
Upstairs there's also a formal dining room, enormous living room and a family room. There are three bedrooms, including the master with ensuite, and a large studio which could also be used as an office or a gym or another bedroom. Every room has a spectacular view.
Downstairs there's a two-car garage, a large cellar/store and plenty of workshop space, another bedroom and a self-contained flat which could be tenanted out or reincorporated into the main home.
Few can best this home when it comes to energy and environmental credentials. It has a solar hot water system and 28 solar panels (3.68kW) that more than pay the electricity bills. Ceiling insulation has been upgraded to R6.
Two water tanks with a combined capacity of almost 10,000L are also connected to a sophisticated system of pumps and sprinklers that allows the water to be used in the event of fire.
This rare piece of Canberra architectural history was designed in the early 1970s by architect (Thomas) Glynn Braddy, who along with his Melbourne University alumni, Laurie Virr and Theo Bischoff, became synonymous with Canberra's built heritage.
A quick glance around the neighbourhood also reveals the work of other notable architects designing at the same time. There's a Pettit+Sevitt-designed residence in the street and a Roger Pegrum build just across the reserve at the home's rear.
With its dress circle location close to all that Aranda offers, and a distinguished design that capitalises on space and indoor-outdoor living, this home offers a sought-after style and living proposition.
FEATURES:
* architect-designed two-storey family home
* located at the top of a quiet cul-de-sac backing bushland reserve and with mountain views to the front
* balconies wrapping three sides of the home
* downstairs flat with kitchenette, bathroom, courtyard views and separate access
* three-bedrooms upstairs all with built-in wardrobes and balcony access, another bedroom downstairs with courtyard access
* master bedroom with ensuite
* both ensuite and main bathroom have been recently renovated with underfloor heating and a feature free-standing bathtub in main bathroom
* separate dining room and family room and sunken lounge
* large studio with external access
* contemporary curved kitchen with panoramic bushland views, walk-in pantry, double oven, gas cook top, Schweigen exhaust system, stone benchtops
* floor-to-ceiling windows with curtains that have three-pass lining
* automated blinds on western side of home
* gas ducted heating
* rooftop access for star-gazing and maintenance
* two rain water tanks of 4500L and 5000L respectively plus sufficient pump pressure to protect from fire
* solar hot water
* 28 solar panels providing electricity
* two-car garage with internal access
* cellar
* extensive storage
* renovated rear deck
* new ceiling insulation, R6 rating
* attractive paved front yard and low maintenance garden
* Block size: 985m2
* UV: $820,000
* Living: 304.69m2, Garage and store: 65.08m2 = Total: 369.77m2
* Rates: $5,254.09 per annum approx.
* Land tax: $8,649 per annum approx.
* Land tax for flat alone: $769.21 per annum approx.
* Year built: 1973
* EER: 1.0
We are abiding by a strict 10 person limit at open homes. If you would like to attend the advertised open home please phone 0428 486 692 or email andrew.lonsdale@raywhite.com.
Ray White Canberra are also set up to conduct digital walk-throughs, private appointments, virtual property inspections and online auctions.
Listing description written by Andrew Lonsdale, Ray White Canberra — 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.