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5 Marsala Way, Mernda VIC 3754

House

$660,000

Last sold

12 Mar 2020

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

476 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 $660,000 (12 Mar 2020).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 476 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Mernda (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,704/m² of land (n=28). 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

$660,000

12 Mar 2020 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Mernda (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,704/m² of land (n=28). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Mernda at a glance

25,915

People

$692,500

Median sale

$543/wk

Median rent

4.08%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mernda report →

Vs Mernda

-4.7%

Median sale

Suburb $692,500

+0.20 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.08%

Suburb median $692,500 from 10 recorded sales (last 24 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$660,00012 Mar 2020
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted2 Mar 2020

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 $543/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

Mernda in one glance

Mernda at a glance

25,915

People

$692,500

Median sale

$543/wk

Median rent

4.08%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Mernda report →

Keep researching

  • Why Mernda? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Mernda →
  • Other records on Marsala Way →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Eltham

All it needs is you!

Sale by Tender closing Tues 31st March at 6pm

Ideal for those seeking modern style and convenience, this well-established property sits in a young and evolving neighbourhood just moments from Mernda Central, Gilson College, Parkedge Park & public transport.

The attractive single level design includes spacious open plan kitchen/dining/family zone with complete butler’s pantry, caesarstone benchtops and stainless steel appliances, 4 generously sized robed bedrooms (master with walk-in robe and twin basin ensuite) family bathroom and rumpus room.

Read the full description

A lovely alfresco zone is ideal for entertaining with garden views, while the many features include ducted heating, evaporative cooling, ducted vacuum, 6 star energy rating, 10ft ceilings, security alarm, plantation shutters and integrated double garage.

Close to quality schools, a choice of shops, bus and train station – falling in love with your next home has never been this easy!

Features:

Well established modern family home on 476m2 (approx)

Open plan kitchen/meals/family zone, rumpus room

Stylish kitchen - s/steel appliances, butler’s pantry, stone bench tops

4 robed bedrooms, 2 stylish bathrooms, ducted heating/cooling/vacuum

Inviting covered alfresco zone, double garage, landscaped gardens

***To protect our vendors, we will offer buyers hand sanitiser before entering to inspect***

*** Photo ID required at all Open For Inspections***

Listing description written by Renee Cornish, Ray White Eltham — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Alarm System
  • Built-in Robes
  • Ducted Heating
  • Remote Garage
  • Secure Parking
  • Toilets: 2
  • Vacuum System
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