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NSW › Tighes Hill › Sparke St

5 Sparke St, Tighes Hill NSW 2297

House

$1,500,000

Last sold

4 Mar 2020

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

509 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 $1,500,000 (4 Mar 2020).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 509 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Tighes Hill (last 5 years) with land size: median $3,168/m² of land (n=66). 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

$1,500,000

4 Mar 2020 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Tighes Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $3,168/m² of land (n=66). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Tighes Hill at a glance

1,970

People

$1,260,000

Median sale

$600/wk

Median rent

2.48%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Tighes Hill report →

Vs Tighes Hill

+19.0%

Median sale

Suburb $1,260,000

-0.40 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.48%

Suburb median $1,260,000 from 15 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$1,500,0004 Mar 2020
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted18 Feb 2020

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 $600/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

Tighes Hill in one glance

Tighes Hill at a glance

1,970

People

$1,260,000

Median sale

$600/wk

Median rent

2.48%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Tighes Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why Tighes Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Tighes Hill →
  • Other records on Sparke St →

Listing material

Listed by Harcourts Newcastle

Tranquility and Design Combine to Create This Beautiful Waterfront Home

Offering serene, uninterrupted views over Throsby Creek, this custom-built residence known as 'The Watershed' uses its absolute waterfront positioning to provide space in which to relax and retreat from the stresses of everyday life. Set within lush, green landscaping, it balances sleek, contemporary design with warm, natural finishes to create a restful sanctuary filled with light and an easy sense of tranquility.

Using a two-storey layout, the home focuses its living and bedroom accommodation on the top level where entertaining is a delight thanks to the thoughtfully appointed kitchen and expansive timber deck overlooking the water. Accessed via meandering pathways through beautiful native landscaping, the property's ground level features extensive garage space, a workshop, storage and laundry, with a fenced backyard offering an alternative spot for alfresco dining.

Situated within the community-minded suburb of Tighes Hill, it's an easy stroll to Tighes Hill Public School, Islington Park, Beaumont Street's cafes and public transport. The harbour, Honeysuckle, beaches and the city centre are just ten minutes' drive away.

Read the full description

- 6-year-old custom-built residence on 509sqm waterfront block

- Open-plan living featuring contemporary design, warm wood flooring, and water views framed by a wall of windows

- Modern kitchen with sleek white cabinetry, Silestone and stainless-steel counters, Miele induction cooktop, convection oven, moisture plus oven, dishwasher, Billi tapware, and Liebherr integrated fridge/freezer

- Second living space and practical bedroom layout offers flexibility

- 2 rooms online have been virtually staged to show potential for 4 bedrooms

- Expansive covered timber deck with shade screens create tranquil all-season retreat

- Air-conditioning, gas fire and Hiaku bamboo fans provide climate control

- 12 solar electricity panels, gas-boosted solar hot water, 2 rainwater tanks

- Lush native gardens with raised garden beds and soaring trees for shade

- Double auto garage under the home, plus second garage accessed via the waterfront

* This information has been prepared to assist solely in the marketing of this property. While all care has been taken to ensure the information provided herein is correct, we do not take responsibility for any inaccuracies. Accordingly, all interested parties should make their own enquiries to verify the information.

Listing description written by Sam Tsiaousis, Harcourts Newcastle — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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