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ACT › Higgins › Starke St

5 Starke St, Higgins ACT 2615

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

4

Car spaces

849 m²

Land

124 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 849 m² against a 124 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Higgins (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,063/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • InterpretationA large lot with a small dwelling means the value case rests on the land and what the zone allows on it, not the house.

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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Higgins (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,063/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Higgins at a glance

3,365

People

$875,000

Median sale

$400/wk

Median rent

2.38%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Higgins report →

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. Soldprice unknown6 Aug 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted7 May 2026

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

Capital growth

ACT

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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $400/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. 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.

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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.

  • 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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.

  • 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

Higgins in one glance

Higgins at a glance

3,365

People

$875,000

Median sale

$400/wk

Median rent

2.38%

Suburb gross yield

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

See the full Higgins report →

Keep researching

  • Why Higgins? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Higgins →
  • Other records on Starke St →

Listing material

Listed by Archer Canberra

SOLD by Alex Wang - Canberra No.1 Agent Award winner. Think of selling? Please call Alex 0402169387 for a market update!

SOLD by Alex Wang - Canberra No.1 Agent Award winner. Think of selling? Please call Alex 0402169387 for a market update!

Single-Level Ease, Garden Calm and a 89 m2 Garage Made for More - Walk to School - Move-In Ready!

Steady, warm and wonderfully practical, this single-level home feels warm, grounded and wonderfully easy to live in - a place shaped by school mornings, slow weekends, garden afternoons and projects that need room to grow.

Read the full description

Set in an established Higgins pocket, close to local schools and Kippax shops, this single-level brick home offers four bedrooms, a light-filled living room, and an easy kitchen and dining space that connects beautifully with everyday family rhythm.

The backyard brings a sense of openness, with established greenery, a covered entertaining area and a spa for quiet evenings or relaxed weekends at home. With its generous block, long driveway and spacious rear setting, there is also exciting potential to further extend the home or explore the possibility of a second dwelling in the future.

A true highlight is the oversized garage - with space for up to four cars or a workshop area, it is ideal for car lovers, trades, storage, tools or weekend projects.

Comfortable, practical and full of future possibility, this is a home with heart - a place of warmth, light and welcome, set close to local schools, Kippax shops and everyday amenities. It will hold broad appeal for families, first-home buyers, downsizers and investors seeking space, comfort and enduring charm.

Features

• Single-level home in an established Higgins pocket

• Extra-large garage with space for up to four cars/workshop area

• Open-plan light-filled living room

• Kitchen and dining area with gas cooking, dishwasher and ample storage

• Refreshed bathroom plus separate shower/WC area

• Separate full size laundry

• Ducted reverse-cycle air conditioning

• 6.6kW solar panel system

• New hot water system

• Covered outdoor entertaining area with spa

• Generous backyard with established garden setting

• Long driveway with excellent off-street parking

• Walking distance to local schools

• Close to Kippax shops and everyday amenities

• Potential to extend or explore a second dwelling in the future

Particulars (all approx.)

Block Size: 849m2

Living Size: 124 m2 + Pergola: 40 m2 + Garage :89m2

Total: 253 m2

Year Built: 1971

Rates: $817/quarter

EER: 1.0

DISCLAIMER We have obtained all information provided here from sources we believe to be reliable; however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own investigations and satisfy themselves of all aspects of such information including without limitation, any income, rentals, dimensions, areas, zoning and permits. Any figures and information contained in this advertisement are approximate and a guide only and should not be relied upon for financial purposes or taken as advice of any nature. Individuals, Self-Managed Super Funds, companies, anyone or entity, should make their own inquires and seek their own advice and rely only upon those inquiries and advice.

Archer does not guarantee the accuracy of the information above and are not financial advisers or accountants and do not provide any of the above information as advice of any nature.

Listing description written by Alex Wang, Archer Canberra — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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