Lavers Hill at a glance
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VIC › Lavers Hill › Great Ocean Rd
$1,350,000–$1,450,000
For sale
Asking range
4
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
56,655.99 m²
Land
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.
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Price evidence
Asking
$1,350,000–$1,450,000
Asking range · $24/m² of land
No recorded sale for this property.
Lavers Hill at a glance
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Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
$81,213 on top of the price (6.0% extra)
Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.
Stamp duty and transfer fees: Victoria schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
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Planning
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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
VICPlanning 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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
Rental
No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.
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.
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.
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Development optionality of this lot
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownVictoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
Honest achievable rent
UnknownNo advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.
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.
Area
Lavers Hill at a glance
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Listing material
Listed by Charles Stewart ColacCrowes Nest is a coastal sanctuary with breathtaking views to the Southern Ocean and westward towards the Twelve Apostles. This Otways property is perched on the ridge 450 metres above Johanna and just 4 km from the village of Lavers Hill. The Old Ocean Road winds through its 14 acres of paddocks, rainforest gullies, and spring-fed dams—all within one of Victoria's most prized natural corridors.
The modernist main house, designed by an architect at award-winning studio Pleysier Perkins, blends harmoniously with the lush Otway's environment and has views from every window. The home, constructed by Prebuilt and installed with precision, delivers refined functionality with three generous bedrooms, two bathrooms (including an ensuite for the master), two living areas (one with open fire), and a mudroom with laundry. Double glazing, full insulation, hydronic heating (remotely controlled), and robust infrastructure—mains power, plentiful tank water, and septic processing—ensure comfort in all seasons.
A second dwelling, affectionately known as The Humpy, is a charming studio, privately nestled 50 metres from the main house. With mains power, self-composting toilet, and tank gas, it is ideal for guest accommodation or family overflow.
Outdoors, a network of handcrafted paths and small bridges weaves through the creeks among the huge tree ferns and mature Blackwoods. Overlooking the secluded waters of the main dam is the 'Plazebo' - a small gazebo in which you can sit and watch the resident platypus!
A substantial garage/workshop houses all the necessary machinery, while a thriving blueberry and strawberry patch provides kilos of fruit every summer.
Crowes Nest (located in Crowes, near Melba Gully) offers the ideal balance of seclusion and access. Take a step outside to the pristine environment and you're transported to a gentler, less stressed time; at night, under a sky free from light pollution, you can see the flashing lighthouse on King Island. Yet the property is just over two hours from Melbourne via Colac and a three-minute drive to the local café for your morning coffee or to the fine-dining experience of the Perch restaurant. Not far away are Apollo Bay, Port Campbell, the Otway National Park, and the Shipwreck Coast.
This is a rare opportunity to own a home that places superb design and complete comfort in one of the most gorgeous and unspoilt environments in Victoria.
Listing description written by Josh Lamanna, Charles Stewart Colac — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
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