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VIC › West Footscray › Elphinstone St

50A Elphinstone St, West Footscray VIC 3012

House

$1,400,000

Last sold

28 Aug 2021

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

233 m²

Building

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,400,000 (28 Aug 2021).(Recorded sale)

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

$1,400,000

28 Aug 2021 · derived via latest_sale

West Footscray at a glance

12,962

People

$955,000

Median sale

$494/wk

Median rent

2.69%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full West Footscray report →

Vs West Footscray

+46.6%

Median sale

Suburb $955,000

-0.86 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.69%

Suburb median $955,000 from 45 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$1,400,00028 Aug 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted24 June 2021

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 $494/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

West Footscray in one glance

West Footscray at a glance

12,962

People

$955,000

Median sale

$494/wk

Median rent

2.69%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 45 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full West Footscray report →

Keep researching

  • Why West Footscray? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in West Footscray →
  • Other records on Elphinstone St →

Listing material

Listed by Greg Hocking Footscray

Auction: Forthcoming Auction

Upon entry to this opulent property, you immediately feel at home. With an abundance of art deco features throughout from ceiling roses to lighting, this 4-bedroom property just keeps delivering. Lovingly renovated including underpinning and electrical all you need to do is move in and make it your own.

Be welcomed by a generous living room adorned with your first taste of the glorious ceiling roses and wall sconces. The adjacent kitchen and dining area is elegant, yet functional, with built-in greenhouse window allowing beautiful natural light and space for an indoor herb garden!

A lavishly appointed home theatre invoking neighbouring suburb's Yarraville Sun Theatre will surely impress - all you need is the popcorn to enjoy the full screen movie experience in your own home! Add to this a supersized master suite with walk-through robe to a royally appointed ensuite complete with marble vanity, resplendent clawfoot tub, and access to the rear deck.

Read the full description

A huge rear living area for a rumpus, games, or second lounge with adjacent study flowing out to relaxing back deck, stepping down to the outdoor kitchen - an entertainer's dream! Alight the stairs to the second floor with soaring pressed tin ceilings, further living room/teenagers retreat and bathroom as well as ample roof storage.

Special features of this unique home include a 5.2kw solar panel system, central vacuum with ducted dustpan, central heating and split systems in both living areas and in all bedrooms.

Perfectly situated close to public transport, West Footscray Primary School, West Footscray Village, and a multitude of outstanding cafes - you not only get an amazing home but the enviable WEFO lifestyle.

Please call Mel McVeigh on 0438 654 585 or Tracey Dean on 0433 279 103 to buy this property or discuss selling your home.

* Private inspections permitted only. Please enquire for an appointment by pre-registering to ensure access during our scheduled time.

Listing description written by Mel McVeigh, Greg Hocking Footscray — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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