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ACT › Spence › Magrath Cres

51 Magrath Cres, Spence ACT 2615

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

1,021 m²

Land

240 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationLand 1,021 m² against a 240 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Spence (last 5 years) with land size: median $982/m² of land (n=13). 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 Spence (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $982/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Spence at a glance

2,537

People

$955,000

Median sale

$375/wk

Median rent

2.04%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Spence 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

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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. Soldprice unknown6 Mar 2015
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted14 Jan 2015

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 $375/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

Spence in one glance

Spence at a glance

2,537

People

$955,000

Median sale

$375/wk

Median rent

2.04%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Spence report →

Keep researching

  • Why Spence? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Spence →
  • Other records on Magrath Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Elders Real Estate Belconnen

A Sleeping Beauty in Spence

Set among established trees and gardens this 4 bedroom ensuite home is located on an elevated 1,021m2 block surrounded by other quality homes. The property is in original condition and ready to be brought into the 21st Century - great potential for the astute buyer!

With 240m2 (approx 26 squares) of living area means the home is ideal for a growing family to grow! Walk through the front door and immediately the large size of the home is evident. An entry hall with built in cupboard storage, leads through glass doors to the partially covered rear patio area.

From the entry hall is a sunken formal lounge room that leads up into a separate formal large dining room. From here there?s access to a huge rumpus room that?s big enough for a full size billiard table and could easily be used as a games or theatre room. A good size family/ meals area adjoins the kitchen with direct access to the rear patio area via the glass sliding door.

Read the full description

On the other side of the entry are four large bedrooms with an ensuite in the main and built in robes in the other 3 bedrooms. The home also includes ducted gas heating. reverse cycle air conditioning in the dining & lounge rooms as well as a double garage under the roofline.

The home is centrally located - only a few minutes walk to the local shops, school, public transport and parkland.

This is a unique opportunity to breathe new life into this sleeping beauty and transform it into a stunning family home!!

Features include:

? 4 bedrooms with ensuite

? all bedrooms with B.I.R.

? separate lounge room and dining rooms

? large rumpus/ billiard room

? family/ meals area off kitchen

? ducted gas heating

? R/C/A/C in lounge/ dining rooms

? rear entertainment patio

? double garage under roofline

? storage area under home

Land tax - $2,613.00 a year

Listing description written by Greg Amos, Elders Real Estate Belconnen — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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