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NSW › Waratah › Lorna St

53 Lorna St, Waratah NSW 2298

House

$633,000

Last sold

29 Sept 2022

3

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

445 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 $633,000 (29 Sept 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 445 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Waratah (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,964/m² of land (n=105). 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

$633,000

29 Sept 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Waratah (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,964/m² of land (n=105). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Waratah at a glance

4,957

People

$1,040,000

Median sale

$516/wk

Median rent

2.58%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 37 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Waratah report →

Vs Waratah

-39.1%

Median sale

Suburb $1,040,000

+1.66 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.58%

Suburb median $1,040,000 from 37 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$633,00029 Sept 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted15 July 2022

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 $516/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

Waratah in one glance

Waratah at a glance

4,957

People

$1,040,000

Median sale

$516/wk

Median rent

2.58%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 37 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Waratah report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Arnold Property

A great entry point into the market, or ideal investment

This weatherboard home on offer has been well cared for and is ready to move straight into with no costly expenses. Inside is neatly painted only a few years ago, the home is also low in maintenance making this a perfect start for a first home buyer, or an ideal investment.

This position sells itself to someone who works at the Mater Hospital that is looking for convenience to simply walk across the road to work. Also located only minutes away is the Newcastle University and Waratah Village shopping centre.

The home has sharp street appeal and set back from the street front, a full width porch is accessible from two bedrooms through original French door. A wide central hallway leads into an oversized living space with high ceilings. Located at the rear of the home is a spacious kitchen plus meals area that looks out into the yard.

Read the full description

* All 3 bedrooms are identical and generous in size, front rooms receive plenty of natural light from French doors.

* Great sized sun-filled lounge room which features original fireplace.

* Recently Modernised bathroom, tiled from floor to wall, shower over bath with shower niche, and ample storage space.

* Large open style eats in kitchen, plenty of storage and bench space and gas stove.

* Rear sunroom is perfect for a work from home space, overlooking yard.

* Easy to care for grassed yard, with lockable shed. Block size 445m2

* Walking distance to Waratah Public and St Phillips Christian College.

* Enclosed Carport with roller door, opened at the rear.

* 10 minutes to CBD, close to transport and shopping.

* Rental appraisal $450 pw

Outgoing expenses

Council rates $460 pq

Water rates $263 pq plus usage

Disclaimer: We have obtained all information in this document from sources we believe to be reliable; however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own investigations

Listing description written by Chris Arnold, Arnold Property — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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