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53 Melaleuca Dr, Forest Hill NSW 2651

House

$540,000

Last sold

29 Sept 2023

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

558 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 $540,000 (29 Sept 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 558 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Forest Hill (last 5 years) with land size: median $824/m² of land (n=102). 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

$540,000

29 Sept 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Forest Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $824/m² of land (n=102). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Forest Hill at a glance

3,227

People

$579,000

Median sale

$530/wk

Median rent

4.76%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 52 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Forest Hill report →

Vs Forest Hill

-6.7%

Median sale

Suburb $579,000

+0.34 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.76%

Suburb median $579,000 from 52 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$540,00029 Sept 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Aug 2023

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 $530/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

Forest Hill in one glance

Forest Hill at a glance

3,227

People

$579,000

Median sale

$530/wk

Median rent

4.76%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 52 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Forest Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why Forest Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Forest Hill →
  • Other records on Melaleuca Dr →

Listing material

Listed by Macarthur Real Estate Agency

Comfort, Convenience and Modern Living

Discover comfort, convenience, and modern living in this stunning 6 year old brick home. Whether you're an astute investor, downsizing to a more manageable space, or embarking on the exciting journey of homeownership, 53 Melaleuca Drive has it all.

- Featuring three bedrooms, the master suite is located at the front of the home complete with a walk-in robe, plantation shutters and a tastefully designed ensuite

- Remaining two bedrooms await you at the rear of the home, both complete with built in robes and serviced by the main bathroom and separate toilet

Read the full description

- Sun-drenched open plan kitchen, dining, and living area - the true heart of the home. The well-appointed kitchen showcases a walk-in pantry, gas cooking, breakfast bar, and sleek stone benchtops

- Experience year-round comfort with ducted gas heating and ducted evaporative cooling throughout the entire home

- Remote double lockup garage with internal access as well as side access to the backyard via the double gates

- Located directly across the road from Central Park, perfect for your daily strolls and recreational activities. The RAAF Airforce base and Forest Hill shopping complex are just a short drive away

- Rental potential of $480 - $510 per week, based on the current market conditions

Don't miss your chance to make 53 Melaleuca Drive your new home. Contact Chloe today to arrange an inspection and experience firsthand the allure of this incredible property.

Council Rates: $1,836.05 per annum

*All information contained herein is gathered from sources we believe to be reliable, however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy and interested persons should rely on their own enquiries.

Listing description written by Chloe Chamberlain, Macarthur Real Estate Agency — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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