Stirling at a glance
3,150
People
$1,695,000
Median sale
$706/wk
Median rent
2.17%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Stirling › Old Mount Barker Rd
$1,628,000
Last sold
20 June 2025
3
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
2,660 m²
Land
405 m²
Building
Districts View
No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.
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
Last sold
$1,628,000
20 June 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Stirling (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $888/m² of land (n=35). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Stirling at a glance
3,150
People
$1,695,000
Median sale
$706/wk
Median rent
2.17%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Stirling
-4.0%
Median sale
Suburb $1,695,000
+0.09 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.17%
Suburb median $1,695,000 from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning data is being calculated
Data unavailable
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
SAPlanning 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $706/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question. 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.
1 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownArea
Stirling at a glance
3,150
People
$1,695,000
Median sale
$706/wk
Median rent
2.17%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harcourts Adelaide HillsA storybook cottage, re-inked into something very special
What began in 1880 as a humble two-roomed cottage waited more than a century to connect its stone bones to a fully-fledged printery, giving this sprawling residence a backstory like nothing Stirling has ever seen - and a first impression that makes you want to read on…
As the story goes, the printery was attached in 1986 and decommissioned in 2002; the moment its bold, architectural structure would become part of a greater home with two very opposing chapters.
The transition between the carefully restored cottage and printery is both smooth and wonderfully jarring…
One second, you're admiring the working fireplaces, sash windows and original wall colours of a semi self-contained cottage that was expanded in 1910.
The next, you're strolling through large, open voids with industrial cues, soaring ceilings, clerestory windows and many unanswered questions.
What's up there, you'll ask? It's a mezzanine etched into the roof space; a library, reading room or just a place of pause.
There's the original workshop that watched over those printers, and will happily host your hobby or a commercial endeavour once again. A space so far-reaching it could be converted into a squash court, or carve out several additional rooms.
There's the music room and an expansive lounge room with parquetry floors and acoustics so glorious it held intimate harp and choral concerts with aplomb.
Then there's the dining room and its 12-person timber dining table that once belonged to the printery. Ink stains included, just steps from a kitchen designed with serious home cooks in mind.
Three bedrooms, two of which are ensuited, speak to the enviable flexibility of a home with multiple accommodation options and the scope to turn the cottage into an income-supplementing B&B.
And beyond its historical laurel hedge; a mix of carefully curated cottage and drought-proof gardens, dual access points, veggie patches and places to simply sit and read a book in the sun.
The story continues…
More to love:
A chance to claim a truly unique Hills residence with a vast, ultra-versatile floorplan
Expansive industrial-style extension
Mezzanine library and flexible guest zone
Commercial-scale workshop with scope for internal subdivision or reuse
Walk-in larder and entertainer's kitchen designed by passionate cooks
Multiple living zones, offices, and guest accommodation
Three bathrooms including ensuite to main guest bedroom
Two slow combustion fires, four reverse-cycle a/c units, and 7 external entry points
1kW+ solar power system and Envirocycle septic system
Landscaped cottage gardens suited to the Adelaide Hills climate
Original fireplaces, sash windows, and heritage detailing throughout
Zoned for flexibility: private residence, creative retreat, or dual-living potential
Study fitted with former kitchen connections - ideal for future self-contained use
Triple-filtered, UV-treated rainwater system with 3 large tanks (plus mains backup)
Solar panels with ~$800/year previous savings
Thick concrete slab and parquet flooring for superior thermal insulation
Dual driveways plus separate two-vehicle carport
Multiple access points supporting flexible living or dual occupancy
Moments to Stirling village and Tollgate
CT / 5894/733
Council / Adelaide Hills
Zoning / Rural Neighbourhood (Z5408) - RuN
Built / 1880
Land / 2,660sqm (approx)
Council Rates / $2,548 p.a.
Emergency Services Levy / $115.05 p.a.
Estimated rental assessment / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / Stirling East Primary, Heathfield High, St Catherine's Primary, Crafers Primary, many private schooling options within 30 minutes drive
Listing description written by Sam Oborn, Harcourts Adelaide Hills — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis 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
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.