Paradise at a glance
8,414
People
$977,500
Median sale
$598/wk
Median rent
3.18%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 30 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$1,170,000
Last sold
11 Feb 2026
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
842 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
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
$1,170,000
11 Feb 2026 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Paradise (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,856/m² of land (n=55). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Paradise at a glance
8,414
People
$977,500
Median sale
$598/wk
Median rent
3.18%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 30 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Paradise
+19.7%
Median sale
Suburb $977,500
-0.52 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.18%
Suburb median $977,500 from 30 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 $598/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
Paradise at a glance
8,414
People
$977,500
Median sale
$598/wk
Median rent
3.18%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 30 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harris Real Estate Kent TownNestled behind a big shady tree on a super-sized 842 sqm (approx.) allotment, barely a 10-minute meander down the street to a leafy reserve bordering the Torrens River/Linear Park, 53 River Drive is a 4-bedroom home tailored to larger families, offering formal and casual social zones, a modern kitchen, and the option to value-add down the track.
Built in the late '80s, the property bears many of the era's finest features – including stunning slate flooring, big glass-panelled picture windows across its dark brick façade, and crazy paving on the double driveway and a lovely big rear verandah. It's also undergone renovations, now boasting ducted AC throughout, an elegant master ensuite, and a swish kitchen with a full suite of stainless appliances, stone benchtops and reams of white cabinetry.
The culinary hub is the heart of this home, overlooking a slate floored combined family room/casual meals area and extending into a carpeted dining room that steps down into a large, light-filled lounge. On the accommodation front, the spacious master has bay window views to the front garden as well as a WIR and full-height tiled ensuite. There's a second bedroom beside it that could also work as an office, and a private sleeping wing off the family room with 2 beds, a bathroom and the laundry.
If you wanted, you could explore options to refit or even remodel the family bathroom and laundry (subject to planning consent). Both offer ample real estate to play with, the bathroom currently set-up with an open vanity outside a washing room (corner spa bath and shower), and a private WC. Likewise, the landscaping would flourish with a little extra love; there's already established plantings front and back, and regular watering would bring the expansive lawns back to their lush best.
So close to Linear Park, and equally well-serviced by everyday essential services like shopping hubs, quality schooling, and public transport, investing in this pretty pocket of Adelaide would be a smart move and the beginning of a memorable new chapter in your family's story.
Features you'll love:
- Large 4-bed family home with multiple living areas, a big alfresco area & gardens with scope
- Carpeted lounge with picture windows beside a formal dining area defined by timber balustrade
- Slate floors in the updated kitchen & its adjacent combined family room/casual meals area
- Big WIP, crisp white cabinets, stone benches, tiled splashbacks, a semi-integrated dishwasher, gas cooker, statement rangehood, & wall oven
- Sliders from family room onto an L-shaped alfresco entertaining patio with crazy-paving
- Bay-windowed master with a WIR & a renovated ensuite with full-height tiling & a shower
- 3 more carpeted beds, 2 with BIRs in a wing that also houses a full bathroom (spa bath & tub) & a large laundry
- Scope to value-add with a refit of the original décor in the family bathroom & laundry
- Ducted AC throughout + a wall-heater in the lounge
- 6 camera security system connected to an in-house screen for monitoring
- Secure double garage with a rear roller, extra parks on the crazy-paved driveway
- Big, lawned yards front & back with dedicated garden beds & a shed
Location highlights:
- 10-minute walk to the Torrens via River Drive Reserve, 5 to Athelstone Footy Club
- A fast-5 cycle to award-winning Thorndon Park Reserve
- Easy drives to Athelstone Shopping Centre, ALDI on Gorge Road or Newton Central
- Zoned for Athelstone Primary (600m) & Charles Campbell College, or go private at St Ignatius
- 100m walk to buses into town via the O-Bahn, or drive in just over 20 minutes
Specifications:
CT / 5453/453
Council / Campbelltown
Zoning / GN
Built / 1988
Land / 842m2 (approx)
Frontage / 22.75m
Council Rates / $2,457.95pa
Emergency Services Levy / $128.75pa
SA Water / $244.55pq
Estimated rental assessment / $700 - $770 per week / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / Athelstone School, Paradise P.S, Thorndon Park P.S, Charles Campbell College, Dernancourt School
Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we cannot guarantee the information is accurate and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floor plans and size, building age and condition). Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal and financial advice. Should this property be scheduled for auction, the Vendor's Statement may be inspected at any Harris Real Estate office for 3 consecutive business days immediately preceding the auction and at the auction for 30 minutes before it starts. RLA | 226409
Listing description written by Clinton Nguyen, Harris Real Estate Kent Town — 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.