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SA › Lower Mitcham › Wattlebury Rd

53 Wattlebury Rd, Lower Mitcham SA 5062

House

$1,260,000

Last sold

27 Nov 2019

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

940 m²

Land

228 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,260,000 (27 Nov 2019).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationLand 940 m² against a 228 m² dwelling — the land is most of what is being bought.(Districts calculation)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Lower Mitcham (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,156/m² of land (n=45). 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

$1,260,000

27 Nov 2019 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Lower Mitcham (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,156/m² of land (n=45). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Lower Mitcham at a glance

2,196

People

$1,587,500

Median sale

$604/wk

Median rent

1.98%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Lower Mitcham report →

Vs Lower Mitcham

-20.6%

Median sale

Suburb $1,587,500

+0.51 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 1.98%

Suburb median $1,587,500 from 10 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$1,260,00027 Nov 2019
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted14 Nov 2019

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

SA

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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $604/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. 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.

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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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

    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

Lower Mitcham in one glance

Lower Mitcham at a glance

2,196

People

$1,587,500

Median sale

$604/wk

Median rent

1.98%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 10 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Lower Mitcham report →

Keep researching

  • Why Lower Mitcham? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Lower Mitcham →
  • Other records on Wattlebury Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Toop & Toop Norwood

Classic return villa - It doesn't get better that this...

Auction Location: On site.

1915 Villa, 940 square meter in this magic “on trend” location. It's a short walk to Mitcham Square/Train station. Only 13 mins into the city by train with Adelaide's best schools just walking distance.

Gourmet kitchen, solid granite bench-tops in typical Pauline Hurren class, with outlook over your magic rear gardens. Casual living/family area also overlooks rear patio and garden. Inside outside entertaining with private tranquil leafy grounds including elevated garden allowing natural light to flow in with gorgeous garden views.

Read the full description

Master bedroom is clearly master, amazing...it provides privacy, comfort with en suite and robes. The bedrooms are generous in size with built ins in two of them. The spectacular main bathroom has a luxurious bath.

Yes you can swing a cat in this laundry even with all the built in cupboards.

Bonus. Running an electricity business selling your solar back into the grid on a transferable contract....it is amazing and better than anything I've seen, I've seen the power bills and the credits. Amazing

A stunning villa, rich in history, located in this tightly held Lower Mitcham precinct boasting just 5 owners over its 100 years yet with all the hi tech luxury goodies.

In summary, expect too see a manicured garden, 3 car carport, architectural premium extensions, magnificent quality kitchen, elevated vegetable garden, renovated everything, and awesome location. It's a traditional villa nestled into private grounds.

WHAT WE LOVE:

- Comfort plus... Gas heating, Ducted reverse cycle air conditioning

- Solar panels has 52 cent feed in tariff (more than 10 years to go)

- Just 5 owners in its 100 year history

- Broadband NBN installed of course

- Elevated veggie garden

- Extraordinary quality like your Miele appliances

- Extensions by renown Architect Pauline Hurren

- Security alarm

- Automatic watering system

- Beautiful 3.5 meter ceilings

Listing description written by Anthony Toop, Toop & Toop Norwood — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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