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NSW › Newcastle West › Hunter St

539 Hunter St, Newcastle West NSW 2302

House

$1,125,000

Last sold

1 Aug 2022

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

242 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,125,000 (1 Aug 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 242 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Newcastle West (last 5 years) with land size: median $4,134/m² of land (n=3). 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

$1,125,000

1 Aug 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Newcastle West (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $4,134/m² of land (n=3). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Newcastle West at a glance

1,870

People

No data

Median sale

$717/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Newcastle West report →

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$1,125,0001 Aug 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted12 May 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 $717/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

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

Newcastle West in one glance

Newcastle West at a glance

1,870

People

No data

Median sale

$717/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Newcastle West report →

Keep researching

  • Why Newcastle West? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Newcastle West →
  • Other records on Hunter St →

Listing material

Listed by Presence Real Estate

Unique Investment with Huge Potential

Own a part of Newcastle's history with this rare and unique opportunity, bring along your dreams and ideas because this place is full of potential! First up we have the ground floor which has been many things over the years including a Chinese herbalist and until 2013 the Shopfront Gallery, a contemporary artist-run space. Currently being used as an artists' space, the large main room, separate office with courtyard access, and galley kitchenette space are sure to ignite the imagination. The enclosed private courtyard could be turned into a lovely alfresco dining space or an outdoor workshop for your top-secret projects. On this level is also a toilet and outdoor shower room. Glimpses of the original wood floors, understairs cubby, and large window displays are sure to help you come up with some amazing ideas to restore this grand building to its former glory.

With private on-street access, 539A is located overtop the shop at the top of a large flight of stairs. Upon entering the apartment your breath is taken away by the extremely high ceilings and generous spaces. Two bedrooms overlook Hunter Street, a single bedroom, and a king-sized bedroom with a reverse cycle, both with wardrobes. The master suite is located at the back and has a wardrobe and ensuite. A large lounge room is given life and light through a skylight and flows around to the kitchen and dining space. The kitchen offers plenty of storage and bench space and looks out onto a small back verandah, with the main bathroom and laundry combo completing the property. With large windows through, this apartment is full of natural light and character.

Hunter Street has long been one of the main arteries of the city's life and is currently in the process of coming back to life after the closing of the train lines and the installation of the light rail. This property is sure to go quickly as it is located close to everything you could need from grocery shops, clothing shops, entertainment, events, Honeysuckle, and all of Newcastle's wonderful beaches. If you're looking for the ultimate lifestyle opportunity - to live above your business - this is the property for you!

Read the full description

* 2 units - storefront and upstairs 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment

* Unlimited potential for the right person

* Stunning brick facade

* 500m to Marketown Shopping Centre

* 2.6km to Nobbys Beach, 2.2km to Newcastle Beach, 1.8km to Newcastle Memorial Walk, 2km to Bar Beach

* 1.5km to CBD, 542m to Civic Station, 2.3km to James Fletcher Hospital

To find out more about this property contact Ryan Houston and Gabrielle Coleman on 02 4926 0600

Outgoings:

Water Rates: $1,138.77 per annum approx.*

Council Rates: $6,956.00 per annum approx.*

***Health & Safety Measures are in Place for Open Homes & All Private Inspections

***All inspection attendees will have to answer a health and safety survey to qualify for the inspection of the property

Disclaimer:

All information contained herein is gathered from sources we deem reliable. However, we cannot guarantee its accuracy and act as a messenger only in passing on the details. Interested parties should rely on their own enquiries. Some of our properties are marketed from time to time without price guide at the vendors request. This website may have filtered the property into a price bracket for website functionality purposes. Any personal information given to us during the course of the campaign will be kept on our database for follow up and to market other services and opportunities unless instructed in writing.

Listing description written by Ryan Houston, Presence Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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