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VIC › Bunkers Hill › Finchs Rd

540 Finchs Rd, Bunkers Hill VIC 3352

House

$790,000

Last sold

15 Sept 2022

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

9

Car spaces

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $790,000 (15 Sept 2022).(Recorded sale)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned FARMING ZONE (FZ) under the ZN.(Vicmap Planning · 1 Sept 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactBUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY intersects 99.8% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 1 Sept 2026)
  • FactENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5 intersects 54.4% of this parcel.(Vicmap Planning · 1 Sept 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  2. 2ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5 affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.
  3. 3No 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

$790,000

15 Sept 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Bunkers Hill at a glance

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Median sale

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Median rent

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Suburb gross yield

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Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

ZN

Zone

FARMING ZONE

FZ

Jurisdiction

Ballarat

Ballarat, VIC

Official property report

The original government planning document for this property. Sign in to view or download the PDF. Districts facts are a separate GIS extract and may not include every statement in the report.

Planning overlays

  • environmentalDetected

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: Vicmap Planning
  • Dataset: PLAN_ZONE
  • Retrieved: 1 Sept 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 458118710

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

Detected — official

The official layer maps a bushfire risk zone on this parcel, intersecting about 99.8% of it (Vicmap Planning, retrieved 1 Sept 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

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$790,00015 Sept 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted30 Aug 2022

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

Capital growth

VIC

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned FARMING ZONE · FZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 60,792 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. Official parcel about 60,792 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.

What competition will it face?

Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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.

2 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned FARMING ZONE · FZ (ZN). Official parcel area about 60,792 m². Dual occupancy is not confirmed from the controls loaded for this lot. Two-lot subdivision is unknown without minimum lot size and frontage. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.

  • Nearby development pipeline

    Unknown

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Unknown

    No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.

  • Rental supply pressure

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Knownlow

    Official parcel about 60,792 m² — land size can look like optionality. What reduces it: BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OVERLAY - SCHEDULE 5. Pay house money or walk — do not pay site money until a planner confirms a pathway through this stack.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. 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

    No DA adapter returned applications 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

Bunkers Hill in one glance

Bunkers Hill at a glance

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Median sale

No data

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Bunkers Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why Bunkers Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Bunkers Hill →
  • Other records on Finchs Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Ballarat Real Estate

PRIVATELY LOCATED HOME WITH VARIED ALTERNATE LIVING OPTIONS IN SOUGHT AFTER LOCATION ON 15 ACRES

When looking for something a little bit different but you still require all the necessary modern day living requirements then we may just have the home you have been searching for. Feel like you are miles from anywhere and be welcomed by a documented 172 different species of birds, plus an abundance of local wildlife that may be viewed each day but in reality being only a short drive to the DTC and 10 minutes (approx) from Ballarat itself. The home boasts a significant main bedroom plus 2 more good sized and well positioned bedrooms, 2 bathrooms also positioned separately, one at the front and one at the rear could easily enable the home to be utilised with the potential for dual living accommodation, air bnb or small business with endless different options. Other important features include multiple living zones, study, dual outdoor areas and 2 car carport, under the home's roofline. This property consists of 15 acres(approx) of matured trees, multiple dams including island wetlands area plus separate open spaces for all varied uses and benefits. The property also has a significant 8 car colorbond garage which was constructed less than 2 years, has 3 roller doors and the addition of a carport to the right of the garage, which could also be used as an additional entertaining zone. Extras include fully concreted floors and sprinkler systems. There are several outbuildings also, a bird avery/greenhouse, chicken coup, 3 bay wood storage area and another larger timber shed that could be utilised as a workshop or as horse stables which are contained in an additional fenced section.

Further extras include

* 6.6kw solar panels

Read the full description

*4 x wood heaters

*Hydronic heating

*Ceiling fans

*2 x kitchens

*2 x 10,000 lire water tanks

*fire pump and equipment

*large scale worm farm

*split system cooling

*ample built-in storage

*established fruit trees

* Dual access points

* extensive worm farm eco system

*abundance of fire wood on the property

Be first to inspect this rare opportunity for something different.

JD2006

Listing description written by James Waterhouse, Ballarat Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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