Dodges Ferry at a glance
2,690
People
$595,000
Median sale
$502/wk
Median rent
4.39%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
TAS › Dodges Ferry › Old Forcett Rd
$675,000
Last sold
4 Dec 2020
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
10
Car spaces
5,258 m²
Land
217 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
$675,000
4 Dec 2020 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Dodges Ferry (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $768/m² of land (n=98). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Dodges Ferry at a glance
2,690
People
$595,000
Median sale
$502/wk
Median rent
4.39%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Dodges Ferry
+13.4%
Median sale
Suburb $595,000
-0.52 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 4.39%
Suburb median $595,000 from 18 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
TASPlanning 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 for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $502/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 for this property. 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
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
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.
Area
Dodges Ferry at a glance
2,690
People
$595,000
Median sale
$502/wk
Median rent
4.39%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 18 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Elders Real Estate HobartTake your holidays at home at 542 Old Forcett Road in the dress circle of the coastal Dodges Ferry suburb, just 20 minutes travel from Hobart airport and 10 minutes from the bustling regional South Eastern hub of Sorell, to the east of Hobart.
On a generous, level access 1.3 acre holding with water views, 542 Old Forcett Road has it all for a family seeking an immaculate 4 bed, 2 bathroom brick home with productive and scenic established gardens, several out buildings including workshops and a summer house for entertaining - with the added plus of only a 2 minute walk to Okines Beach' on the shores of Tiger Bay, adjacent to the Dodges Ferry Primary School grounds.
The 217sqm residence is built on 2 levels with kitchen/dining opening to a sun deck as does the master bedroom, all including the lounge room enjoying sunny, elevated water views from upstairs. Bathrooms on both levels are complimented by a second lounge or home theatre downstairs plus a rumpus room, office or home library on the ground level. Guests enter the home under cover of a car port garage which is another excellent addition for entertaining, out doors or in.
The total area of outbuildings at 202sqm includes garage workshop facilities, a Summer House/ BBQ area and a shade house. The workshop and garage buildings could accommodate a home business with storage room and an office, with ample OSP for clients to park. The impressive gardens including raised beds enjoy a stable water supply from a spring fed dam on the grounds and feature an orchard of apples, pears, greengages, apricots and cherries plus blackcurrants, raspberries and gooseberries.
The climate is temperate with mild Winters at the seaside - a slow burning wood combustion heater keeps the home cosy in the cooler months and breezeways throughout ensure a comfortable Summer. Medical services, quality schooling, supermarkets and hardware store supplies are all within easy reach of this location.
Between Dodges Ferry and Carlton surf beach - this Southern Beaches' precinct opening the Southern Ocean is an increasingly popular choice for retirees and young families alike, seeking the range of boating access and lifestyle options which usually require a second home on the coast somewhere else, to achieve.
Listing description written by Jim Playsted, Elders Real Estate Hobart — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.