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55 Barter Cres, Forest Hill VIC 3131

House

$1,143,000

Last sold

24 July 2021

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

610 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,143,000 (24 July 2021).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 610 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Forest Hill (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,932/m² of land (n=41). 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

$1,143,000

24 July 2021 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Forest Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,932/m² of land (n=41). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Forest Hill at a glance

11,357

People

$950,000

Median sale

$577/wk

Median rent

3.16%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Forest Hill report →

Vs Forest Hill

+20.3%

Median sale

Suburb $950,000

-0.53 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.16%

Suburb median $950,000 from 5 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$1,143,00024 July 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted28 June 2021

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?

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

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $577/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. 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.

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

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

  • 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

Forest Hill in one glance

Forest Hill at a glance

11,357

People

$950,000

Median sale

$577/wk

Median rent

3.16%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 5 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Forest Hill report →

Keep researching

  • Why Forest Hill? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Forest Hill →
  • Other records on Barter Cres →

Listing material

Listed by Barry Plant Manningham

Endless possibilities!

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Read the full description

Whether you’re a keen investor, looking to redevelop, or are just searching for a heartwarming and captivating single level abode in a peaceful pocket so close to Forest Hill Chase, this inviting 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom corner home hits all the right notes.

The corner position and 610 sqm (approx.) land size open this home up to redevelopment, where eager families will love turning the property into the bespoke and luxurious residence of their dreams (STCA). There is also the potential to subdivide and build 2 townhouses (also STCA), or you can renovate or live in the home as is! The property is currently tenanted on a month to month basis.

Make the most of a generous family room, sizeable casual meals which feeds into the modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, all bedrooms with BIRs including the master bedroom with private ensuite, retro bathroom with separate toilet, patio and garden space, and a double garage.

So close to Bob Saker Oval, Mahoneys Reserve, Burwood One Shopping Centre, Blackburn South Shopping Centre, Emmaus College, Forest Hill College Burwood Heights Primary School, Blackburn Lake Sanctuary, buses, and Nunawading Station.

***PhilipWebb Real Estate Coronavirus Update***

The health of our valued clients and staff is our highest priority.

In accordance with State Government guidelines, open for inspections are currently not permitted.

During this time, we encourage you to contact the listing agent with your details to register your interest.

We’re all in this together and we thank you for your understanding.

Listing description written by Declan Treacey, Barry Plant Manningham — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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