Hove at a glance
3,929
People
$1,440,000
Median sale
$618/wk
Median rent
2.23%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Hove › Illawarra Ave
$1,155,000
Last sold
3 Sept 2025
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
641 m²
Land
Districts View
No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.
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
$1,155,000
3 Sept 2025 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Hove (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,500/m² of land (n=53). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Hove at a glance
3,929
People
$1,440,000
Median sale
$618/wk
Median rent
2.23%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Hove
-19.8%
Median sale
Suburb $1,440,000
+0.55 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.23%
Suburb median $1,440,000 from 7 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
SAPlanning 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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $618/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. 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.
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. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
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
Hove at a glance
3,929
People
$1,440,000
Median sale
$618/wk
Median rent
2.23%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Harris Real Estate BlackwoodSet on 641sqm east-west parcel in one of the metro coast's most quietly connected pockets, 56 Illawarra Avenue offers the perfect blend of comfort, character, and scope to go in any direction you choose.
A C1958 classic that shows its age in all the best ways, solid double brick bones, high ceilings, picture windows, and a flexible family footprint create a home built to last.
Living zones stretch from a bay-windowed lounge that captures the afternoon sun, to a dedicated dining zone and an open-plan kitchen that keeps conversation at the centre.
Two generous bedrooms are ready to grow with you, serviced by a deco-style family bathroom that balances function with vintage appeal.
Outdoors, the possibilities only increase. A semi-enclosed veranda is primed for all-weather entertaining, a vast powered workshop is ready for projects big and small, and a separate rumpus room brims with versatility for your games retreat, creative studio, or even multi-generational living.
Established gardens provide plenty of room to play or potter and showcase the full scale of the allotment simultaneously. Whether it sparks the inspiration to extend, renovate, or completely reimagine (STCC), the options are endless.
Less than 2km from Brighton's sands, weekends write themselves, whether you swap the car for walking shoes or bikes and head to the esplanade, jump on the tram and head into the city, or work your way through Jetty Road's café culture. Zoned for Brighton Primary and Secondary, close to Sacred Heart College and St Peter's Woodlands, with an easy 20-minute drive to the CBD, every school run and commute is streamlined.
Whether it's your first step, forever home, or the next addition to your portfolio, 56 Illawarra Avenue is ready when you are.
More to love:
• Secure single carport and additional off-street parking
• Split system air conditioning to dining and to the rumpus
• Wall heater to living
• 2.7m ceilings
• Timber-look floating floors and plush carpets
• Separate laundry
• Rainwater tank
• Instant gas hot water service
• NBN ready
Specifications:
CT / 5245/600
Council / Holdfast Bay
Zoning / GN
Built / 1958
Land / 641m2 (approx.)
Frontage / 18.29m
Council Rates / $1,573.05pa
Emergency Services Levy / $61.20 pa
SA Water / $131.60pq
Estimated rental assessment / $520 to $550 per week/ Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / Brighton P.S, Paringa Park P.S, Warradale P.S, Darlington P.S, Glenelg P.S, Brighton Secondary School, Seaview H.S
Disclaimer: All information provided has been obtained from sources we believe to be accurate, however, we cannot guarantee the information is accurate and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions (including but not limited to a property's land size, floor plans and size, building age and condition). Interested parties should make their own enquiries and obtain their own legal and financial advice. Should this property be scheduled for auction, the Vendor's Statement may be inspected at any Harris Real Estate office for 3 consecutive business days immediately preceding the auction and at the auction for 30 minutes before it starts. RLA | 343664
Listing description written by Anton Vizzari, Harris Real Estate Blackwood — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.