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QLD › Carina › Merle St

56 Merle St, Carina QLD 4152

House

$1,475,000

Last sold

7 May 2025

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

602 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 $1,475,000 (7 May 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 602 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Carina (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,269/m² of land (n=63). 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

$1,475,000

7 May 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Carina (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,269/m² of land (n=63). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Carina at a glance

12,752

People

$1,450,000

Median sale

$700/wk

Median rent

2.51%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 57 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Carina report →

Vs Carina

+1.7%

Median sale

Suburb $1,450,000

-0.04 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.51%

Suburb median $1,450,000 from 57 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.

For more information on this property, visit Queensland Globe↗.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$1,475,0007 May 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Apr 2025

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

Capital growth

QLD

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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $700/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. 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.

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

    Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.

  • 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

Carina in one glance

Carina at a glance

12,752

People

$1,450,000

Median sale

$700/wk

Median rent

2.51%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 57 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Carina report →

Keep researching

  • Why Carina? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Carina →
  • Other records on Merle St →

Listing material

Listed by Remy's Real Estate

Brisbane Bliss in this Family Home with a Tropical Poolside Oasis

Embracing a leisurely lifestyle and tropical tranquillity, this four-bedroom family home rests on 602sqm only footsteps from Mayfield State School, bus stops and Kenrose Street shops.

Designed across a spacious single level with open interiors, seamless indoor-outdoor flow, and room to roam, relax and entertain, the house makes the most of blissful Brisbane living.

Shining sunlight and leafy outlooks wash over the inviting living space, which sees a lounge and dining area with timber floors and air-conditioning extend into the large kitchen featuring generous benchtops, a breakfast bar and stainless steel appliances.

Read the full description

Inviting endless enjoyment outdoors, undercover decks at the front and rear form peaceful, private retreats for BBQs, family dinners and entertaining friends. The scenic alfresco space continues across the backyard, where tropical palm trees and a swimming pool create a lagoon-style oasis. Featuring a shallow wading step for young children to splash around and open-air decks surrounding the serene water, you can spend days swimming, lounging, sipping drinks and hosting winter firepits in the ambient sunshine.

Four bedrooms form a functional floor plan serviced by two modern bathrooms with floor-to-ceiling tiles and rainfall showers. The master bedroom features a walk-in robe and ensuite, and the main bathroom includes a shower-over-bath. There is secure parking in the lock-up garage and additional parking on the large driveway.

Residing at an exceptional address, families will love the walkability and access to amenities. Mayfield State School is only 300m from your door, and children can stroll 1.4km to St Martin's Primary and San Sisto College. Walk 300m to the bakery, restaurants, and shops on Kenrose Street and enjoy the convenience of Westfield Carindale, which is 2.3km away. Close to city bus stops, moments from the Gateway Motorway and just 9km from the CBD, this location ensures easy morning commutes and quick trips to the airport and coast.

Council rates: $626 per quarter.

Highlights include:

- Low-set family home offering peaceful living on 602sqm

- Open living and dining area and a spacious kitchen

- Stainless steel appliances, including a gas stove and dishwasher

- Undercover front and rear decks, sunlit poolside decks

- Lagoon-style swimming pool, palm trees, grassed yard

- 4 bedrooms, 2 modern bathrooms, internal laundry

- Master suite featuring a walk-in robe and ensuite

- Secure 1-car garage parking and driveway parking

- Air-conditioning, ceiling fans, solar panel system

- 300m from Mayfield State School and Kenrose shops

Contact Remy Durieux on 0406 486 635 for more information.

Listing description written by Remy Durieux, Remy's Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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