Esperance at a glance
2,158
People
$750,000
Median sale
$494/wk
Median rent
3.43%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
$640,000
Last sold
16 Jan 2026
2
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
589 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
$640,000
16 Jan 2026 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Esperance (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $498/m² of land (n=58). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Esperance at a glance
2,158
People
$750,000
Median sale
$494/wk
Median rent
3.43%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Esperance
-14.7%
Median sale
Suburb $750,000
+0.58 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.43%
Suburb median $750,000 from 15 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
WAWA full cadastre is not free for commercial use. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 589 m² — that is not official geometry. 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 $494/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.
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
UnknownWA full cadastre is not free for commercial use. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 589 m² — that is not official geometry.
Nearby development pipeline
Area
Esperance at a glance
2,158
People
$750,000
Median sale
$494/wk
Median rent
3.43%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Nutrien Harcourts Esperance6 Layton Street comes into the market through exclusive selling agents Nutrien Harcourts.
The charming historical cottage enjoys an east facing aspect, soaking in the warm glow of the sunrise over the bay all year round.
The property is walking distance from the Bijou Theatre, Cinemas and Cafe strip with the potential to fully redevelop the land, along with incoming purchases, offers additional value for those seeking such an opportunity.
• Two bedroom and one bathroom home
• Easy Care Gardens
• The cottage holds a rich place in Esperance's history, with origins tracing back to the late 1800s
• Functional kitchen and wet areas
• Would be a fabulous first home purchase or investment property
EXISTING DWELLING
At the heart of this cottage is "Verona Villa" built by the Gibson Family in 1986. Original features include beautifully preserved Baltic Pine flooring, pine wall panelling & high ceilings.
The humble, intimate feel of the interior spaces provide a relaxing place to unwind.
The later additions are reminiscent of a '50's fibro beach shack with the vibrant teal exterior a key feature to the character of the home.
Reinventing the southern lean-to will return the home to it's early villa design, with any further renovations enhancing and honouring Verona Villa rather than diminishing or distracting from it's original form.
Priced at Offers from $599,000
For further information please contact Paul Thomason on 0429 110 700
Listing description written by Paul Thomason, Nutrien Harcourts Esperance — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby 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.