Melba at a glance
3,426
People
$880,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
2.36%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
ACT › Melba › Saville Cl
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Car spaces
890 m²
Land
180 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
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Melba (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,139/m² of land (n=13). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Melba at a glance
3,426
People
$880,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
2.36%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
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
ACTPlanning 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 $400/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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
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
Melba at a glance
3,426
People
$880,000
Median sale
$400/wk
Median rent
2.36%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Ray White CanberraLocated in a quiet street in the heights of Melba is where you will find this large single level home that is ready and waiting for it's new owner to arrive. With light filled living spaces, a flexible family friendly floor plan, this 4 bedroom residence, plus study, ticks all the boxes.
The well lit living room greets you at the entrance of the home and overlooks a private enclosed courtyard and pergola, creating a lovely space for relaxing, entertaining or children to play.
In the heart of the home lies the family room and kitchen with an abundance of storage, an open plan family and meals area which flows out to the large deck positioned perfectly to soak up the views of Telstra Tower and beyond.
Internally the home offers master bedroom with built in robes and ensuite, 3 bedrooms with built in robes all serviced by the main bathroom with separate toilet and to top it off enough storage throughout the property for everything you own and more.
Year round comfort is ensured with hydronic heating to keep you warm throughout Canberra's icy winter and evaporative cooling for summer.
Outdoors provides a workshop/utility shed for the handyman (or lady) and established landscaped gardens in the backyard with space for kids to play and pets to roam.
This property is one that has everything and we encourage you to come and see it for yourself!.
Features:
Main bedroom with built in robe and ensuite
3 bedrooms, 2 with built in robes
Main bathroom with separate toilet
Separate study
Kitchen, dining and family overlooking back deck and yard
Updated kitchen with gas cooking, electric oven, rangehood and dishwasher and loads of storage
Large laundry with extra storage
Hydronic heating
Ducted evaporative cooling
Instantaneous hot water
Security system
Solar power
Paved front courtyard with easy care garden
Garden watering system
Enclosed double carport with roller doors
Workshop/Utilities room
Views of Belconnen and Black Mountain
Close to local schools and sporting fields
Stats:
Build: 1975
Block: 890m2
Living: 179.54m2
Garage: 36.97m2
Total: 216.51m2
EER: 2.0
UV: $361,000
Rates: $2,369 pa
Land Tax: $3,448 pa
Listing description written by Jake Battenally, Ray White Canberra — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.