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QLD › Railway Estate › Robertson St

60 Robertson St, Railway Estate QLD 4810

House

$706,000

Last sold

17 Feb 2022

4

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

5

Car spaces

809 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 $706,000 (17 Feb 2022).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 809 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Railway Estate (last 5 years) with land size: median $958/m² of land (n=97). 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

$706,000

17 Feb 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Railway Estate (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $958/m² of land (n=97). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Railway Estate at a glance

3,034

People

$650,000

Median sale

$502/wk

Median rent

4.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 52 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Railway Estate report →

Vs Railway Estate

+8.6%

Median sale

Suburb $650,000

-0.32 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.02%

Suburb median $650,000 from 52 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$706,00017 Feb 2022
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted10 Jan 2022

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 $502/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

Railway Estate in one glance

Railway Estate at a glance

3,034

People

$650,000

Median sale

$502/wk

Median rent

4.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 52 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Railway Estate report →

Keep researching

  • Why Railway Estate? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Railway Estate →
  • Other records on Robertson St →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Townsville

SOLD by Giovanni Spinella

If home is where the heart is, then you cannot pass up the opportunity to experience the history, emotion and elegance that makes up 60 Robertson Street in Railway Estate. The original dwelling-built pre-dating 1938, this immaculately presented period Queenslander has truly stood the test of time, standing proudly facing the street with its picket fence and essence of tropical greenery. Ascend the stairs and be welcomed to a covered and screened, wooden deck displaying traditional architectural features like stained glass casement windows and panelled exterior walls.

Lovingly updated by previous owners in the years past, this home has been given a new lease on life and is now the PERFECT family home, built-in underneath to provide an entire, fully contained, and modern lower floor complete with full kitchenette, two generously sized bedrooms with built-in robes, a large bathroom with walk-in shower and bathtub, an internal laundry as well as single space garage or storage room with a roller door, AND a huge living space, all tiled for low maintenance.

Proceeding up the newly installed internal staircase, you find yourself on the upper level of the home. Crisp tones on the panelled walls and plantation shutters allow plenty of natural light. The kitchen is a chef's spectacle with plenty of storage and bench space, as well as a wall-mounted electric oven, gas cooktop and a dishwasher. Through the lounge with timber floorboards, is the larger-than-life family bathroom with a huge shower over bath configuration, WC, and vanity. Down the hallway are another two bedrooms with soaring ceilings; the main bedroom with a charming window seat, brand new ensuite and WIR.

Read the full description

The benefits and wonders of North Queensland outdoor lifestyle are prevalent in this home with a massive, all-weather, undercover entertainment deck, allowing you to relax and enjoy the afternoon breeze (glass of wine in hand) and overlook the stunning backyard, no matter what the weather presents! The backyard is expansive and substantial in every way. A huge tree with wooden children's fort creates the most magical play space, whilst there is plenty of grassed area and gardens to appease the furry members of the family. The highlight of this incredible home is the MASSIVE 7.5x9m, single phase powered shed with roller door for the car enthusiast! Lifestyle options are endless with an additional concrete slab and shade sail to the side of the house to fit both the boat and the caravan.

Whether you're a large family looking for a split-level home, a keen tinkerer hoping for a dream shed, or an enthusiastic boatie looking for a home close to the South Townsville boat ramp, this home has something for absolutely everyone. In a location that is simply hard to beat, only a couple of minutes' drive to the Townsville CBD, trendy restaurant strip on Palmer, Reid Park Raceway, Country Bank Stadium, and great schools, you are close to all major amenities without having to go far. Enjoy all this beautiful city has to offer where words and pictures cannot do this property justice. Jump in the car and come to one of our open homes or pick up the phone and call us to get more information on how to EXPLORE this one-of-a-kind, not-to-be-missed opportunities, TODAY!

*Note: This property is being sold by Auction and in Queensland we cannot provide price guides for an auction property. This is because we cannot know how high the bidding will go. A property may appear on a listing website when you search by price. This is only for the purposes of the web search and is not designed as a price guide.

Listing description written by Giovanni Spinella, Ray White Townsville — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ensuites: 1
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Rumpus Room
  • Secure Parking
  • Toilets: 3
  • Workshop

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