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628 Watchman Exchange Rd, Balaklava SA 5461

House

5

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

5

Car spaces

50,000 m²

Land

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What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • FactLand 50,000 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Balaklava (last 5 years) with land size: median $313/m² of land (n=38). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Balaklava (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $313/m² of land (n=38). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Balaklava at a glance

2,130

People

$400,000

Median sale

$402/wk

Median rent

5.23%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Balaklava report →

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.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown1 July 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted18 Sept 2023

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

Capital growth

SA

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 $402/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

Balaklava in one glance

Balaklava at a glance

2,130

People

$400,000

Median sale

$402/wk

Median rent

5.23%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Balaklava report →

Keep researching

  • Why Balaklava? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Balaklava →
  • Other records on Watchman Exchange Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Clare Valley

Picturesque Country Homestead!

Whilst people dream of rural living in a character homestead, surrounded by luxurious gardens and a rural outlook, here is your chance! From the entrance and up to the stone home you will feel the sense of peaceful serenity. Recent extensive renovations show for quality finishes combined with modern styling is truly jaw dropping and worth appreciating in person.

Let us welcome you to 628 Watchman Exchange Road! Entering at the front of the home, you will be greeted by polished Jarrah floor boards flowing though the hallway wrapping around to the living space, matching with the skirtings and door frames. The high ceilings are a key feature in this home, highlighted by decorative cornices throughout. Comprising of four bedrooms under the main roof, all warmed by a neutral tone carpet underfoot, fan-away retractable ceiling fans plus three having mirrored built-in wardrobes. Each bedroom has a TV point and lighting in the wardrobes.

A luxurious kitchen set for an avid cook, provides you with jarrah cabinets whilst lighted by floating floors and the white bench top. It has it all, starting at your industrial size oven with a gas cooktop, double fridge space, double sink and a dishwasher. Completing the room with a corner pantry, island bench for extra bench space and plenty of dining space for a family. The modern bathroom offers natural tones, matched well with the outside laundry with an extra toilet.

Read the full description

Coming off the main home is an entertainment area, suitable for all year round and concrete floor, with ceiling fans and summer/winter blinds to enjoy your surrounds. A further private bedroom, is perfect for visitors!

Great freedom for children, motorbike riding, a great new lifestyle out of the city hustle and bustle

Further Features include:

• The home is connected to both mains and rain water. Holding approximately 98,000 litres of rainwater.

• Enviro cycle septic system.

• 6.5KW solar system and security cameras

• Extensive shedding on the property includes a wide range varying from original stone barns to steel framed ion sheds. Purposes includes chook sheds, vehicle storage, a large concreted and powered workshop, a raised storage shed and high clearance machinery shedding.

• Two stand shearing shed with established yards.

• Set across approximately 12.75 acres with over 600 native trees

Formally known as Yanyarrie, offering plenty of desirable features. Spacious throughout the home, plus spread yourself across 12 acres on flat land. A fantastic opportunity to have a family home that can be lovingly passed down to future generations. Just a short 12 minutes' drive to Balaklava.

Contact either Lauren or Mark for a private inspection.

$779,500

Mark O'Meagher 0424 156 780

Lauren Ferme 0466 072 288

Disclaimer: Care is taken to verify the correctness of all details used in this advertisement. However no warranty is given as to the correctness of information supplied and neither the owners nor their agent can accept responsibility for error.

Listing description written by Mark O'Meagher, Ray White Clare Valley — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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