Cooks Hill at a glance
4,103
People
$1,830,000
Median sale
$672/wk
Median rent
1.91%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
NSW › Cooks Hill › Railway St
3
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
4
Car spaces
242 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
No recorded sale price for this property yet.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cooks Hill (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $7,226/m² of land (n=53). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Cooks Hill at a glance
4,103
People
$1,830,000
Median sale
$672/wk
Median rent
1.91%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 17 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
NSWPlanning 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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $672/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. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
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
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
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
UnknownNSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Area
Cooks Hill at a glance
4,103
People
$1,830,000
Median sale
$672/wk
Median rent
1.91%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Presence Real EstateAuction Location: On Location - 63 Railway Street, Cooks Hill NSW 2300
Architecturally designed, master built and just 14 years old, this tri-level head turner offers a contemporary living experience finished with quality and style just one block from Darby Street.
The clever floorplan is crowned by a top floor parents' retreat, while mid-level living and two bedrooms each open to spacious alfresco terraces front and rear. A lap pool is a real treat, fringed by towering bamboo and swaying palms ensuring a private spot for you to relax and unwind. Another feature destined to impress is the double garage on entry – a rarity in this neck of the woods – which opens to a versatile extra space with third bathroom, offering parking for an additional two cars, or a private disruption free area to work or workout from home.
An abundance of contemporary touches include a spacious Caesarstone kitchen appointed with Smeg appliances and offering plenty of cupboard and prep space, a discreet Euro laundry, ducted air-conditioning, and an outdoor shower.
Feature-packed and so close to the action, footsteps to fairy-lit Love Lane linking you with an array of boutiques, cafes, and new outdoor dining precinct, the lifestyle here is just fabulous.
Darby Street is home to some of Newcastle's best cafes and restaurants, Harris Farm for all your groceries, as well as Genesis gym and Cooks Hill Medical Centre. You can easily stroll to Civic Park for monthly markets, or the city's working harbour for a scenic foreshore walk and events at Honeysuckle precinct. And Bar Beach can be reached on foot in just 15 minutes for an invigorating surf or swim.
- Tri-level architectural residence completed c.2008 one block from famed Darby Street
- Secure entry into private courtyard, entrance foyer with polished concrete floors
- Ground floor offers versatile extra space with third bathroom behind double garage, can be used for extra parking, storage, home office, gym, teen retreat etc.
- Mid-level open plan living, dining and kitchen with timber floors, ducted a/c
- Street facing terrace with automatic weather and sun awning
- Private rear terrace with 6.6m lap pool, gas for BBQ, outdoor shower
- Caesarstone kitchen with Smeg electric hob, oven, integrated dishwasher
- Spa bathroom, and two robed bedrooms each open to terrace
- Top floor master bedroom with walk-in robe, twin shower, twin vanity ensuite
- 400m to Harris Farm Markets, Cooks Hill Medical Centre, Genesis Gym
Outgoings:
Council rates: $2,835 approx. per annum
Water Rates: $731 approx. per annum
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Listing description written by Craig Rosevear, Presence Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.