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65 Lowry St, Rochester VIC 3561

House

$610,000

Last sold

17 Jan 2025

5

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

1,555 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 $610,000 (17 Jan 2025).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,555 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Rochester (last 5 years) with land size: median $469/m² of land (n=23). 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

$610,000

17 Jan 2025 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Rochester (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $469/m² of land (n=23). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Rochester at a glance

2,840

People

$455,000

Median sale

$398/wk

Median rent

4.55%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Rochester report →

Vs Rochester

+34.1%

Median sale

Suburb $455,000

-1.16 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 4.55%

Suburb median $455,000 from 11 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.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$610,00017 Jan 2025
  2. Sold$610,00017 Jan 2025
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted31 Oct 2024
  4. Listedprice unknowncompleted1 Jan 2001

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

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $398/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

Rochester in one glance

Rochester at a glance

2,840

People

$455,000

Median sale

$398/wk

Median rent

4.55%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 11 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Rochester report →

Keep researching

  • Why Rochester? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Rochester →
  • Other records on Lowry St →

Listing material

Listed by DCK Real Estate

Luxurious Family Home Built for Entertaining

This stunning light filled 5-bedroom, 2-bathroom home, is truly outstanding and is surrounded by beautiful gardens and lush lawns. This immaculate property seamlessly blends style, comfort, and modern living, guaranteeing a perfect balance of tranquility and elegance. Remarkably, it has always stayed dry and completely unaffected inside during any flood event.

Upon entry the light filled formal lounge offers a warm and inviting atmosphere for cozy evenings, complete with a bricked surround gas log fire, a reverse cycle split system, a ceiling fan, and vertical blinds.

The heart of the home is the kitchen and dining area showcasing stunning Tasmanian blackwood cabinetry and timber-look plank flooring. This space is complete with a dishwasher, gas cooktop, and wall oven, seamlessly flowing into a generous decked outdoor/indoor entertaining area. Ideal for gatherings in any weather, this versatile space features ceiling fans, café blinds, and a glass enclosure on the south side.

Read the full description

The modern family bathroom boasts timber-look floor and wall tiles, a stylish vanity, a bath with a shower overhead, and the added luxury of a heated towel rail. Each bedroom is thoughtfully designed, equipped with built-in robes, ceiling fans, quality carpeting, and vertical blinds. Two bedrooms are further enhanced with reverse cycle split systems for year-round comfort. The master bedroom, currently utilized as a lounge, features an ensuite with a spacious shower, vanity, and a separate toilet.

Additional features include a well-equipped laundry with plenty of storage and a skylight, as well as a separate toilet that leads outside. You'll love the extra option of an undercover paved area, perfect for relaxing and taking in the beautiful scenery. Both the front and back lawns are meticulously landscaped, showcasing neat garden edging and pebble paths lined with stepping stones.

If you're in need of extra storage, a spacious 12 x 6m shed with a concrete floor and power is available, accommodating two cars and serving as a workshop. Plus, the property features solar panels for enhanced energy efficiency. Nestled on a generous 1550m² block, you'll enjoy plenty of space and privacy. Experience the tranquility and comfort of this beautiful, elegant home.

Call now to arrange a viewing!

Listing description written by Marc Cox, DCK Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Dishwasher
  • Ensuites: 1
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