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68 Barker Ave, South Plympton SA 5038

House

$986,000

Last sold

24 Mar 2024

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

675.74 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $986,000 (24 Mar 2024).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 676 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in South Plympton (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,049/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

$986,000

24 Mar 2024 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in South Plympton (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,049/m² of land (n=97). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

South Plympton at a glance

4,879

People

$1,100,000

Median sale

$578/wk

Median rent

2.73%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full South Plympton report →

Vs South Plympton

-10.4%

Median sale

Suburb $1,100,000

+0.32 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.73%

Suburb median $1,100,000 from 39 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$986,00024 Mar 2024
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted27 Feb 2024

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 $578/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

South Plympton in one glance

South Plympton at a glance

4,879

People

$1,100,000

Median sale

$578/wk

Median rent

2.73%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 39 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full South Plympton report →

Keep researching

  • Why South Plympton? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in South Plympton →
  • Other records on Barker Ave →

Listing material

Listed by Bronlea Real Estate

ANOTHER ONE SOLD AT AUCTION by Bronwyn Drabsch

Centrally located between the city and the sea, this 1949 built home offers plenty of options for the investor, developer or the extended family looking for dual-living.

The home is currently let until May 2024 and offers a separate north facing lounge room with gas heating, three bedrooms, separate kitchen with gas cooking, ample cupboards and bench space plus a large family room at the rear. The family room opens out to the outdoor entertaining area and the large backyard. There is a secure garage plus off-street parking for additional vehicles. The home also features ducted evaporative cooling throughout.

A second driveway leads to the self-contained unit which features a huge bedroom, spacious living area, updated kitchen and updated bathroom with washing machine provision. The unit has been recently painted throughout with new carpets in the bedroom and living area making this 'move in ready'. This also has undercover parking for one car plus off-street parking for extra vehicles. Additional features include a reverse-cycle air-conditioner, handy storage space for the barbecue, bikes etc plus the unit has separate power, phone, NBN connection and hot water service.

Read the full description

There are plenty of options here. Ideal if you are looking to live in the house and rent out the unit (or vice versa), perhaps looking for somewhere for multiple generations to live together but still have independence. Lots of choices here, limited only by your imagination.

Situated on a north-facing block of approximately 675m2 with a frontage of 18.59m, zoned General Neighbourhood in the City of Marion, there is also potential here to subdivide (subject to all necessary consents).

Located only a short walk to transport (both bus and tram) and close to great public and private schools (including Emmaus College which is within walking distance). You are also close to a selection of great local shopping centres and within easy access to Flinders University and Medical Centre, the airport, the city and the beach. This certainly is convenient!

RATES AND FEES:

Council rates: $2,475.38 per annum

SA Water - water rates: $74.20 per quarter

SA Water - sewer rates: $125.87 per quarter

Emergency Services Levy: $173.95 per annum

OTHER INFORMATION:

Council: City of Marion

Zoning: General Neighbourhood

Year Built: House 1949 / Unit 1993

Land size: 675.74m2

PLEASE NOTE:

This property is being auctioned with no price in line with current real estate legislation. To assist you with your research on the property's market value we can provide you with the recent sales for homes in the area. Please contact the agent and we can forward these to you.

The vendor's statement can be provided to you via email or can be viewed at the agent's office in the three days preceding the auction (please contact the agent to arrange a time to view the document). The vendor statement will also be available for viewing at the property on auction day for 30 minutes before the auction begins.

Whilst we try our absolute best to obtain the correct information for this advertisement, the accuracy of this information cannot be guaranteed, and all interested parties should view the property and seek their own independent advice.

RLA309601

Listing description written by Bronwyn Drabsch, Bronlea Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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