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QLD › Westbrook › Shoesmith Rd

68 Shoesmith Rd, Westbrook QLD 4350

House

$725,000

Last sold

17 Feb 2023

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

8

Car spaces

1,239 m²

Land

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $725,000 (17 Feb 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 1,239 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Westbrook (last 5 years) with land size: median $663/m² of land (n=134). 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

$725,000

17 Feb 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Westbrook (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $663/m² of land (n=134). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Westbrook at a glance

4,716

People

$1,000,000

Median sale

$573/wk

Median rent

2.98%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 27 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Westbrook report →

Vs Westbrook

-27.5%

Median sale

Suburb $1,000,000

+1.13 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.98%

Suburb median $1,000,000 from 27 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$725,00017 Feb 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted5 Jan 2023

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 $573/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

Westbrook in one glance

Westbrook at a glance

4,716

People

$1,000,000

Median sale

$573/wk

Median rent

2.98%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 27 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Westbrook report →

Keep researching

  • Why Westbrook? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Westbrook →
  • Other records on Shoesmith Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Colliers Toowoomba

Downs Designer Home In The Heart Of Westbrook With 8 Car Accommodation

Welcome to 68 Shoesmith Road, Westbrook. This home will appeal to growing families chasing that lifestyle change. Situated on a massive 1239m2 block, 6 x 12m shed plus a 6m x 3m extra height carport, allowing complete access for cars, boats or caravans plus a workshop. This home is everything you desire.

Award winning builder Downs Designer Homes has nailed the layout of this home, offering 4 large bedrooms all with built in robes, the master including a WIR and ensuite. Two living areas, a formal and casual. The kitchen is open plan and effortlessly flows into the main lounge and dining area. If that's not enough, step out to the most incredible entertainment area. Smartly appointed, you will fit the entire family.

The storage in this home will blow you away, along with a generous sized laundry.  Offering a 5KWH solar system (22 panels), there is no shortage of water with 60,000 ltrs of rainwater which is triple filtered and plumbed to the home and to the shed with the option to add a toilet and shower which is plumbed and council approved to the shed.

Read the full description

THE SHED...6 x 12m shed plus a 6m x 3m extra height carport, allowing complete access for cars, boats or caravans plus a workshop. Easy side access is also evident.

Features include:

• 4 large bedrooms

• 2 living areas

• Air conditioning

• 5KWH solar system (22 panels)

• Separate laundry plus loads of storage

• Master bedroom offers WIR & ensuite

• Heated spa

• Electric and gas cooking

• Carpet in all bedrooms and 1 lounge

• Block out, roll down blinds in the patio area

• Open plan kitchen, dining & living

• Tiles throughout

• 1239m2 block with side access

• 60,000L rainwater tanks

• 6x12 powered shed plus 6x3 extra high carport

• Built in 2007 by Downs Designer Homes

You are close to:

• 20 minutes to the Toowoomba CBD

• 5 Minutes to Drayton Shopping Center which offers Woolworths, cafes and medical center

Primary school state catchment: Bunker's Hill State School

High school state catchment: Harristown State High School

Accelerating Success. Contact Dominic Parker from Colliers Toowoomba for more information.

Listing description written by Dominic Parker, Colliers Toowoomba — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Living Areas: 2
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Outside Spa
  • Remote Garage
  • Reverse Cycle Aircon
  • Rumpus Room
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Solar Panels
  • Toilets: 2
  • Water Tank
  • Workshop
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