Rapid Creek at a glance
3,564
People
$1,118,000
Median sale
$350/wk
Median rent
1.63%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
NT › Rapid Creek › Vaughton Pl
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
4
Car spaces
1,011 m²
Land
Districts View
View not ready — official layers are still retrieving for this property. Official planning layers still retrieving. Flood / bushfire / heritage not yet retrieved. No recorded sale price for this property. Districts does not score a property it cannot yet see.
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.
Rapid Creek at a glance
3,564
People
$1,118,000
Median sale
$350/wk
Median rent
1.63%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 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
NTNT bulk cadastre is not an open commercial product. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 1,011 m² — that is not official geometry. 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $350/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. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. 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. Net yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
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
UnknownNT bulk cadastre is not an open commercial product. Lot optionality cannot be computed from official geometry. Listed land size is 1,011 m² — that is not official geometry.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
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
UnknownStatutory land value is not available as free bulk data in this jurisdiction. Do not fake it with a suburb median.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNet yield / holding costs are not estimated outside NSW without inventing land tax.
Area
Rapid Creek at a glance
3,564
People
$1,118,000
Median sale
$350/wk
Median rent
1.63%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 8 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Real Estate CentralWhere? Rapid Creek. One of Darwin’s most desired suburbs. Close to what everyone wants. Schools, beaches, community. Ticks all the boxes
The Home:
Year Built: Originally built in 1962, rebuilt in 1979. Somewhat old school Darwin.
Area Under Title: 1011 square metres. Larger than normal, good size. Room for kids and stuff.
Rental? Around the $850 - $900 value. Will rent quickly if that’s your thing.
Elevated home that is surrounded by extensive tropical gardens. Timber floors, glass louvre windows and garden views create the “feel” that buyers of this type of property are after. It’s relaxed and how you live in the tropics.
Upstairs living/dining area and three bedrooms, and a self-contained one-bedroom ground-level apartment is ideal and will suit many purposes.
- Timber flooring and garden views to open-plan living/dining area
- Renovated kitchen with stylish floor-to-ceiling subway tiling
- Updated modern bathroom with frameless glass corner shower
- Three garden-view upstairs bedrooms; built-in robe to master bed
- New alfresco deck overlooks the property's lush, extensive gardens
- One-bedroom ground-level apartment with kitchen and ensuite
- Large under-house entertaining area with laundry facilities
- Concrete basketball court with hoop; fenced in-ground pool
- Freestanding studio or home business premises located at front
- Double carport; 3.6m x 2.4m shed provides extra storage space
Work to do?
Depends. Totally functional and a great home as it is. Upgrades will only enhance the value moving forward.
Upgrades to the kitchen and bathroom plus another garden-view deck take this quintessentially Darwin tropical home to the next level.
Take the external staircase up to the new (side) deck and enter into the open-plan living/dining area where large banks of glass louvre windows take full advantage of the garden setting.
The kitchen has been renovated with floor-to-ceiling subway tiling that works well and compliments the original timber cabinetry. A freestanding stainless steel stove plus a dishwasher add plenty of modern convenience.
A hallway connects to all three light-filled upstairs bedrooms and the modern main bathroom, and opens onto a second balcony - also with a garden outlook.
Downstairs, the self-contained one-bedroom apartment with a kitchen and bathroom features a private external entry via its own verandah, and opens into the huge under-house entertaining area.
A fenced in-ground pool, alfresco shower and a basketball court with a hoop complete this magnificent tropical playground.
Interested? Give me a call (darren@central 0417 980 567)
It'll just make sense.
Council Rates: $2,560 per annum (approx.)
Date Built: 1962
Area Under Title: 1011 square metres
Zoning Information: LR (Low Density Residential)
Status: Vacant possession
Rental Estimate: $850 - $900 per week (approx.)
Building Report: Available on request
Pest Report: Available on request
Swimming Pool: Certified to Modified Australian Standard (MAS)
Easements as per title: None found
Listing description written by Darren Hunt, Real Estate Central — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.