Birkenhead at a glance
1,820
People
$910,000
Median sale
$612/wk
Median rent
3.50%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 20 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
SA › Birkenhead › Mead St
$515,000
Last sold
20 Aug 2021
3
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
514 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
$515,000
20 Aug 2021 · derived via latest_sale
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Birkenhead (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,907/m² of land (n=32). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Birkenhead at a glance
1,820
People
$910,000
Median sale
$612/wk
Median rent
3.50%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 20 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Birkenhead
-43.4%
Median sale
Suburb $910,000
+2.68 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 3.50%
Suburb median $910,000 from 20 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
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
SAPlanning 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $612/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. 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.
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
UnknownPlanning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownArea
Birkenhead at a glance
1,820
People
$910,000
Median sale
$612/wk
Median rent
3.50%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 20 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by All AdelaideConstructed in 1953 and positioned perfectly, close to Semaphore Beach and its vibrant summer outdoor festival environment, along with the lifestyle, restaurant and café scene of Semaphore Road, this solid brick residence now offers an ideal opportunity for keen renovators to revitalise and renew or for developers to demolish and rebuild (STCC).
The home is sited on a generous allotment of 514m² (approx) and presents a wonderful restoration project for the keen renovator. With 5 large main rooms plus utilities, the home is ready to renew and upgrade.
Character features include 3.0m ceilings, art deco ceiling roses and cornices, original light fittings, timber floors and sash windows.
A generous eat-in kitchen provides original solid timber cabinetry, wide sink with filtered water, tiled splashback's and free standing electric stove.
Appealing utility areas include a spacious full main bathroom with pedestal basin, a generous laundry with triple concrete trough, wide rear lobby and handy storage room.
Make no mistake, the home is in need of significant upgrade and maintenance and presents a challenging renovation for the keen handyman.
The large level allotment will be perfect to redevelop into a stylish modern home, utilising the desirable allotment and taking advantage of the fabulous 'near coastal' location.
Briefly:
* 1953 constructed, solid brick home in need of repair and maintenance
* Art deco features flowing across a spacious 5 main room design
* 3.0m ceilings with art deco ceiling roses and cornices
* Original light fittings, timber floors and sash windows
* 2 spacious bedrooms, bedroom 1 with split system air conditioner
* Large living room with original combustion heater and window air-conditioner
* Full main bathroom with pedestal basin
* Large combined kitchen/meals
* Kitchen features original solid timber cabinetry, wide sink with filtered water, tiled splashback's and free standing electric stove
* Large bedroom 3/dining room adjacent kitchen
* Traditional laundry with triple concrete trough
* Generous lobby and handy storage room
* Rainwater tank and original outdoor toilet
* Single garage with tilt door
* Garden shed
Located only a short distance to Semaphore Beach, Jetty and Largs Bay Sailing Club, offering a wonderful place for your daily exercise and recreation and a great opportunity to enjoy lazy afternoons in the summer sun.
The Peterhead Railway Station will provide convenient public transport to the city and the speciality shops, cafes and beachside entertainment of Semaphore are just down the road.
Local unzoned primary schools include LeFevre Peninsula Primary, Westport Primary and Ocean View P-12 College. The zoned high school for this address is LeFevre High School. Quality unzoned private schooling can be found nearby at Portside Christian School, Mount Carmel College & Dominican School. Largs North Kindergarten is just up the road.
Inspection will reveal the potential within!
70 Mead Street
Birkenhead
Listing description written by Deep Solanki, All Adelaide — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded. This lot’s own applications are a separate question.
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
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.