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SA › Melrose Park › Richmond Ave

75 Richmond Ave, Melrose Park SA 5039

For saleHouse

$984,100

For sale

$984,100

Last sold

7 Sept 2022

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

6

Car spaces

702 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

This is on the market — is it worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale — no asking price recorded(Listing record · 26 Aug 2026)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Melrose Park (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,496/m² of land (n=45). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Melrose Park's advertised median rent ($580/wk), implied gross yield would be 3.06% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$984,100

7 Sept 2022 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Melrose Park (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,496/m² of land (n=45). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Melrose Park at a glance

2,704

People

$1,150,000

Median sale

$580/wk

Median rent

2.62%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Melrose Park report →

Vs Melrose Park

-14.4%

Median sale

Suburb $1,150,000

+0.44 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.62%

Suburb median $1,150,000 from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$984,100
Stamp Duty (South Australia)
$47,956
Transfer/Registration Fee
$10,223
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$1,045,979

$61,879 on top of the price (6.3% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (South Australia)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

Estimates only, at standard investor rates — no first-home or owner-occupier concessions applied. Not included: lenders mortgage insurance (usually applies when borrowing more than 80% of the price), loan application and settlement fees from your lender, the foreign-purchaser duty surcharge, and building insurance — in Queensland the property is at your risk from the first business day after signing, not from settlement. Verify with your conveyancer.

Stamp duty and transfer fees: South Australia schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Pre-filled with Melrose Park's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
1.56%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-35,775
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.30
Annual rent
$30,160
Operating expenses
$14,762
Loan amount
$787,280
Annual interest
$51,173
Gross yield
3.06%

Gross yield is weekly rent × 52 ÷ price. Net yield subtracts operating expenses. Cashflow then subtracts interest-only interest on price × LVR. Tax, vacancies, and principal repayments are not included.

Open the full yield calculator →

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

i

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. Listedprice unknownavailable26 Aug 2026
  2. Sold$984,1007 Sept 2022

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 $580/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

Melrose Park in one glance

Melrose Park at a glance

2,704

People

$1,150,000

Median sale

$580/wk

Median rent

2.62%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 17 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Melrose Park report →

Keep researching

  • Why Melrose Park? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Melrose Park →
  • Other records on Richmond Ave →

Listing material

Listed by OC

Open the Door to a Future Proof Family Favourite

Auction Sat, 19th Sep - 10.30am (USP)

Built circa 1953, this solid brick cutie, has been upgraded and extended to transform a modest post war property into a comfortable 4 bedroom home with room for the whole family. A brilliant entertainer, the large living area spills out to the paved, undercover alfresco area and large lawn beyond.

Boasting four generous bedrooms, an entertainer's kitchen, multiple off-street parking and a great backyard, you can move right in and not have to spend a cent.

Read the full description

Open the Door to

- Everything you could want for a growing family

- Primary bedroom with huge walk in robe/dressing room filled with light from side courtyard.

- Storage solutions throughout the home

- 3 additional spacious Bedrooms, all with BIRs

- Entertainer's kitchen with long benchtops and views to the back garden

- Generous family living room filled with natural light and overlooking the garden

- Centrally located renovated bathroom

- Second large bathroom with spa bath

- Large laundry complete with built in benchtops and cupboard storage

- New ducted evaporative cooling and ducted gas heating

- Exceptional outdoor entertaining under the gabled pergola with roll down blinds creating an outdoor room that is perfect even in Winter

- Large backyard for kids to play, pets to roam or parties to be hosted

- Double garage that has been sectioned off to provide space for a home gym

- Single carport and additional off street parking

Close the door on

- Driving the kids to school – Zoned for Edwardstown Primary School, this is just a short walk away

- Not enough parking – as the family grows, there is room for up to 6 vehicles off street

- Making your own coffee - Beck's Bakehouse just across the road or take a short walk to Friends with Florence, nearby cafes and takeaway options will cater for a busy lifestyle.

Whether you are a young family looking for a home to grow into or a full house with teenagers needing their own space and somewhere to park all of those cars, 75 Richmond Ave can cater for it all. Get the dog you've always wanted, fill up the bedrooms and settle into a house that will feel immediately like your home. Rozelle Reserve is just around the corner with tennis courts, BBQ facilities, playground and great open space. Zoned for Unley High School and perfectly positioned between Adelaide and Flinders University, the convenient location, is the perfect compliment to this family favourite.

CT - 5502/582

Council - City of Mitcham

Zoning - SN - Suburban Neighbourhood

Year Built - 1953

Land Size - 702m² approx.

Total Built Area - 331m² approx.

Council Rates - $2,369.25 per year

SA Water Rates - $1,004.32 per year

Emergency Services Levy - $192.55 per year

All information or material provided has been obtained from third party sources and, as such, we cannot guarantee that the information or material is accurate. Ouwens Casserly Real Estate Pty Ltd accepts no liability for any errors or omissions (including, but not limited to, a property's floor plans and land size, building condition or age). Interested potential purchasers should make their own enquiries and obtain their own professional advice. Ouwens Casserly Real Estate Pty Ltd partners with third party providers including Realestate.com.au (REA) and Before You Buy Australia Pty Ltd (BYB). If you elect to use the BYB website and service, you are dealing directly with BYB. Ouwens Casserly Real Estate Pty Ltd does not receive any financial benefit from BYB in respect of the service provided. Ouwens Casserly Real Estate Pty Ltd accepts no liability for any errors or omissions in respect of the service provided by BYB. Interested potential purchasers should make their own enquiries as they see fit.

RLA 275403

Listing description written by Sharon Gray, OC — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Dishwasher
  • Ducted Heating
  • Living Areas: 1
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Solar Panels
  • Toilets: 2
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