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QLD › Chermside West › Backford St

8 Backford St, Chermside West QLD 4032

House

$890,000

Last sold

4 Dec 2023

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

607 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $890,000 (4 Dec 2023).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 607 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Chermside West (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,787/m² of land (n=149). 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

$890,000

4 Dec 2023 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Chermside West (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,787/m² of land (n=149). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Chermside West at a glance

7,405

People

$1,350,000

Median sale

$733/wk

Median rent

2.82%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 49 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Chermside West report →

Vs Chermside West

-34.1%

Median sale

Suburb $1,350,000

+1.46 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.82%

Suburb median $1,350,000 from 49 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$890,0004 Dec 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted25 Oct 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 $733/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

Chermside West in one glance

Chermside West at a glance

7,405

People

$1,350,000

Median sale

$733/wk

Median rent

2.82%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 49 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Chermside West report →

Keep researching

  • Why Chermside West? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Chermside West →
  • Other records on Backford St →

Listing material

Listed by LJ Hooker Aspley / Chermside

CHERMSIDE WEST TREASURE - Highset Home with Separate Approved Dwelling!

Make no mistake - this is the incredible buying opportunity that you've been waiting for. A rare and highly sought after chance to secure a property offering ready-made DUAL OCCUPANCY AND amazing RENTAL POTENTIAL! This Chermside West property offers a tidy highset 3 bedroom home PLUS a secondary dwelling at the rear of the property that is council approved and separately metred.

Perfectly positioned within a wonderfully quiet, yet exceptionally convenient location, the home is within walking distance to the beautiful Huxtable Park and Raven Street Reserve, Rode Road Shopping, City Express bus, Craigslea Primary and High Schools and the Prince Charles and St Vincent's Hospitals.

Special features include -

Read the full description

- A brilliant level 607m2 block perfectly positioned in a quiet street with excellent neighbours surrounding

- Outstanding convenience to all amenities - leave the car at home and walk everywhere!

- The perfect homesite to build your new home if a central, level block is what you are after

- A tidy post war home with 3 generous bedrooms, 1 bathroom, immaculate kitchen, lovely lounge and dining, air conditioning and brilliant storage or usable space under

- With lovely hardwood flooring, neutral paintwork, spacious proportions and light-filled living areas, the main home is comfortable 'as is' but also offers scope to value add and enhance if desired

- There is secure double garaging under the home and plenty of wonderful storage capacity

- The rear dwelling offers fully self contained living with a delightful front veranda, open plan lounge/dining, kitchen and laundry facilities. There is a separate bedroom with ensuite also.

Brimming with incredible value, this is the property that fits your budget and offers the upside and opportunity that you ideally seek for your next property purchase... act promptly to secure this superb Chermside West treasure!

QUICK FACTS

Rental Appraisal: main house $600-$650 per week / Rear lodge $440-$460 per week

Land Size: 607sqm

School Catchments: Craigslea State School & Craigslea State High School

BCC Rates: Approximately $596.44 per quarter

Listing description written by Amanda Waters, LJ Hooker Aspley / Chermside — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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