South Yarra at a glance
28,534
People
No data
Median sale
$664/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
VIC › South Yarra › Cromwell Cres
$2,400,000–$2,600,000
For sale
Asking range
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Car spaces
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
Asking
$2,400,000–$2,600,000
Asking range
No recorded sale for this property.
South Yarra at a glance
28,534
People
No data
Median sale
$664/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
$143,314 on top of the price (6.0% extra)
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: Victoria schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
Pre-filled with South Yarra's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.
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.
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
VICPlanning 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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $664/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. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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.
Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 1.4%. The yield that matters is the one on achieved rent, which has not been inferred for this address. Net yield (land tax, rates, insurance, vacancy) is not loaded. 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
UnknownVictoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
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.
Area
South Yarra at a glance
28,534
People
No data
Median sale
$664/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
Listing material
Listed by Woodards South YarraHomes like this don't come along often, and when they do, they don't last. A double-storey Victorian terrace with genuine off-street parking in the heart of South Yarra is a rare combination indeed, and 8 Cromwell Crescent delivers it without compromising an inch of the period charm that makes this pocket so sought-after.
Behind a classic Victorian façade, all the character you'd hope for, updated with the comforts you need, this four-bedroom, two-bathroom home unfolds across two levels with a floorplan that feels less designed than discovered. Everything sits exactly where it should. Nothing is wasted, nothing is squeezed. It's the rare terrace that solves the age-old puzzle of period homes: how to layer in modern living without losing the soul of the original build.
That balance shows up everywhere, but nowhere more than in the living arrangements. Two separate zones give the household room to breathe: one for the everyday business of living together, another set apart for quiet reading, working from home, or simply closing a door on the world for a while. It's a layout built for real life, for mornings that need focus and evenings that call for company, without one crowding out the other.
Upstairs and down, the principal rooms make the most of a huge northern frontage, and in Melbourne, that's not a small thing. Northern light is the light every renovator chases and every architect designs around, and here it arrives generously, filling the main living spaces with warmth through the cooler months and a soft, even glow year-round. It's the kind of light that makes a house feel alive at every hour, not just golden hour.
Then there's the parking: a secure carport, tucked behind the period frontage, offering the kind of everyday convenience that's become almost impossible to find this close to the city. In a suburb where residents circle the block for a park, having your own secure spot waiting at home is a genuine luxury, not an afterthought.
The location does the rest of the talking. Toorak Road's cafés, boutiques and restaurants are an easy walk away, South Yarra Station puts the city and beyond within easy reach, and the Yarra River's parklands and running tracks are right on your doorstep. Add in some of Melbourne's most sought-after schools and the lifestyle drawcards of Chapel Street and Como Park close by, and you have a location that rarely goes past most buyers twice.
Period character. Modern ease. Northern light. Secure parking. Two living zones that actually work. Homes that tick every one of these boxes are rare in South Yarra; homes that tick all of them together are rarer still.
Listing description written by Edward Carlile, Woodards South Yarra — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
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