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SA › Dover Gardens › Folkestone Rd

81B Folkestone Rd, Dover Gardens SA 5048

House

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

2

Car spaces

278 m²

Land

1,086.966 m²

Building

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Dover Gardens (last 5 years) with land size: median $2,111/m² of land (n=78). 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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Dover Gardens (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $2,111/m² of land (n=78). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Dover Gardens at a glance

3,310

People

$1,030,000

Median sale

$622/wk

Median rent

3.14%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Dover Gardens report →

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. Soldprice unknown2 May 2023
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted12 Apr 2023

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 $622/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

Dover Gardens in one glance

Dover Gardens at a glance

3,310

People

$1,030,000

Median sale

$622/wk

Median rent

3.14%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 15 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Dover Gardens report →

Keep researching

  • Why Dover Gardens? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Dover Gardens →
  • Other records on Folkestone Rd →

Listing material

Listed by LJ Hooker Glenelg

The Quality Is Obvious! Stunning Courtyard Home. Best Offers Closing 2nd May. Pr

What a pleasure to present this superb 3 bedroom home, with its instant street appeal and gorgeous Balinese style rear garden. Located in this popular inner south suburb, and within close proximity to a host of all the facilities to enhance a first class lifestyle.

Take a short stroll to the trendy Patritti Winery and spend a great afternoon with family and friends. Plenty of shopping, restaurant and cafe choices at the Westfield Marion precinct, SA Aquatic Centre, train, bus and plenty of recreation all nearby. Good medical facilities, schools and the beach are all close.

This could be the one you have been searching for and would be ideal for busy professionals, downsizing retirees or investors. Put this on your list.

Read the full description

What you will love about this home:

- 3 bedrooms, generous master with built in mirror robes and ensuite

- Bir to bedroom two and ceiling fans to all bedrooms

- Second full bathroom with bath

- Floor to ceiling tiling to both bathrooms

- Expansive open plan family/dining area with ceiling fan

- Designer kitchen with plenty of storage, pantry and stone bench space

- Quality stainless steel appliances including dishwasher, dual sinks and plumbed fridge option

- High quality plantation shutters, blinds and floating timber floors

- Reverse cycle ducted air conditioning

- Security system

- Upmarket undercover entertaining with ceiling fan and Balinese style garden

- Lock up auto car parking and second off-street space

- Expected rental return of approx. $550 to $600 per week

Property Details:

Council: City of Marion

Land Size: 278sqm

House Size: 117sqm

Year Built: 2014

For further information please contact Peter Hurcombe.

Visit glenelgbrighton.ljhooker.com.au to view other LJ Hooker Glenelg | Brighton Listings.

Disclaimer: Neither the Agent nor the Vendor accept any liability for any error or omission in this advertisement.

Any prospective purchaser should not rely solely on 3rd party information providers to confirm the details of this property or land and are advised to enquire directly with the agent in order to review the certificate of title and local government details provided with the completed Form 1 vendor statement.

RLA 279730

Listing description written by Peter Hurcombe, LJ Hooker Glenelg — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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