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NSW › Kempsey › Smiths Creek Station
$2,590,000
For sale
Asking
4
Bedrooms
0
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
2,819,700 m²
Land
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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.
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Price evidence
Asking
$2,590,000
Asking · $1/m² of land
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Kempsey at a glance
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$128,329 on top of the price (5.0% extra)
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Site
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Heritage listing has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Records
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Capital growth
NSWPlanning 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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Rental
No advertised rent and no suburb rent aggregate are loaded. Official bond files are not loaded. Listing rent and suburb aggregates are evidence, not this address’s rent.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. 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.
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Verdict
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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
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Development optionality of this lot
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Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Honest achievable rent
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Rental supply pressure
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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
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This lot's DA history
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Statutory land value versus ask
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Net yield / holding costs
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Listed by Hennessy Real EstateHeld within the same family for generations, Smiths Creek Station presents an extraordinarily rare opportunity to acquire one of the Macleay Valley's most picturesque and tightly held rural holdings. Encompassing approximately 281.97 hectares (696.7 acres*) across three adjoining titles to be sold together as one remarkable estate, this breathtaking property combines fertile grazing country, substantial water security and an unrivalled lifestyle setting framed by the surrounding ranges and river systems.
Set amidst the pristine beauty of the Lower Creek district between Armidale and Kempsey, Smiths Creek Station offers an exceptional blend of productive agricultural capability and luxury rural living. With sweeping frontage to both the Macleay River and Smiths Creek, quality improvements, multiple residences and endless recreational appeal, the property is equally suited to grazing operations, a private family retreat, eco-tourism venture or prestige rural investment of enduring significance. Importantly, while the three titles are being offered together as one purchase, the separate title configuration provides future flexibility for purchasers wishing to further market, retain or strategically manage individual components of the holding at their discretion.
Property Features
• Approx. 281.97ha (696.7 acres*) across 3 adjoining titles
• To be sold together as one exceptional holding
• Existing separate titles providing future flexibility and asset management potential
• Scenic Macleay River and Smiths Creek frontage
• Fertile creek flats rising to timbered ridges and elevated grazing country
• Approx. 1,143mm average annual rainfall
• Approx. 80% cleared and highly usable grazing land
• Conservatively carrying approx. 150 cows & calves
• Multiple dwellings including:
o Beautiful four-bedroom hardwood homestead with sweeping verandahs
o Two additional cottages offering guest accommodation or staff housing potential
• Extensive infrastructure including machinery sheds, steel cattle yards and workshop facilities
• Reliable water with 10 dams, creek pump system and rainwater storage
• Subdivided into multiple paddocks with improved pastures throughout
• Established improved pasture varieties including Kikuyu, Paspalum, Setaria and clovers
• 240V power connected to all primary improvements
• Outstanding lifestyle and recreational appeal with fishing, camping and river access
• Potential for tourism, retreat accommodation or multi-generational living
• Conveniently located approx. 84km west of Kempsey and 95km east of Armidale
Properties of this calibre, scale and natural beauty are seldom offered to the market. Smiths Creek Station is a holding that effortlessly balances productivity with lifestyle, delivering a truly unique opportunity to secure an iconic slice of Northern New South Wales countryside with the added advantage of long-term flexibility through its existing title structure.
Whether your vision is premium grazing, luxury rural living, eco-tourism or strategic rural investment, Smiths Creek Station offers the scale, versatility and prestige to bring it to life. Contact Ed Wisemantel on 0423 070 103 today to arrange your private inspection and experience the remarkable beauty and future potential of this exceptional holding firsthand.
Listing description written by Ed Wisemantel, Hennessy Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
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