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NSW › West Kempsey › River St

84 River St, West Kempsey NSW 2440

House

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

1,366 m²

Land

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Districts View

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

Why this property?

  • FactLand 1,366 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in West Kempsey (last 5 years) with land size: median $696/m² of land (n=52). 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 West Kempsey (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $696/m² of land (n=52). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

West Kempsey at a glance

5,160

People

$500,000

Median sale

$472/wk

Median rent

4.91%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 34 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full West Kempsey 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

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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.

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown29 Jan 2025
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted9 Dec 2024

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

NSW

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.” NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $472/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. 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.

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. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

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

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • 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

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

West Kempsey in one glance

West Kempsey at a glance

5,160

People

$500,000

Median sale

$472/wk

Median rent

4.91%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 34 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full West Kempsey report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Harcourts The Rocks

Bespoke beauty and river views in West Kempsey

An original character home built in 1880 that epitomes the historic charm that makes homes such as this so unique.

Grand in proportions, this home features a generous floorplan and a sympathetic, seamless flow between old and new that will suit a wide array of buyers. The timber floors, stained glass windows, original cedar doors and decorative cornices, and three original fireplaces, all blend to create a stunning residence that will be the envy of many.

With four bedrooms and multiple living areas, the potential of this home to be configured to suit a functional family home is unlimited. The updated main bathroom is spacious and the second and third bedrooms share an ensuite.

Read the full description

The kitchen features a Bosch dishwasher, English Falcon gas burner oven, large plumbed in fridge, Caesarstone benchtops, beautiful bespoke cabinetry and a walk in corner pantry.

The wide hallway navigates throughout the house to open into the large rear of the home, where true beauty is revealed. Panoramic river views are captured from the large naturally lit French doors and lead onto the spacious deck complete with spa bath, which captures the south setting sunset over the beautiful Macleay river.

The cottage gardens, abundant with roses, gardenias, magnolias and flourishing citrus, herb and garden beds, provide a tranquil backdrop, and with rare access to the river, via gently descending steps, have banks that are within reach of a large parcel of flat ground, perfect for a picnic table, glass of wine or comfy outdoor seating arrangement.

Close to the pristine holiday locations of South West Rocks, Crescent Head and Hat Head, with excellent schooling options both public and private and close to the amenities of both West Kempsey and the Kempsey CBD, this home is also only a short commute to Port Macquarie.

With secure fencing, copious amounts of under home storage and rooms, a sheltered carport, and stunning street appeal this is a rare opportunity to purchase a historic house that will delight for years to come.

Call now to inspect this desirable home.

Listing description written by Lizzy Howard, Harcourts The Rocks — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Ensuites: 1
  • Floorboards
  • Fully Fenced
  • Living Areas: 3
  • Outdoor Entertaining
  • Reverse Cycle Aircon
  • Secure Parking
  • Shed
  • Toilets: 2
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