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87 Marion Rd, Cowandilla SA 5033

House

$897,250

Last sold

28 Feb 2026

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

7

Car spaces

740 m²

Land

235 m²

Building

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

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $897,250 (28 Feb 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Cowandilla (last 5 years) with land size: median $1,628/m² of land (n=17). 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

$897,250

28 Feb 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Cowandilla (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,628/m² of land (n=17). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Cowandilla at a glance

1,536

People

$976,000

Median sale

$566/wk

Median rent

3.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cowandilla report →

Vs Cowandilla

-8.1%

Median sale

Suburb $976,000

+0.26 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.02%

Suburb median $976,000 from 7 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.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$897,25028 Feb 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted11 Feb 2026

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 $566/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

Cowandilla in one glance

Cowandilla at a glance

1,536

People

$976,000

Median sale

$566/wk

Median rent

3.02%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 7 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Cowandilla report →

Keep researching

  • Why Cowandilla? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Cowandilla →
  • Other records on Marion Rd →

Listing material

Listed by All Adelaide

UNDER CONTRACT - Character Bungalow on Generous Allotment

Located so close to the city and easy access to the sea, this original solid brick bungalow Circa 1926 sits on a generous 740m² allotment. Offering the potential to improve for your residential pleasure or an exciting opportunity for wise entrepreneurs to explore the future use potential, the home presents a rare opportunity in a rapidly evolving urban landscape. Has had the Government Airport Insulation Package : Ceiling Insulation, Ducted Airconditioning and double gazed windows, offering privacy and security.

Character features throughout the home, boasting 3 large bedrooms and 2 bathrooms across a traditional 6 main room design. Polished timber floors, high skirting boards, timber fretwork, high ornate ceilings and sash windows provide a glimpse into a character laden past, while offering a functional living space, ideal as a rent and hold proposition.

Functional kitchen, separate laundry and toilet offer valuable utilities, while 2 separate bathrooms cater for the larger active family. A full width sunroom offers a cosy winter nest while a generous living room and combined kitchen/meals provide 2 other living spaces.

Read the full description

Offering dual access driveways creating easy access and accommodation for the car enthusiast, hobbyist or tradesman, along with a powered garage/workshop and plenty of space on the large allotment for your future outdoor improvements.

The real value here though is on the land, so get creative checkout the potential to subdivide and construct a new residential development, the allotment beckons the astute entrepreneur, avid homebuilder or wise developer to pursue their creative architectural dreams.

Briefly:

* Character bungalow on generous wide frontage allotment

* Block size of approximately 740m²

* Ideal renovation/development project

* Perfect opportunity to rent and hold

* Character features throughout including polished timber floors, high skirting boards, timber fretwork, high ornate ceilings and sash windows

* 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms across a traditional 6 main room design

* Functional kitchen with meals area adjacent

* Generous living room

* Full width cosy winter sunroom to the front of the home

* Dual access driveways and 2 carport spaces

* Powered garage/workshop and additional storage shed

* Ducted air-conditioning

* Potential to demolish and subdivide (STCC)

Ideally located half way between the city and the popular beaches of the western suburbs. Public transport is at your doorstep on Marion Road or Sir Donald Bradman Drive and the Adelaide Airport is conveniently located nearby.

Centro Hilton is just down the road for your daily shopping, along with and the upgraded Brickworks Shopping Complex or enjoy the vibe of the Adelaide Central Market only 3.5 km away.

Numerous parks and reserves in the immediate area include the River Torrens Linear Park with is bike tracks and walking trails & the sand belt golf courses of Adelaide's western suburbs.

Nearby unzoned primary schools include Cowandilla, Torrensville, Flinders Park & Lockley's Primary Schools, while the local zoned high school is Underdale High School. Quality private education can be found nearby at St John Bosco School, Emmaus Christian College, Tennyson Woods Catholic School, St George College, Emanuel College and a host of inner city private schools.

Zoning information is obtained from www.education.sa.gov.au Purchasers are responsible for ensuring by independent verification its accuracy, currency or completeness.

Listing description written by George Kiritsis, All Adelaide — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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