Dickson at a glance
4,959
People
$1,060,000
Median sale
$500/wk
Median rent
2.45%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
ACT › Dickson › 16 Challis St
$484,900
For sale
Asking
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
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
$484,900
Asking
No recorded sale for this property.
Dickson at a glance
4,959
People
$1,060,000
Median sale
$500/wk
Median rent
2.45%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Dickson
-54.3%
Median sale
Suburb $1,060,000
+2.91 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 2.45%
Suburb median $1,060,000 from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
$15,083 on top of the price (3.1% 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: Australian Capital Territory schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.
Pre-filled with Dickson'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
ACTPlanning 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.” Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $500/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. Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property. 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 5.4%. 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
UnknownArea
Dickson at a glance
4,959
People
$1,060,000
Median sale
$500/wk
Median rent
2.45%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by LJ Hooker Project Marketing - ACTAbout Heather
Inspired by Heather Henderson � the daughter of Dame Pattie Menzies, whose name once adorned the building on which this new project rests. This project is inspired by a pioneering woman, whose influence and sensitivity helped shaped Canberra into our great capital city.
Heather is a curated collection of 148 timeless one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments which pay homage to Dickson's past whilst inviting the next generation to help shape its future.
Construction underway, move in end of 2026.
Location
Dickson is one of Canberra's most established suburbs. Its central location, abundance of nature reserves, parks and arguably Canberra's best (and most historic) public pool meet the needs of anyone seeking an outdoor lifestyle in an urban setting. For those seeking culture and grit, the heart of Dickson is unrivalled, with the opportunity to indulge in fabulous food and flavours from around the world.
. 40m to Dickson Interchange
. 500m to Woolworths and Coles
. 150m to Anytime Fitness
. 700m to Dickson Aquatic Centre
. 500m to Dickson Library
. 8 minutes to Civic City Centre / Lonsdale Street / ANU
Features
. Double glazed windows for high energy efficiency
. High quality Bosch appliances
. Luxury vinyl flooring
. Reverse cycle heating and cooling
. Cross ventilation
. Stone benchtops
. Wall hung vanities
. Full height bathroom tiling
. Multiple landscaped gardens
. Incredible location in the heart of Dickson
. Designed by COX Architecture
Listing description written by David Shi, LJ Hooker Project Marketing - ACT — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
Nearby development applications are not loaded for this property.
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. This jurisdiction has no comparable official bond series in the free set.
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.