Drouin at a glance
16,837
People
$654,000
Median sale
$540/wk
Median rent
4.29%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 56 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
VIC › Drouin › Compass St
$749,598
For sale
Asking
4
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
347 m²
Land
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
$749,598
Asking · $2,160/m² of land
No recorded sale for this property.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Drouin (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $1,005/m² of land (n=52). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Drouin at a glance
16,837
People
$654,000
Median sale
$540/wk
Median rent
4.29%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 56 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Drouin
+14.6%
Median sale
Suburb $654,000
-0.54 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 4.29%
Suburb median $654,000 from 56 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
$45,603 on top of the price (6.1% 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: Victoria schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.
Pre-filled with Drouin'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
VICPlanning 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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $540/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown. 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 3.7%. 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
UnknownVictoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.
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. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.
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.
Area
Drouin at a glance
16,837
People
$654,000
Median sale
$540/wk
Median rent
4.29%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 56 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by Turnkey Real Estate GroupLOT 271 COMPASS STREET, DROUIN
$749,598 | 4 Bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms | 2 Car Garage | 347m² Block
THE PROPERTY
This single storey home carries 16 squares of living across a 347m² block in Drouin Fields. Bedrooms 2 and 3 sit near the garage entry with a shared bathroom and separate WC nearby, while bedroom 4 sits at the front beside a leisure room that opens onto covered outdoor living, giving the home a second living zone away from the main kitchen and dining area. The master suite sits opposite the study near the entry, with its own walk-in robe and ensuite, kept apart from the other three bedrooms.
FOR OWNER-OCCUPIERS
Two separate living zones on a 347m² block is more than most homes this size manage. The leisure room at the front gives whoever’s in bedroom 4 somewhere to spread out that isn’t the main living area, while the kitchen, dining and living zone toward the rear handles the household’s everyday routine. A study near the entry means work calls don’t have to compete with the rest of the house.
The walk-in pantry keeps the kitchen bench clear, and internal garage access lands right near bedrooms 2 and 3, useful for anyone managing school bags and shoes on the way through the door.
FOR INVESTORS
Drouin Fields sits within Baw Baw Shire, with a direct V/Line service into Melbourne and Princes Highway access drawing tenants who want more space than the same budget buys closer to the city. Four bedrooms and two living zones on a compact, easy-to-maintain block appeals to a wide range of tenants, from families needing separation between generations to a household wanting a second lounge without the upkeep of a larger yard.
At $749,598, the entry price sits well within reach for the corridor, and a floorplan this efficient tends to attract tenants without needing to compete on size alone.
WHAT SETS THIS ONE APART
Fitting four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study and two separate living zones into 16 squares on a 347m² block takes a genuinely efficient floorplan, not just a smaller block. Most designs this compact drop a bedroom or a living zone to make the numbers work. This one doesn’t.
That efficiency lines up with exactly what’s drawing buyers to Drouin Fields in the first place. A tighter footprint means a lower build cost without cutting the room count a family actually needs, which is precisely the trade a first home buyer is looking to make: full-sized living without a price tag to match, in a location still affordable enough to get a foot in the door.
KEY FEATURES
Layout & Design
• 4 bedrooms; master with walk-in robe and ensuite, positioned apart from the other three
• Study near the entry
• Leisure room and main living area as two separate living zones
• Covered outdoor living off the leisure room
• Double garage with internal access
Kitchen
• Open-plan kitchen servicing the dining and living area
• Walk-in pantry
Bathrooms & Extras
• Family bathroom servicing bedrooms 2 to 4, with a separate WC
• Ensuite and walk-in robe to master
• Walk-in linen storage
• Laundry
Build & Location
• 16 squares under roof, single storey, fully turnkey
• 347m² block in Drouin Fields, Drouin
• All developer and council requirements met
THE ESTATE — DROUIN FIELDS, DROUIN
Drouin Fields sits within Baw Baw Shire in West Gippsland, with the town’s V/Line station providing a direct rail service into Melbourne’s CBD and the Princes Highway giving road access back toward the city. Local shops, schools and the surrounding countryside sit close by rather than requiring a drive to reach.
It’s a location built for buyers who need their budget to stretch further than it would closer to Melbourne, without giving up a genuine connection back to the city.
Package Summary
Land: $375,000 | Build: $374,598 | Total: $749,598
Bed 4 | Bath 3 | Car 2 | Home Size: 16sq | Land Size: 347m²
Contact me today to secure this home or discuss your own house-and-land package in Drouin Fields.
Images, plans and drawings are for illustrative purposes only and may not represent the final product. Lot layouts, dimensions, easements and landscaping are subject to change without notice and are dependent on third-party approvals, including council and developer requirements.
Listing description written by Lachy Foster, Turnkey Real Estate Group — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.