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NSW › Nimbin › Cecil St

U27, 78 Cecil St, Nimbin NSW 2480

For saleHouse

$690,000–$730,000

For sale

Asking range

3

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

3

Car spaces

2,174 m²

Land

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

Given the $690,000–$730,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $690,000–$730,000(Listing record · 6 Oct 2023)
  • FactLand 2,174 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Nimbin (last 5 years) with land size: median $155/m² of land (n=19). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)
  • CalculationAsk is 18% below the Nimbin median recorded sale ($840,000, n=25, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Nimbin's advertised median rent ($532/wk), implied gross yield would be 4.01% — this is not a rent for this listing.(Districts scenario calculation)

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

The ask against the evidence

Asking

$690,000–$730,000

Asking range · $317/m² of land

No recorded sale for this property.

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Nimbin (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $155/m² of land (n=19). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Nimbin at a glance

1,885

People

$840,000

Median sale

$532/wk

Median rent

3.29%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 25 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Nimbin report →

Vs Nimbin

-17.9%

Median sale

Suburb $840,000

+0.72 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 3.29%

Suburb median $840,000 from 25 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Purchase Price
$690,000
Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
$25,462
Transfer/Registration Fee
$167
Mortgage Registration (est., if financed)
$200
Legal & Conveyancing (est.)
$2,000
Building & Pest Inspection (est.)
$700
Rates & Water Adjustment at Settlement (est.)
$800
Total cash required
$719,329

$29,329 on top of the price (4.3% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (New South Wales)
  • Transfer/Registration Fee
  • Mortgage Registration
  • Legal & Conveyancing
  • Building & Pest Inspection
  • Rates & Water Adjustment

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: New South Wales schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.

Pre-filled with Nimbin's advertised median rent — not a rent for this listing.

Net yield
2.51%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-18,566
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.48
Annual rent
$27,664
Operating expenses
$10,350
Loan amount
$552,000
Annual interest
$35,880
Gross yield
4.01%

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.

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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. Listed$690,000–$730,000available6 Oct 2023

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 $532/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 4.0%. 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. 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

Nimbin in one glance

Nimbin at a glance

1,885

People

$840,000

Median sale

$532/wk

Median rent

3.29%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 25 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Nimbin report →

Keep researching

  • Why Nimbin? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Nimbin →
  • Other records on Cecil St →

Listing material

Listed by Nimbin Hills Real Estate

Big, Bespoke and Beguiling

It's not often you come across a hand built bespoke home such as this one. For those who appreciate quality craftsmanship, this substantial building has been lovingly constructed of huge hardwood timbers spanning spacious rooms, with mixed hardwood timber floors throughout the upper level, slate throughout the lower level, and 'Sawment' walls - all materials which not only provide aesthetic beauty but give wonderful insulation in all seasons. Built using the majestic principles of Tudor construction, this is far more than a 'tudor copy'. Rather, it is a unique forest home which nestles beautifully amongst rainforest gardens and rises from the mature gardens with a sense of grandeur. And this huge 2174m2 block in the sought after Jarlanbah Permaculture Gardens Community is the perfect setting for such a home.

With 3 sizeable bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a separate laundry and a gallery loft, space and storage abound under the high pitched roof with raked ceilings with exposed beams. Light in the upper area streams in through sizeable dormer windows perfect for window seating, a book nook or a place to sit with a warm beverage and look out to the mountains through your leafy trees. The staircase to the upper level is a beautiful hand-crafted feature of the home, and the wide stairwell and loft walls are perfect for displaying colourful artwork.

Whilst the upper level is spacious yet with a cosy 'feel', the lower level is simply vast! Fully open plan, it is home to a massive kitchen area, a dining space and a living space able to be furnished in 'zones' to create space for formal and informal living. The central portion of this room is open to the highest point of the roof, creating a soaring sense of space and distinction. The outer walls of this room have large sliding glass doors, giving you easy-access indoor/oudoor living, and multiple accesses to the wraparound verandah areas. The walls of this room also show the structure though exposed timbers and lend themselves to a gallery style presentation of your favourite arworks. The living space features a central wood burning stove/heater and a bespoke metal chandelier.

Read the full description

On mains power and with solar hot water, the home is not the only space you will want to spent time. The land is landscaped with pathways and forest-like gardens; there's a lovely dam/pond, and for the avid gardener there's a double garage which can be a workspace as well as a vehicle housing.

Complete the fairytale. Call Samara today on 0429 806 288!

Listing description written by Samara Burcher, Nimbin Hills Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Built-in Robes
  • Floorboards
  • Grey Water System
  • Toilets: 1
  • Water Tank
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