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SA › Kensington Gardens › Sandford St

U5, 2 Sandford St, Kensington Gardens SA 5068

For saleApartment

$735,775

For sale

Asking

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

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Given the $735,775 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $735,775(Listing record · 12 Aug 2026)
  • CalculationAsk is 65% below the Kensington Gardens median recorded sale ($2,108,500, n=6, last 12 months).(Districts calculation from recorded sales)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Kensington Gardens's advertised median rent ($632/wk), implied gross yield would be 4.47% — 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

$735,775

Asking

No recorded sale for this property.

Kensington Gardens at a glance

2,569

People

$2,108,500

Median sale

$632/wk

Median rent

1.56%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kensington Gardens report →

Vs Kensington Gardens

-65.1%

Median sale

Suburb $2,108,500

+2.91 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 1.56%

Suburb median $2,108,500 from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$735,775
Stamp Duty (South Australia)
$34,298
Transfer/Registration Fee
$7,598
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
$781,371

$45,596 on top of the price (6.2% extra)

  • Stamp Duty (South Australia)
  • 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: South Australia schedules from 2026-07-01. Ongoing council rates and land tax are not included.

Rental yield

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

Net yield
2.97%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-16,433
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.57
Annual rent
$32,864
Operating expenses
$11,037
Loan amount
$588,620
Annual interest
$38,260
Gross yield
4.47%

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

i

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$735,775available12 Aug 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 $632/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

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 4.5%. 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

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

Kensington Gardens in one glance

Kensington Gardens at a glance

2,569

People

$2,108,500

Median sale

$632/wk

Median rent

1.56%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Kensington Gardens report →

Keep researching

  • Why Kensington Gardens? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Kensington Gardens →
  • Other records on Sandford St →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Paradise

Freshly Refurbed Lifestyle Ease in Leafy Kensington Gardens.

Tucked quietly at the rear of this charming group and wrapped in the leafy character of Kensington Gardens, 5/2 Sandford Street has been refreshed from top to toe for buyers who would rather enjoy than renovate. Plush new carpets and blinds, warm timber-look flooring and LED downlights brighten the interiors, while the lounge and casual meals zone form an inviting everyday hub that flows into the brand-new kitchen packed with crisp cabinetry and sleek appliances. For first-home buyers, downsizers or investors chasing eastside ease, this is a beautifully finished base with the hard work behind it.

Two comfortable bedrooms sit privately together, led by the main with built-in robes, while the updated skylit bathroom, practical laundry and split-system air conditioning keep the footprint neat, functional and effortless to manage. Best of all, glass sliders extend the main living straight onto a generous decked alfresco, where pull-down blinds add all-season liveability and help keep the bugs at bay. Secure garaging with internal entry completes this picture-perfect package, making every arrival feel effortless and every departure just as easy.

MORE TO LOVE

Read the full description

• Fully refreshed + repainted homette tucked privately at the rear of this wonderfully maintained group

• Open-plan lounge + casual meals flowing directly to the outdoor entertaining area

• Brand-new kitchen featuring abundant cabinetry + cupboards, LED strip lighting, good bench space, alfresco views + modern appliances, including dishwasher + sleek electric cook top

• Two well-sized bedrooms, both enjoying plush new carpets + blinds, main with new BIRs

• Refreshed contemporary bathroom with skylight + shower/bath combination

• Practical laundry with skylight, LED downlights throughout + split-system AC

• Spacious decked alfresco featuring pull-down blinds for year-round enjoyment

• New landscaped gardens with sprinkler system

• Secure single garage with internal entry

SCHOOL ZONING

Around the corner from St Joseph's, a brisk walk to Magill Primary + Norwood International for school runs without getting in the car

Then the address seals the deal. Long Lost Friend sits virtually across the road for coffee and brunch, Magill Road puts boutique shopping and a long line-up of cafés and dining within an easy stroll, while Firle Plaza and Kmart handle the household run in minutes. The Parade Norwood expands the options again with restaurants, retail and entertainment close at hand, and with Adelaide CBD only a short drive away, this is low-maintenance eastside living with a surprisingly big lifestyle on offer.

Disclaimer: As much as we aimed to have all details represented within this advertisement be true and correct, it is the buyer/ purchaser's responsibility to complete the correct due diligence while viewing and purchasing the property throughout the active campaign.

RLA 322799

Property Details:

Council | Burnside

Zone | General Neighbourhood

House | 110.9sqm(Approx.)

Built | 1984

Council Rates | $TBC pa

Water | $TBC pq

ESL | $TBC pa

Listing description written by Nick Borrelli, Ray White Paradise — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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