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VIC › Melbourne › St Kilda Rd

U728, 539 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004

For saleApartment

$1,150,000

For sale

Asking

2

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Car spaces

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Given the $1,150,000 ask, is this worth your time?

Why this ask?

  • FactListed for sale, asking $1,150,000(Listing record · 9 Aug 2024)
  • CalculationIf it leased at Melbourne's advertised median rent ($639/wk), implied gross yield would be 2.89% — 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

$1,150,000

Asking

No recorded sale for this property.

Melbourne at a glance

74,776

People

No data

Median sale

$639/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Melbourne report →

Total cost to purchase

Purchase Price
$1,150,000
Stamp Duty (Victoria)
$63,250
Transfer/Registration Fee
$2,795
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
$1,219,745

$69,745 on top of the price (6.1% extra)

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

Rental yield

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

Net yield
1.39%
Annual cashflow (pre-tax)
$-43,822
Interest cover (DSCR)
0.27
Annual rent
$33,228
Operating expenses
$17,250
Loan amount
$920,000
Annual interest
$59,800
Gross yield
2.89%

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$1,150,000available9 Aug 2024

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

VIC

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.” Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

Rental

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $639/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. 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.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

Gross yield if leased at the suburb aggregate is 2.9%. 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

    Victoria has no public statewide property-level DA API. Nearby pipeline is unknown.

  • 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

Melbourne in one glance

Melbourne at a glance

74,776

People

No data

Median sale

$639/wk

Median rent

No data

Suburb gross yield

See the full Melbourne report →

Keep researching

  • Why Melbourne? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Melbourne →
  • Other records on St Kilda Rd →

Listing material

Listed by Holly + Williams

Beautifully Renovated with Panoramic Views

Meticulously renovated by the current owners with a focus on detail and technology, this exceptionally spacious two bedroom plus study home will impress the most discerning of buyers. with afloor plan of 96.4m2 plus an additional 17.5m2 on the covered balcony.

Featuring a new chef's kitchen with Corian waterfall benchtops, masses of custom designed cabinetry with Tasmanian Oak handles, Bosch oven, gas hotplates and exhaust fan and island bench with dining space.

The open plan living area features a floating media bench with automatic component cooling, TV mount for a 75 inch TV and flows out to the enormous terrace featuring views to the west of Albert Cricket Ground and the Bay and northern views towards Fawkner Park.

Read the full description

The king sized bedroom has its own balcony, TV mount, beautifully fitted walk through robe and luxurious ensuite bathroom with walk in shower, lots of storage and LED mirror and super-quiet exhaust fan.

The second queen sized bedroom has BIRs, balcony access with lovely green views and plenty of room for a desk. The second fully tiled bathroom also features a walk-in shower and plenty of storage. There is also the perfect Work from Home area / study off the entrance hall where the Cat 6 cabling throughout the apartment is centralised. (note there is Fibre 1000/1000 Mbps internet connection available).

Other features of this stunning renovation includes: new timber flooring, double blinds throughout - sun shade plus blockout, new Daikin ducted heating and cooling to every room with added wifi module to enable control from your phone from anywhere, Diginet dimmer light switches and Trend lighting LED down-lights throughout apartment, new Rheem 315L hot water system, upgraded bathroom exhaust system for quieter, more efficient function, video intercom.

This comprehensive offering includes a secure car park (not a stacker) as well as a large storage cage.

Building facilities include a heated horizon pool set amidst lush, landscaped gardens, a full gymnasium overlooking the pool and gardens, roof top entertainment terrace with BBQs and putting green, extensive visitor parking and on-site building manager.

The complex is proudly pet friendly, walking distance to South Yarra Primary, Wesley College, Melbourne Grammar School, Fawkner Park, The Tan, Prahran Market, Albert Park Lake, Chevron Village shopping strip and an infinite array of cafes, restaurants and fashion or hop on a tram at your front door and be in the CBD in only 8 minutes. It’s also conveniently located to the new Anzac Station at the Domain Interchange opening soon in 2025.

Don't miss your opportunity to acquire this unique home. Inspect as advertised or call Susan on 0402208798 to arrange your private viewing.

Listing description written by Susan Holly, Holly + Williams — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

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