Carlton at a glance
24,636
People
No data
Median sale
$612/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
VIC › Carlton › Swanston St
$210,000–$220,000
For sale
Asking range
1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
0
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
$210,000–$220,000
Asking range
No recorded sale for this property.
Carlton at a glance
24,636
People
No data
Median sale
$612/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
$11,966 on top of the price (5.7% 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.
Based on the low end of the asking range, not a contract price.
Pre-filled with Carlton'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 $612/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 15.2%. 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
Carlton at a glance
24,636
People
No data
Median sale
$612/wk
Median rent
No data
Suburb gross yield
Listing material
Listed by Waterfront Real EstateAn astute investment with high tenant demand, affordable first home or perfectly located City base. This one-bedroom apartment at the heart of Carlton is metres to City trams, close to RMIT & Melbourne University, footsteps to Lygon Street cafes and cosmopolitan dining and a short stroll to Queen Victoria Market. Set on Level 8 of this newly-refurbished security building, the apartment is light and airy with wide windows and an open aspect across Swanston Street. In near-original condition, there’s scope to update for stylish City living in this super central location or rent out for potential returns of up to $450 per week. No Student-Only zoning restrictions to limit owner-occupation or rental options. Buy it for yourself, Buy it for your kids, Buy it as a high-yield investment!
FEATURES: - Level 8 on Western side of building overlooking Swanston Street enjoying plenty of natural light and Cityscape vistas - Open plan living with galley kitchen including combined cooktop/oven/dishwasher and fridge – Generous bedroom with built-ins and ensuite with shower – Well-maintained and recently-painted apartment building with security intercom access, common laundry facilities, lounge/reception area plus study room/library with couches, desks and chairs.
LOCATION: - Ultra central City-fringe location just minutes walk to Melbourne University, RMIT and the State Library – perfect for students – Tram stop at doorstep – Short stroll to Queen Victoria Market fresh food stalls, delicious delis, shopping and night markets dining – Easy walk to Melbourne Museum - Convenient to Melbourne Central and QV shopping centres and Melbourne’s renowned boutiques, laneway cafes, main shopping mall, acclaimed restaurants, galleries and charming City parks.
Listing description written by Charles Ealdama, Waterfront Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.
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