The Block
Highly usable landHighly usable land. A regular, level block with practical frontage and a west-facing yard, but located in a heritage conservation area with slightly below-suburb land value.
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279 Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016
Terrace430120m²
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K-score
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K-score
86/ 100
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Convenience & Lifestyle
Highly walkableHighly walkable. Waterloo station is close, and shops, parks, and schools are within easy reach for daily life.
Price Positioning
Mid-Market TierMid-Market Tier. Recent comps and street pricing align with the suburb median, indicating a typical local price tier despite lower long-term pocket values.
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Land value, size, zoning, aspect.
Land Value
1.11M
-9%vs Suburb median
Land size
120m²
Around suburb medianvs Suburb median
Zoning
R1
General Residential
Backyard facesWest
Hot summer afternoons
Surrounding risks: noise and traffic.
Street type
Speed limit: 50 km/h
Noise sources
No major road or railway nearby
Low aircraft noise
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Last sold
$2.50M
Owned for
2 Years
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Parking
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Parking
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Property Location Overview
Waterloo train station is 712m from the property, with 2m uphill and 19m downhill elevation change. The nearest bus stop is Raglan St Opp George St, located 290m from the property.
Primary school catchment: Alexandria Park Community School, 1.3km from the property, with a Good level rating. Secondary school catchment: Alexandria Park Community School, 1.7km from the property, with a Good level rating. Redfern Jarjum College is the nearest private school, 570m from the property, serving students from K-6 and offering co-ed enrolment. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School is the nearest private school, 660m from the property, serving students from K-6 and offering co-ed enrolment. Key College is the nearest private school, 1.5km from the property, serving students from 9-12 and offering co-ed enrolment. Australian Performing Arts Grammar School is the nearest private school, 2.4km from the property, serving students from 7-12 and offering co-ed enrolment.
Woolworths Redfern is the nearest supermarket, 139m from the property. Waterloo Library is 630m from the property. Surry Hills Day Hospital is 1.5km from the property. Redfern Park is the nearest park, 87m from the property. Unnamed Park is 1.0km from the property. Ward Park is 1.1km from the property. Kensington Pond is 1.9km from the property. The coastline is 5.7km from the property. Coogee Beach is 5.6km from the property.