282 Moreland Road, Brunswick VIC 3056

Corner block with development angle | 1920s bones on 472sqm | Walking to Sydney Road and schools | Four-bedroom house with single bathroom The buying case here rests on the corner block configuration and the 472sqm land area—both are scarce in inner Brunswick and give a buyer positional leverage that a standard terrace cannot match. The 1920s structure provides a solid shell for renovation or extension, and the 43% site coverage leaves meaningful room for reconfiguration without requiring a knockdown. This property suits a buyer who wants to hold for medium-term capital growth while extracting rental yield from four bedrooms, or a developer-occupier who plans to add a second dwelling subject to council approval. The school zoning and walkability to Melville Road and Sydney Road reinforce demand from families and professionals alike. The single bathroom is the most material constraint—it limits appeal to owner-occupiers with children and will cap rental growth at the top end of the $690–$760pw range. A buyer should budget for a bathroom addition or conversion as a first-stage capital improvement, which could lift the property’s value by $150,000–$200,000 relative to the estimated $1.499m. There is no heritage overlay, which removes a common approval hurdle in Brunswick, and the absence of flood or bushfire risk simplifies insurance and financing. The best use is to buy, add a second bathroom, and hold for five to seven years while Brunswick’s median price trajectory absorbs the corner-block premium.