1/54 Railway Cres, Bentleigh VIC 3204
1/54 Railway Cres, Bentleigh VIC 3204
3-bed townhouse in Railway Cres pocket | Bentleigh West Primary and Brighton Secondary catchment | established infill with family demand | attached stock with rental appeal
The property is configured as a three-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse in an established Bentleigh pocket. It is positioned within the Bentleigh West Primary and Brighton Secondary College catchment, which gives it a clear family-demand advantage over nearby stock without those zones. The low-maintenance attached format is well suited to downsizers, professionals, and small families looking for rail-accessible, school-zoned housing. Its location on Railway Crescent is within an infill corridor where older houses and newer unit development sit together, so the immediate streetscape is mature and residential rather than high-density. The strongest element is the combination of school zoning and attached-stock efficiency; this tends to hold appeal across both owner-occupiers and investors, and it is likely to support consistent enquiry when the property is presented to the market.
Value may be shaped most by the size and configuration of the private open space, the number of car spaces, and the quality of internal finishes. A townhouse in this pocket might trade in line with newer three-bedroom infill stock, especially where the layout does not require major updating. The absence of heritage, flood, or bushfire overlays on nearby Railway Crescent properties suggests the title is unlikely to carry those constraints, which is a practical positive. The balance between floor area and land component should be weighed carefully, because attached dwellings in this location are often bought for the school zone and convenience rather than for the land itself. Presentation and condition could therefore be expected to have a disproportionate effect on final price.
Detailed Independent Property Report prepared by PropCred Analyst team for 1/54 Railway Cres, Bentleigh VIC 3204
Checks found:
Value Risk
1
Liquidity Risk
1
Planning Risk
2
Income Risk
Execution Risk
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Market Insight
Bentleigh is family-oriented, with incomes 19% above Greater Melbourne and strong transport links driving demand. House values are $1.74–$1.8m, up 7.4% annually, though quarterly growth slowed to 2.03%. Units are $650k–$934k, flat annually, with a sharp −23.1% quarterly fall. Houses take 40–48 days to sell (units: 37); auction clearance dropped 19.5 pts to 60.5%, signalling a cooling market. Rental demand is steady—house rents up 5.7%, units up 3.4%—but yields are modest (houses 2.61%, units 4.13%). Over 178 houses sell annually, yet affordability and rate sensitivity are constraints, shown by slower turnover and lower clearance.
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PropCred Estimated Value
Comparable Sales: 2/52 Railway Crescent sold $585,000 in 2019; 3/52 Railway Crescent sold $279,500 in 2006 | Property Price Band: $1.0M–$1.1M | Value Drivers: school catchment, internal condition, layout and private open space
Bedrooms
5
Bathroom
3
Parking
2
Land
561m²
Research & Review
Prepared by Steve Dalton, Senior Analyst
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Reviewed by Matt Proctor, Principal Analyst
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