What can you buy for Brisbane’s median house price?
Brisbane's median house price now sits at $466,500 after 0.8% growth over December, according to CoreLogic RP Data.
Over 2014, the city saw house values increase by 4.8% – the third highest yearly growth rate of Australia's capital cities, after Sydney and Melbourne.
Property Observer looks to recent Brisbane sales to see just what a median-priced house looks like.
8 Doncaster Place, Forest Lake
This three bedroom house sold for $460,000 in December last year. The house in the masterplanned Creekwood Estate sits on a 704 square metre block, 18 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD. The home includes a study and a media room, with two bathrooms.
- Price: $460,000
- Bedrooms: Three
- Drive to CBD: 28 minutes
A brick and timber home set on 829 square metres sold for $468,000 last week. The three bedroom house has one "two-way" bathroom and front and back verandahs. It also offers level side access.
- Price: $468,000
- Bedrooms: Three
- Drive to CBD: 23 minutes
305 Kitchener Road, Stafford Heights
Buyers paid $467,000 for this three bedroom house in Brisbane's north. The brick and tile house on a 607 square metre plot has open plan living areas, with a basement double garage and laundry. The vendors sold the home after just over one year of ownership. They purchased it for $425,000 in November 2013, reflecting 9.9% annual growth.
- Price: $467,000
- Bedrooms: Three
- Drive to CBD: 15 minutes
2 Aeroplane Street, Cannon Hill
This post-war house sold for $460,000 late last year. The house in Cannon Hill is set on 670 square metres and has two bedrooms, with one "sleep-out" – an enclosed deck area that can be used to sleep in. There are two living areas, one of which includes a fireplace.
- Price: $460,000
- Bedrooms: Three
- Drive to CBD: 14 minutes
559 Robinson Road, West Aspley
Vendors secured $466,500 for this four bedroom house in West Aspley. The single level home sits on a recently landscaped 607 square metre plot, and offers off road parking for up to three cars. The vendors purchased the house in March 2011 for $375,000.
- Price: $466,500
- Bedrooms: Four
- Drive to CBD: 20 minutes