PROPERTY X-RAY16 MAPELLEN STREET, ASPLEY QLD 4034.
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Post-war Aspley home on an 827 sqm block, primary school 0.2 km away, with 8 subdivision applications within 1 km.
Walking-distance primary and secondary catchment on a quiet suburban street.
- Aspley East State School sits 0.2 km away; Aspley SHS 0.7 km.
- 827 sqm block with ~164 sqm footprint leaves renovation room under the character overlay.
- Low bushfire risk, not in a known flood zone, with a pool on record.
- Any extension must keep the traditional streetscape under the character overlay; confirm with council.
- 8 subdivision applications within 1 km may bring newer builds nearby.
Family-rental profile, but year-1 cashflow runs well short on current assumptions.
- Primary at 0.2 km plus FTTP 1000 Mbps support family tenant demand.
- With a 20% deposit (~$293,075) you would be about $52,034 short in year one; gross yield 2.82%, cashflow breakeven sits 21 years out, beyond most holding periods.
- Rent estimate $795/wk carries medium confidence; calibrate against current rental listings before committing.
Synthesised by our proprietary PXR Spatial Intelligence Engine from verified government data in the sections below. Observation only. Not financial, legal, or property advice.
The property.
What you're actually buying. Lot size, building footprint, structures detected from aerial + ground-view imagery, and how this block compares to its suburb.
- Structure may pre-date current approval rules. Older sheds and outbuildings were often built without DAs when local rules were looser; their compliance is usually grandfathered but worth confirming.
Quiet suburban street with a mix of post-war and mid-century homes, most in reasonable condition. Mature street trees line both sides of the road and the verge is well-kept. A large open green space (likely a park or school oval) is visible adjacent to the block, which is a notable feature of the immediate area.
Dimensions
Subdivision potential is low or not possible. Does not meet Brisbane's dimensional thresholds for a 2-lot split.
Why it screens low: the lot is about 16 m of street frontage, but a side-by-side split needs about 20 m. The total area (807 m²) is enough for two lots, so it is the frontage that falls short. A front-and-rear (battle-axe) layout is a straight fail too: the largest possible rear lot is about 407 m², below the council rear-lot minimum of 600 m², too small for a compliant battle-axe split. Confirm with council.
Boundary and dimensions are derived from the Queensland cadastre. Approximate measurements only. For survey-grade dimensions, refer to the registered plan from QLD Titles.
The same spot across the decades, from the Queensland Government aerial archive. Drag through the years and watch what changes.
- Dams and water lines
- A dam or creek line visible in an early frame but absent today can mean filled ground. Cross-check the flood section and ask about it at inspection.
- Structures near the boundary
- A permanent structure (anything with footings and a roof) that appears between frames close to a boundary line may have needed a siting relaxation from council. Check the development applications section for a matching approval.
- Vegetation change
- Thinning or cleared vegetation across the years is useful context for the bushfire reading and for how established the street has become.
These are observations to guide your own look at the frames, not conclusions about the property.
Includes material © State of Queensland (Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development), 2026. Queensland Government aerial archive, CC BY 4.0. Frames are supplied as is, without warranty.
A sewer service lateral runs across this lot. Worth checking the alignment before designing extensions or pools.
| Fact | Value | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Sewer main at street | 12 m, gravity, AC, 150mm | PE and PVC are modern; closer is cheaper to connect |
| Sewer manhole | 30 m, 1.0 m deep | May sit on a public easement |
| Service lateral on lot | Yes (2) | Building over it can be costly to repair |
| Sewer treatment plant | None within 500 m | Plants can carry intermittent odour |
| Water main | 43 m, 100mm, UPVC | Supports standard household demand |
| Nearest hydrant | 44 m | About 90 m is the typical fire standard |
| Recycled water | Not available here | Dual-piped suburbs irrigate cheaper |
| In planned extension | No | For fringe estates not yet connected |
Shallow. Fixtures sit higher, and a low basement may need a pump.
- Service lateral
- A small private pipe that connects your house to the public sewer in the street. It usually runs through your front yard. If a future build sits on top of it, repairs may require digging through a slab or driveway.
- Sewer main material
- Older suburbs often have vitreous clay or cast iron mains laid in the 1960s and earlier. Newer estates use polyethylene or PVC. Material matters because failure rates rise with age, and a future main replacement can disrupt the street.
- Invert level and depth
- A deeper sewer can serve a deeper basement; a shallow one limits how low your fixtures can sit without a pump.
- Sewer pump station
- A small pumping facility that lifts sewage uphill where gravity will not do the work. Modern ones are mostly silent and odour-controlled, but worth checking on a warm summer day.
- Sewer treatment plant
- Where sewage is processed before release. Modern plants run quietly with significant odour control, but on a hot day the boundary smell can carry several hundred metres.
- Hydrant location
- Hydrants supply water for fire-fighting. A hydrant within 90 m of a property is a typical regulatory standard.
- Service extension area
- Some properties on the urban fringe are scheduled for future sewer connection. Until then a septic system is required, which adds ongoing running and inspection costs.
No high-voltage transmission easement is registered over this lot. The nearest line and substation distances below are context only.
The nearest line is far enough away that it is not visible from the lot.
| Fact | Value | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| HV easement on lot | None registered on this lot | A no-build corridor caps where you can build |
| Nearest HV line | 3319 m, 110 kV | Further away means less visual and resale concern |
| Nearest substation | 3367 m | Some buyers and lenders weigh proximity |
| Corridor voltage | 110 kV | Higher voltage usually means a wider easement |
- Transmission easement (no-build corridor)
- A high-voltage transmission easement is a strip of your land registered to the network operator so the lines can be accessed and kept clear. Inside it you generally cannot build, extend, or even put a pool or shed, and the restriction runs with the title to every future owner. On a small lot that strip can swallow a large share of the buildable area, which caps both renovation and development upside.
- Why distance to the lines matters
- Proximity to high-voltage lines and substations is not a title burden, but it does shape the buyer pool. Perception and EMF concerns make some buyers and some lenders wary, fairly or not, which can thin the field at resale. The lines are also visible from the yard. We report the exact distance so you can weigh it with your own eyes: further away means less concern.
- Effect on subdivision and development
- A transmission corridor running through or beside a lot can constrain a future subdivision, because the no-build strip and the access setbacks reduce the developable footprint. If your plan relies on splitting the block or adding a second dwelling, check the corridor alignment before you commit.
- Coverage and confirmation
- Easement corridors are mapped per council and some overlays are not yet published, so a clear result here is only as good as the council layer behind it. Where the overlay is missing we say so rather than imply the lot is clear. Either way, the title search is the definitive record of what is registered on the land.
Feng shui is a traditional belief system, included for cultural interest. It is not factual, scientific, financial, or valuation advice, and is not a substitute for a personalised consultation with a qualified practitioner.
Reads favourably overall: an auspicious street number, with a lot-shape consideration that is easily softened with the cure noted below.
A meaningful share of SEQ buyers weighs feng shui, so these factors influence demand and resale regardless of personal belief. Treat this as a saleability signal, not advice.
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- Solar & Bright Aspectneutral
The rear aspect faces west. An east or west aspect still gets good light for part of the day, supporting a bright, liveable space.
Remedy: brighter lighting in dark corners, mirrors to bounce light, open curtains to maximise daylight, warm bright colours, healthy plants and a well-lit entrance (the "mouth of qi")
- Lot shapechallenged
This is an irregular block. This is considered less favourable in feng shui by some buyers and practitioners. An irregular outline is read as less even in its flow of chi. It is commonly addressed with completing the square with a fence or wall, anchoring a missing corner with a lamp, statue, fountain, large stone or flagpole, landscaping to soften sharp angles, and interior mirrors to imply the missing space. For a personalised assessment, consult a qualified practitioner.
Remedy: completing the square with a fence or wall, anchoring a missing corner with a lamp, statue, fountain, large stone or flagpole, landscaping to soften sharp angles, and interior mirrors to imply the missing space
- Road alignment (sha chi)neutral
No road points head-on at the block, so there is no "poison arrow" (sha chi) alignment to note.
Remedy: a hedge, wall, fence or screen as a first line, then dense planting or a curved path; some practitioners add an outdoor convex bagua mirror, which must never be aimed at a neighbour’s home
- Street number (Chinese numerology)favourable
Number 16: ends in 6 (a favourable homophone). This is Chinese numerology (homophones), a minor resale-liquidity consideration in some submarkets, not classical feng shui.
Mitigation: cosmetic folk cures such as a red circle around the digit or lucky characters on the letterbox; a council renumbering is a rare exception
- Surrounding featuresneutral
No notably auspicious or inauspicious features close by.
Remedy: blocking the line of sight with a wall, hedge, fence or trees, a bright and well-kept (yang) interior, and for yin sources such as a cemetery or hospital a concave bagua mirror, which absorbs rather than reflects
Source: PXR feng shui analysis (cadastral, road network, GNAF, OSM amenities, coastline distance)
The numbers.
We lead with what actually sold near this property, and how fresh those sales are. Our own market estimate sits below as a cross-check, never the headline. Individual sale and listing addresses are withheld. Only computed, banded, and derived figures.
Risk.
Flood, bushfire, heritage, crime and pool-safety signals drawn from QLD government overlays. The exposures that shape insurance premiums and what you can build later.
Every risk on the map, side by side
Flood, bushfire and crime side by side, each mapped on this property with a one-line read, so the whole risk picture reads in a single scan.
This address sits outside any mapped flood overlay.
Not in a designated bushfire-prone area on the state QFES mapping.
Offence intensity runs above the suburb baseline. Based on the 12-month QPS window.
Plus: a retaining wall flagged near a boundary, verify the setback and any matching approval. See the Property section below.
Crime sits above suburb median with around 1,378 offences within 1.5 km, trend easing; a close-boundary retaining wall has no DA on record. No flood, bushfire, heritage, or noise flags.
The neighbourhood.
Surroundings, transport, schools, demographics and what's being built nearby. The context that drives liveability, rent demand and long-run capital growth.
| Offence type | Count · 12mo | Nearest |
|---|---|---|
| Other Theft (excl. Unlawful Entry) | 585 | 72 m |
| Drug Offences | 137 | 72 m |
| Traffic and Related Offences | 135 | 166 m |
| Assault | 101 | 166 m |
| Other Property Damage | 92 | 72 m |
| Unlawful Entry | 90 | 72 m |
| Good Order Offences | 56 | 334 m |
| Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle | 44 | 72 m |
| Fraud | 41 | 166 m |
| Other Offences Against the Person | 31 | 223 m |
| Weapons Act Offences | 24 | 334 m |
| Trespassing and Vagrancy | 15 | 223 m |
| Robbery | 11 | 892 m |
| Handling Stolen Goods | 8 | 764 m |
| Miscellaneous Offences | 5 | 929 m |
| Arson | 2 | 929 m |
| Liquor (excl. Drunkenness) | 1 | 1,438 m |
25 Mapellen Street, Aspley
8 subdivisions and 8 commercial / use approvals within 1.5 km. 15 listed below, 1 shown above.
- 423 m2 lots14 Navua Avenue, AspleyDA A007002511DA A007002511
- 425 m3 lots10 Navua Avenue, AspleyDA A006752075DA A006752075
- 693 m2 lots564 Zillmere Road, ZillmereDA A006814997DA A006814997
- 799 msubdivision1289 GYMPIE RD ASPLEY QLD 4034DA A006903539DA A006903539
- 1150 m2 lots143 Murphy Road, ZillmereDA A006861143DA A006861143
- 1324 m2 lots12 Norbiton Street, ZillmereDA A006987521DA A006987521
- 1478 m2 lots16 Dumaurier Street, ChermsideDA A006903138DA A006903138
- 1 storey (est.)Shop + fast food (drive-through)A bookkeeping tweak to an already-approved Gympie Road drive-through centre — it trims required parking and floor area, so the directional effect on surrounding property is essentially neutral.DA A006935122DA A006935122
- 2 storeys (est.)Medical centreA trivial s81 minor change (enclosing a 13m2 internal void) to an already-approved health care service in an existing Aspley centre-zone building. No discernible effect on surrounding property either way.DA A006769548DA A006769548
- 2 storeys (est.)Medical centreA low-intensity allied-health clinic slotting into an existing main-road corner building is a sympathetic, amenity-adding use that lifts local convenience without changing the streetscape's bulk or scale.DA A006881536DA A006881536
- 59 unitsMultiple dwelling (attached townhouse-style complex)A single patio bolted onto one of 59 existing townhouses; this is a housekeeping amendment with no measurable effect on surrounding property.DA A006923108DA A006923108
- 59 unitsMultiple dwelling (strata unit complex)A single owner-occupier patio inside an established 59-unit complex — invisible to the wider market and immaterial to surrounding property values.DA A006851258DA A006851258
- 1 storey (est.)Food and drink outletA tired drive-through car wash on the Chermside district-centre fringe being replaced by a recognised casual-dining brand is a modest net lift to local amenity, with 24/7 drive-through noise the one thing to watch for the nearest homes.DA A006687144DA A006687144
- 20 units2 storeys (est.)Apartments (low-rise multiple dwelling)A tidy, transit-adjacent infill on a vacant eyesore lot that lifts the street more than it strains it, with the only real watch-point being a deliberately under-parked, renter-heavy unit mix.DA A006806095DA A006806095
- 8 units2 storeys (est.)Rooming accommodationA purpose-built 8-bed rooming house replacing a single home near Zillmere station: consistent with the LMR2 zone and a sensible transit-oriented renewal, but the rooming-accommodation use plus only five on-site bays is the kind of change that unsettles the immediate low-rise neighbours and signals the street's drift toward density.DA A006775080DA A006775080
- Plan SealingLodged Nov 2025 · awaiting council decision.DA A006894152DA A006894152
- Reconfigure a LotLodged May 2026 · awaiting council decision.DA A007033673DA A007033673
- Reconfigure a LotLodged June 2026 · awaiting council decision.DA A007043263DA A007043263
- Carry Out Building WorkLodged June 2026 · awaiting council decision.DA A007043290DA A007043290
- Material Change of UseLodged Apr 2026 · awaiting council decision.DA A007002326DA A007002326
- Material Change of UseLodged June 2026 · awaiting council decision.DA A007041855DA A007041855
- Finalising plan sealing (plan signoff)Lodged Aug 2025 · awaiting council decision.DA A006846315DA A006846315
- Building health care facility with residential componentLodged Nov 2025 · awaiting council decision.DA A006908306DA A006908306
- Carry Out Building WorkLodged May 2026 · awaiting council decision.DA A007033134DA A007033134
- Reconfigure a LotLodged June 2026 · awaiting council decision.DA A007048526DA A007048526
- Reconfigure a LotLodged Oct 2025 · awaiting council decision.DA A006875481DA A006875481
- Subdividing a lotLodged Mar 2026 · awaiting council decision.DA A006977158DA A006977158
Before you exchange.
Each item below ties back to a finding earlier in this report: what to verify, who to ask, and what to confirm before signing. 10 items total.
An insurer may request DA or compliance documentation for the retaining wall before binding cover.
This report is one lot. The Aspley suburb page shows the whole picture: house prices, what is being approved and built, the crime mix, schools and rental yield.