*** The Serpent Hostel - The Best purpose built hostel in North Queensland ***.
Penridge Commercial is pleased to offer for sale the property located at 341 Lake Street, known as The Serpent Hostel. This 292 bed backpacker complex is superbly positioned only one street back from the Cairns Esplanade and offers owner operators a perfect opportunity to secure one of the best purpose built accommodation complexes in the North.
The complex is built on a 4863m2 'Tourist & Residential' designated site set out to the southern alignment of Lake Street extending though to provide an additional frontage to Digger Street.
The size of Cairns North is approximately 2.9 square kilometres. It has 6 parks covering nearly 9.7% of total area. The population of Cairns North in 2016 was 5191 people. By 2021 the population was 5334 showing a population growth of 2.8% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Cairns North is 20-29 years. Households in Cairns North are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 - $1399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Cairns North work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 33.80% of the homes in Cairns North were owner-occupied compared with 29.20% in 2016.
Cairns North has 3,986 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Cairns North have seen a 53.53% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 110.54% increase. As at 30 April 2026:
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