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40 Waghorn Street
Ipswich QLD 4305

Bedrooms: -
Bathrooms: 4
Car spaces: 8
Land area: 2488m2
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Property Details for 40 Waghorn St, Ipswich

Building Type
Commercial
Land Size
2488m2
Local Government
Ipswich
Lot/Plan
42/SP190397

Last Listing description (February 2025)

A solid income-earning investment, High occupancy rates, and more than half an acre of land.

This fully licensed boarding house and rooming accommodation complex offers the astute investor a steady annual income stream from its 34-room facility at approximately $290,000 p/a with a further $100,000 P/a growth potential, PLUS!!


This complex incorporates a shared type of arrangement between residents with its commercial grade Kitchen, Laundry facilities, toilets, bathrooms, and common areas. While each room offers free Internet, its own Fridge, Bed, & other furnishings. Plenty of parking is available on site for its longer-term residents, along with a huge block of land at around 2,488m2.

Alongside the main dwelling is a medium sized second structure with current development approval for a further 12 rooms. Although quite run down and in need of major work, a substantial renovation would offer increased annual earnings of approximately $100,000 plus, at the current going rate of $165 per week, per room.

Features
- Licensed 34-room boarding house in the heart of Ipswich CBD
- 3-storey dwelling with side access and large block - 2,488m2
- High ceilings, tiled floors, and fresh interiors in most rooms
- Large rooms with bed and storage, fridges, and other furnishings
- 4 bathrooms, 4 toilets, kitchen, and plenty of onsite parking.
- Shared laundry - with coin operated washing machines
- 6kw solar system (Approx)
- Security cameras throughout the complex
- Staff office and janitor's closet
- Covered parking for around 6-8 Cars.
- Extra open space parking
- Fire and safety accredited
- Current gross return $290,000 per annum approx.
- Great property managers, happy to continue under new ownership.

The 2,488m2 block is at an elevated position within Ipswich city, very close to the CBD. Tenants have plenty of public transport options and are within a few 100m walk to all the Hospitals, Shopping Centers, universities, and other CBD amenities.

The building is fully certified by Fire and Safety and has had many upgrades recently. Currently managed through a local agency who are well experienced in the rooming and boarding house accommodation sector and are more than happy to continue managing the site for the new owners.

For a complete copy of the information memorandum and a link to visit the 360 degree interactive walk through video, please call Piers Crawford or Steve Landeta.

Disclaimer:
While preparing this information we have used our best endeavors to ensure that the following information contained therein is true and accurate but accept no responsibility and disclaim all liability in respect of any errors, inaccuracies or misstatements contained herein. Prospective purchasers should make their own enquiries to verify the information contained here.

Property History for 40 Waghorn St, Ipswich, QLD 4305

A timeline of how this property has performed in the market
Last Sold
$2,300,000
26 Jul 2024
Listed for Rent
$155/w
31 Jul 2023
  • 26 Jul 2024
    Sold for $2,300,000
  • 08 May 2024
    Listed for Sale Offer Pending - Still Inviting Further Interest
  • 25 Mar 2022
    Listed for Sale Offers Over $500,000
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About Ipswich 4305

The size of Ipswich is approximately 4.2 square kilometres. It has 11 parks covering nearly 34.1% of total area. The population of Ipswich in 2016 was 2459 people. By 2021 the population was 2468 showing a population growth of 0.4% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Ipswich is 50-59 years. Households in Ipswich are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 - $1399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Ipswich work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 41.70% of the homes in Ipswich were owner-occupied compared with 41.30% in 2016.

Ipswich has 1,771 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Ipswich have seen a 116.32% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 136.08% increase. As at 30 November 2025:

  • The median value for Houses in Ipswich is $812,665 while the median value for Units is $526,360.
  • Houses have a median rent of $550 while Units have a median rent of $363.
There are currently 16 properties listed for sale, and 14 properties listed for rent in Ipswich on OnTheHouse. According to Cotality's data, 81 properties were sold in the past 12 months in Ipswich.

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