Sold in 26 Days: Inside the Campaign for 17A Sandpiper Drive, Burleigh Waters

The sale price was undisclosed. The guide was $4,155,000 — more than double the Burleigh Waters four-bedroom median. And it sold in 26 days.

For a home priced at this level in a suburb where the rolling 12-month median sits at $1,602,500, that result deserves a closer look.

The Property

17A Sandpiper Drive is not a standard Burleigh Waters house. It is one of a small number of homes in the suburb that operates in a different price register entirely — an architecturally designed property that collected multiple industry awards in 2022, including Queensland Townhouse/Villa Development of the Year and a Queensland Residential Interior Design award through both the HIA and IDA. Those recognitions reflect something tangible: a level of material finish and spatial resolution that typical residential construction in this corridor does not reach.

The home offers four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and two car spaces, with a study, ensuite, balcony, and deck rounding out the internal configuration. The inground pool and outdoor entertaining area are the standout amenity — the kind of setup that reads as genuinely liveable rather than cosmetic. In a suburb where outdoor lifestyle is a core part of the buyer proposition, those spaces matter.

What separates a home like this from others on Sandpiper Drive is the architecture itself. The conviction in the materiality — the choices made at the design stage that are still evident years later — is the premium buyers in this bracket are paying for. That is harder to replicate than a renovation.

The Market It Sold Into

Burleigh Waters is currently recording 28 days on market and 1.6 months of supply — conditions that favour sellers and leave buyers with limited room to be patient. More than half of all houses tracked (53.8% sold within 30 days) are clearing before most buyers have had time to do a second inspection. The suburb's rolling 12-month price growth sits at +11.8%, which tells a consistent story about underlying demand at the suburb level.

What matters more for this specific property is what happens at the upper end of that market. The asking-to-valuation gap across Burleigh Waters sits at -15.3%, meaning homes are typically being listed above what automated valuation estimates suggest. At a $4,155,000 guide — roughly 2.2 times the four-bedroom median of $1,892,500 — this property was operating well above the data set that generates those suburb-level averages. The relevant comparison pool here is narrow. Comparable architectural homes at this price point in Burleigh Waters are measured in single digits per year, not dozens.

The Campaign

Listed on 5 March 2026 and sold on 31 March 2026, the campaign ran for 26 days. The suburb's current average days on market is 28 days — so the result lands within the normal range for Burleigh Waters. It was not a rapid clearance, and it was not a drawn-out campaign. It moved at a pace consistent with what the current market delivers for well-prepared homes.

The more meaningful read here is what 26 days signals about buyer depth at this price point. A $4,155,000 guide requires a very specific buyer — someone with both the financial capacity and the architectural appreciation to see the value. The fact that the home cleared within the standard campaign window, rather than extending past 60 days and entering stale-listing territory (currently affecting 17.6% of Burleigh Waters listings), is itself a considered result. At this level, a 26-day campaign is neither fast nor slow — it is disciplined.

The Result

17A Sandpiper Drive, Burleigh Waters sold on 31 March 2026 for an undisclosed price. Sold in 26 days — in line with the current Burleigh Waters average of 28 days. Guided at $4,155,000 — +119.4% above the rolling 12-month suburb median of $1,602,500. Guided at +119.5% above the rolling 12-month four-bedroom median of $1,892,500. Sale price undisclosed; guide-to-result comparison unavailable.

What This Means for Buyers and Sellers

For buyers active in Burleigh Waters at the $4,000,000-plus level, this campaign is a reminder that supply at this end of the market is not going to accumulate. The properties that carry genuine architectural pedigree — award-recognised, high-specification, not replicated elsewhere in the suburb — move within a standard campaign window even at price points that sit well above the local median. Waiting for a better option, or a softer negotiation, is a strategy that carries real risk when the competition pool is small and the listing stock at this level rarely exceeds a handful per year.

For homeowners in Burleigh Waters who are considering selling, particularly those with homes that carry a point of difference — larger land, significant renovation, or architectural quality above the suburb norm — the current conditions are worth paying attention to. With 53.8% of houses selling within 30 days and supply sitting at just 1.6 months, well-positioned homes are not sitting around. The pricing conversation matters most: homes that enter the market accurately guided sell. Those that push too far above market sentiment are contributing to the 17.6% of listings now sitting past 60 days.

Thinking of Selling in Burleigh Waters?

The Burleigh Waters market is moving quickly, but price point and presentation still determine who clears early and who lingers. Understanding exactly where your home sits — not just at the suburb level, but relative to comparable homes in the streets that matter — is the difference between a 26-day campaign and a 60-day one. Fields knows this ground.

Talk to the Fields team about what your home could achieve in today's market.

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