A sale down the road is not evidence until it is adjusted for how it differs from this home. Here is each sale we used, what we changed, and by how much.

9 Gainsborough Drive

Sold 14 September 2026 · 0.07 km away

Sold for

$1,400,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,409,048

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 21 Gainsborough Drive
Condition	this home 9 · comparable 8	+$84,000
Pool	this home 0 · comparable 1	−$64,000
Floor area	this home 136 m² · comparable 145 m²	−$16,877
Land size	this home 438 m² · comparable 405 m²	+$4,330
Year built	this home 1996 · comparable 1995	+$2,995
Micro-location	this home 0.0215 · comparable 0.0223	−$896
Distance to beach	this home 3.94 km · comparable 3.92 km	−$504
Net adjustment		+$9,048

A further 11 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

31 Roundelay Drive

Sold 30 July 2026 · 0.91 km away

Sold for

$1,380,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,360,646

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 21 Gainsborough Drive
Bedrooms	this home 3 · comparable 4	−$145,882
Condition	this home 9 · comparable 8	+$82,800
Street	this home 0.0386 · comparable -0.023	+$68,006
Floor area	this home 136 m² · comparable 151.3 m²	−$28,690
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 2	+$15,352
Micro-location	this home 0.0215 · comparable 0.0311	−$10,598
Distance to beach	this home 3.94 km · comparable 3.59 km	−$8,694
Year built	this home 1996 · comparable 1994	+$5,990
Land size	this home 438 m² · comparable 420 m²	+$2,362
Net adjustment		−$19,354

A further 9 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

39 Brier Crescent

Sold 16 May 2026 · 0.50 km away

Sold for

$1,302,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,338,891

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 21 Gainsborough Drive
Condition	this home 9 · comparable 8	+$78,120
Street	this home 0.0386 · comparable -0.0225	+$63,642
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 3	−$53,321
Year built	this home 1996 · comparable 2013	−$50,918
Land size	this home 438 m² · comparable 708 m²	−$35,424
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 1	+$30,704
Floor area	this home 136 m² · comparable 141 m²	−$9,376
Distance to beach	this home 3.94 km · comparable 4.35 km	+$7,422
Micro-location	this home 0.0215 · comparable 0.0157	+$6,042
Net adjustment		+$36,891

A further 9 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

8 Cumberland Drive

Sold 3 June 2026 · 0.45 km away

Sold for

$1,415,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,431,352

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 21 Gainsborough Drive
Condition	this home 9 · comparable 7	+$141,500
Floor area	this home 136 m² · comparable 167.88 m²	−$59,782
Land size	this home 438 m² · comparable 703 m²	−$34,768
Micro-location	this home 0.0215 · comparable 0.0462	−$27,960
Street	this home 0.0386 · comparable 0.0563	−$20,037
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 2	+$15,352
Year built	this home 1996 · comparable 1992	+$11,981
Distance to beach	this home 3.94 km · comparable 3.55 km	−$9,934
Net adjustment		+$16,352

A further 10 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

6 Pristine Court

Sold 30 June 2026 · 0.96 km away

Sold for

$1,220,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,282,889

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 21 Gainsborough Drive
Street	this home 0.0386 · comparable -0.0146	+$51,923
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 2	+$15,352
Floor area	this home 136 m² · comparable 143.96 m²	−$14,926
Micro-location	this home 0.0215 · comparable 0.0126	+$8,686
Year built	this home 1996 · comparable 1994	+$5,990
Distance to beach	this home 3.94 km · comparable 3.68 km	−$5,710
Land size	this home 438 m² · comparable 426 m²	+$1,574
Net adjustment		+$62,889

A further 11 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

28 Pristine Court

Sold 8 October 2026 · 1.10 km away

Sold for

$1,170,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,263,273

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 21 Gainsborough Drive
Condition	this home 9 · comparable 7	+$117,000
Pool	this home 0 · comparable 1	−$64,000
Street	this home 0.0386 · comparable -0.0146	+$49,795
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 2	+$15,352
Micro-location	this home 0.0215 · comparable 0.0342	−$11,887
Floor area	this home 136 m² · comparable 141.71 m²	−$10,707
Distance to beach	this home 3.94 km · comparable 3.54 km	−$8,424
Land size	this home 438 m² · comparable 414 m²	+$3,149
Year built	this home 1996 · comparable 1995	+$2,995
Net adjustment		+$93,273

A further 9 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

36 Roundelay Drive

Sold 23 December 2025 · 0.89 km away

Sold for

$1,352,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,362,502

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 21 Gainsborough Drive
Street	this home 0.0386 · comparable -0.023	+$66,626
Floor area	this home 136 m² · comparable 161 m²	−$46,880
Distance to beach	this home 3.94 km · comparable 3.51 km	−$10,465
Micro-location	this home 0.0215 · comparable 0.0287	−$7,787
Year built	this home 1996 · comparable 1994	+$5,990
Land size	this home 438 m² · comparable 415 m²	+$3,018
Net adjustment		+$10,502

A further 12 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

13 Acklin Court

Sold 2 September 2026 · 0.81 km away

Sold for

$1,110,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,142,012

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 21 Gainsborough Drive
Condition	this home 9 · comparable 7	+$111,000
Micro-location	this home 0.0215 · comparable 0.1014	−$70,951
Year built	this home 1996 · comparable 2002	−$17,971
Land size	this home 438 m² · comparable 375 m²	+$8,266
Distance to beach	this home 3.94 km · comparable 4.16 km	+$3,543
Floor area	this home 136 m² · comparable 137 m²	−$1,875
Net adjustment		+$32,012

A further 11 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

We are not claiming to be more accurate than anyone else. We are showing you the sales, the adjustments and the band they produce, so you can judge the number yourself.

Will Simpson, Fields Real Estate — Will SimpsonFields Real Estate

Your market update

Gold Coast homes sitting unsold for 60 to 180 days doubled from March to August. Where does 21 Gainsborough Drive sit?

Gold Coast homes listed for 60 to 180 days rose from 1,288 in March to 2,618 in August (SQM Research). A rising count of homes sitting unsold has historically been associated with downward pressure on asking prices.

But property markets do not move as one—and neither do individual homes.

We traced the estimated value of 21 Gainsborough Drive over the past 18 months, compared it with Varsity Lakes’s wider market, and examined the indicators most likely to reveal what happens next.

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Varsity Lakes

Should I Sell Now?

Absorption Rate: 2.2 months

Varsity Lakes

Is Now a Good Time to Buy?

12-Month Median Sale Price: $1,400,000 (90% CI $1,357,500 to $1,445,000; n=130)

Varsity Lakes

Crash Risk

12-Month Median Price (Varsity Lakes): $1,400,000 (90% CI $1,357,500–$1,445,000, n=130)

Varsity Lakes

Market Overview

12-Month Median Sale Price: $1,400,000 (90% CI $1,357,500 to $1,445,000; n=130)

Varsity Lakes

Houses vs Units

Asking Price Spread, Houses Vs Units: $521,294 ($1,442,508 houses vs $921,214 units, as at 2026-09-25)

Varsity Lakes

Market Direction

12-Month Median Price: $1,400,000 (90% CI $1,357,500 to $1,445,000, n=130)

Varsity Lakes

Suburb Comparison

12-Month Median Price: $1,400,000 (90% CI $1,357,500 to $1,445,000, n=130)

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9 Gainsborough Drive

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8 Cumberland Drive

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28 Pristine Court

36 Roundelay Drive

13 Acklin Court

Gold Coast homes sitting unsold for 60 to 180 days doubled from March to August. Where does 21 Gainsborough Drive sit?