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.

22 Mapleton Circuit

Sold 1 June 2026 · 0.21 km away

Sold for

$1,500,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,583,290

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 5 Acton Drive
Pool	this home 1 · comparable 0	+$64,000
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 2	+$20,000
Bedrooms	this home 4 · comparable 3	+$13,354
Floor area	this home 199 m² · comparable 213.39 m²	−$12,594
Year built	this home 2001 · comparable 2002	−$3,714
Distance to beach	this home 4.1 km · comparable 4.28 km	+$3,564
Micro-location	this home 0.0222 · comparable 0.0233	−$1,320
Net adjustment		+$83,290

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

77 Southlake Drive

Sold 20 November 2025 · 1.13 km away

Sold for

$1,505,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,515,011

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 5 Acton Drive
Water views	this home 0 · comparable 1	−$213,874
Floor area	this home 199 m² · comparable 113.49 m²	+$74,838
Pool	this home 1 · comparable 0	+$64,000
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 1	+$32,000
Year built	this home 2001 · comparable 1993	+$29,709
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 2	+$20,000
Micro-location	this home 0.0222 · comparable 0.0379	−$18,902
Land size	this home 640 m² · comparable 600 m²	+$16,832
Bedrooms	this home 4 · comparable 3	+$13,354
Distance to beach	this home 4.1 km · comparable 3.78 km	−$7,946
Net adjustment		+$10,011

A further 7 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

17 North Shore Avenue

Sold 22 April 2026 · 0.11 km away

Sold for

$1,685,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,596,190

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 5 Acton Drive
Land size	this home 640 m² · comparable 411 m²	+$96,363
Floor area	this home 199 m² · comparable 289.47 m²	−$79,179
Bathrooms	this home 2 · comparable 3	−$59,731
Storeys	this home 1 · comparable 2	−$40,000
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 1	+$40,000
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 3	−$32,000
Bedrooms	this home 4 · comparable 5	−$13,354
Distance to beach	this home 4.1 km · comparable 3.99 km	−$2,527
Micro-location	this home 0.0222 · comparable 0.021	+$1,618
Net adjustment		−$88,810

A further 8 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

3 Massachusetts Court

Sold 22 July 2026 · 1.17 km away

Sold for

$1,400,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,540,454

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 5 Acton Drive
Land size	this home 640 m² · comparable 410 m²	+$96,784
Floor area	this home 199 m² · comparable 120.1 m²	+$69,054
Micro-location	this home 0.0222 · comparable 0.0574	−$39,424
Distance to beach	this home 4.1 km · comparable 3.1 km	−$24,528
Cladding	this home 3 · comparable 2	+$20,000
Year built	this home 2001 · comparable 1996	+$18,568
Net adjustment		+$140,454

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

45 North Shore Avenue

Sold 22 April 2026 · 0.21 km away

Sold for

$1,700,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,625,529

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 5 Acton Drive
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 4	−$64,000
Micro-location	this home 0.0222 · comparable 0.0333	−$15,096
Floor area	this home 199 m² · comparable 188 m²	+$9,627
Year built	this home 2001 · comparable 2002	−$3,714
Distance to beach	this home 4.1 km · comparable 3.99 km	−$2,550
Land size	this home 640 m² · comparable 637 m²	+$1,262
Net adjustment		−$74,471

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

14 Windemere Crescent

Sold 10 March 2026 · 0.16 km away

Sold for

$1,350,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,363,707

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 5 Acton Drive
Water views	this home 0 · comparable 1	−$213,874
Land size	this home 640 m² · comparable 400 m²	+$100,992
Floor area	this home 199 m² · comparable 123.36 m²	+$66,200
Pool	this home 1 · comparable 0	+$64,000
Micro-location	this home 0.0222 · comparable 0.0348	−$13,608
Bedrooms	this home 4 · comparable 3	+$13,354
Year built	this home 2001 · comparable 2002	−$3,714
Distance to beach	this home 4.1 km · comparable 4.12 km	+$357
Net adjustment		+$13,707

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

8 Duxton Dr

Sold 20 May 2026 · 0.06 km away

Sold for

$1,468,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,600,235

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 5 Acton Drive
Pool	this home 1 · comparable 0	+$64,000
Land size	this home 640 m² · comparable 500 m²	+$58,912
Floor area	this home 199 m² · comparable 185.4 m²	+$11,902
Micro-location	this home 0.0222 · comparable 0.0239	−$1,997
Distance to beach	this home 4.1 km · comparable 4.07 km	−$582
Net adjustment		+$132,235

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

8 Morea Court

Sold 27 August 2026 · 0.31 km away

Sold for

$1,230,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,332,442

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 5 Acton Drive
Land size	this home 640 m² · comparable 473 m²	+$70,274
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 4	−$64,000
Pool	this home 1 · comparable 0	+$64,000
Floor area	this home 199 m² · comparable 148.5 m²	+$44,198
Micro-location	this home 0.0222 · comparable 0.0312	−$8,856
Distance to beach	this home 4.1 km · comparable 3.93 km	−$3,174
Net adjustment		+$102,442

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 5 Acton 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 5 Acton 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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