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.

13 Willunga Place

Sold 1 December 2025 · 1.13 km away

Sold for

$1,080,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,155,619

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 96 Highfield Drive
Condition	this home 7 · comparable 9	−$108,000
Micro-location	this home 0.0875 · comparable -0.0052	+$80,093
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 1	+$53,863
Land size	this home 694 m² · comparable 418 m²	+$42,173
Street	this home 0.0067 · comparable -0.0392	+$39,658
Floor area	this home 125 m² · comparable 140 m²	−$24,000
Year built	this home 1988 · comparable 1993	−$8,168
Net adjustment		+$75,619

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

73 Kingarry Circuit

Sold 25 March 2026 · 1.15 km away

Sold for

$1,245,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,145,514

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 96 Highfield Drive
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 4	−$107,726
Micro-location	this home 0.0875 · comparable 0.0155	+$71,712
Pool	this home 0 · comparable 1	−$52,000
Condition	this home 7 · comparable 8	−$49,800
Street	this home 0.0067 · comparable -0.0298	+$36,354
Land size	this home 694 m² · comparable 508 m²	+$28,421
Cladding	this home 2 · comparable 3	−$14,400
Year built	this home 1988 · comparable 1996	−$13,069
Floor area	this home 125 m² · comparable 121 m²	+$6,400
Distance to beach	this home 8.44 km · comparable 7.6 km	−$5,378
Net adjustment		−$99,486

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

5 Felix Court

Sold 27 April 2026 · 1.67 km away

Sold for

$1,330,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,127,681

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 96 Highfield Drive
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 4	−$107,726
Floor area	this home 125 m² · comparable 181.6 m²	−$90,560
Bedrooms	this home 3 · comparable 4	−$63,461
Micro-location	this home 0.0875 · comparable 0.0405	+$50,008
Land size	this home 694 m² · comparable 487 m²	+$31,630
Year built	this home 1988 · comparable 2002	−$22,870
Street	this home 0.0067 · comparable 0.005	+$1,809
Distance to beach	this home 8.44 km · comparable 7.92 km	−$1,149
Net adjustment		−$202,319

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

18 Nisbet Place

Sold 14 January 2026 · 1.55 km away

Sold for

$1,215,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,102,520

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 96 Highfield Drive
Street	this home 0.0067 · comparable 0.15	−$139,288
Micro-location	this home 0.0875 · comparable 0.0484	+$38,005
Land size	this home 694 m² · comparable 858 m²	−$25,059
Floor area	this home 125 m² · comparable 110.21 m²	+$23,664
Year built	this home 1988 · comparable 1994	−$9,802
Net adjustment		−$112,480

A further 13 factors were compared and found the same on both properties, so no money moved.

14 Griffon Street

Sold 10 March 2026 · 1.29 km away

Sold for

$1,218,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,235,914

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 96 Highfield Drive
Floor area	this home 125 m² · comparable 180 m²	−$88,000
Micro-location	this home 0.0875 · comparable 0.0274	+$58,562
Condition	this home 7 · comparable 6	+$48,720
Land size	this home 694 m² · comparable 411 m²	+$43,242
Street	this home 0.0067 · comparable 0.0335	−$26,114
Year built	this home 1988 · comparable 1999	−$17,970
Distance to beach	this home 8.44 km · comparable 7.96 km	−$526
Net adjustment		+$17,914

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

3 Fairbank Court

Sold 7 August 2026 · 1.32 km away

Sold for

$1,055,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,203,872

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 96 Highfield Drive
Land size	this home 694 m² · comparable 331 m²	+$55,466
Street	this home 0.0067 · comparable -0.0568	+$53,594
Condition	this home 7 · comparable 6	+$42,200
Micro-location	this home 0.0875 · comparable 0.0436	+$37,051
Year built	this home 1988 · comparable 1999	−$17,970
Cladding	this home 2 · comparable 3	−$14,400
Distance to beach	this home 8.44 km · comparable 7.52 km	−$5,469
Floor area	this home 125 m² · comparable 126 m²	−$1,600
Net adjustment		+$148,872

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

34 Merridown Drive

Sold 6 July 2026 · 1.79 km away

Sold for

$1,425,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,083,001

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 96 Highfield Drive
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 6	−$141,365
Street	this home 0.0067 · comparable 0.1323	−$93,947
Bedrooms	this home 3 · comparable 4	−$41,638
Condition	this home 7 · comparable 6	+$37,399
Floor area	this home 125 m² · comparable 160 m²	−$36,743
Pool	this home 0 · comparable 1	−$34,118
Micro-location	this home 0.0875 · comparable 0.1211	−$25,132
Land size	this home 694 m² · comparable 737 m²	−$4,311
Year built	this home 1988 · comparable 1990	−$2,144
Net adjustment		−$341,999

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

12 Macallan Street

Sold 23 March 2026 · 1.75 km away

Sold for

$1,440,000

Adjusted to this home

$1,094,399

What we added and subtracted to make this sale comparable to 96 Highfield Drive
Floor area	this home 125 m² · comparable 251 m²	−$102,604
Street	this home 0.0067 · comparable 0.15	−$84,018
Car spaces	this home 2 · comparable 5	−$82,241
Bedrooms	this home 3 · comparable 4	−$32,298
Pool	this home 0 · comparable 1	−$26,466
Micro-location	this home 0.0875 · comparable 0.1113	−$13,954
Land size	this home 694 m² · comparable 735 m²	−$3,189
Year built	this home 1988 · comparable 1989	−$831
Net adjustment		−$345,601

A further 10 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 96 Highfield 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 96 Highfield Drive over the past 18 months, compared it with Merrimac’s wider market, and examined the indicators most likely to reveal what happens next.

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