How LocalAppraisals.au works
Where our house prices come from, what a median can and can't tell you, and what happens when you ask for an appraisal.
Last updated 11 November 2026
Our figures come from the Victorian Government
Every house price on this site is a median sale price published by the Department of Transport and Planning in the Victorian Property Sales Report. The report comes out every quarter, about six months after the quarter ends, and is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. We also use its ten-year yearly series for the price history charts.
We add our own calculations on top: growth over ten years, each suburb's rank in its council, and the distance to nearby suburbs. Those are labelled as ours.
When fewer than 10 houses sold in a suburb in a quarter, the Valuer-General flags the median, and so do we. A handful of sales can move a median a long way.
What a median can't tell you
A median is the middle sale price in a suburb. Half the houses sold for more, half for less. It says nothing about your block size, your street, your renovations or the state of your kitchen. That's what an appraisal is for.
What happens when you ask for an appraisal
- You tell us your address and a little about your home.
- Before you send it, the form names the agent who will receive your details, and you tick a box to agree.
- That agent contacts you to arrange an appraisal. It's free, and you don't have to sell or sign anything.
We work with one agent per suburb. Agents pay us to be that agent: that's how this site is funded. We never sell your details to anyone else, and we don't send them to more than one agent.
Who runs this site
LocalAppraisals.au is an independent site based in Melbourne. We're not a real estate agency and we don't value property ourselves. Questions or corrections: hello@localappraisals.au.