Rochedale South was not always the thriving residential hub it is today. It was once full of expansive agricultural fields for much of the 1900s, traces of which are still seen today in the form of loosely scattered cottages and red brick homes.
One example of that is 930-932 Rochedale Road which has strong links to a Rochedale of old when agriculture thrived.
The red-brick four-bedroom home was built between 1960 and 1968 and came to sit on a 492-acre block once owned by the early settler William Underwood.
Aerial photos taken between 1946 and 1968 show a completely different landscape on which the block existed and how quickly the area was built up.
The area was known for dairy cattle, which were agisted as far up as Mt Gravatt Capalaba Road, poultry farming, and fruit and vegetable production.
Then the 1960s came and agriculture was toned down as developments moved in.
Land was cut and divided, making way for more streets, schools, shops and major roads. Emerging from that was a new suburban identity that would officially become known as Rochedale South in the late 70s.
That makes 930-932 Rochedale Road one of the few remaining larger land packages still intact from when the heavy development kicked off in the 60s.
And that too may well be up for sub-division depending on what the new owner wants to do with it.
The block is now a speck of what it used to be with only 2254 square metres, the land around it having been sub-divided for the much newer homes neighbouring it today. And from what Place Springwood agent Michael Lanskey can recall, it has only had a handful of owners since.
“I sold it to these owners [who are now selling it] about 10 years ago, and they’ve held it as an investment property for that time, but I sold it to a family who’d lived there forever before these guys,” he said.
The character of the house has the 60s vibe with a combination of exposed red brick and timber panel interiors. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, an inground concrete pool, two car ports and a shed out back.
Mr Lanskey said the property would be ideal for refurbishment or subdivision. The seller already has a subdivision plan for four blocks drawn up.
“And now it’s going to be subdivided into at least four blocks, or there’ll be other people who’ll look at it and want to put a childcare centre on it or something like that,” he said.
“Other people might try to put townhouses on it, but it’s a bit of a risk because it’s off the main road there.”
The property is up for sale by negotiation over the $1 million mark.
