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26 Essex Road, Mount Martha VIC 3934

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Flood
Clear
Not within a mapped flood area.
Bushfire
In area
Bushfire-prone area
Zoning
Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Council zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchment
2 zones
PrimaryMount Martha Primary School
SecondaryDromana Secondary College
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Property values

Median sale price in Mount Martha

Houses
$1,815,000-1.76%
Median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$880,000-1.23%
Median · Q4 2025

Suburb-wide median for Mount Martha — not a valuation of this specific property. A home’s actual value depends on its size, condition and exact location. Source: Valuer-General Victoria median sale prices (CC BY 4.0).

Crime

Reported offences around Mornington Peninsula

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4,913
offences per 100k — Mornington Peninsula council area
8,474
reported offences (last 12 months) in the Mornington Peninsula council area
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Reported offences in the Mornington Peninsula council area over time

Development in the area

New dwellings approved across Mornington Peninsula council

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796
Dwellings/yr
493
Houses
303
Units
07501,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved in the 12 months to May 2026, across the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (not just this address). Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Who lives here

20.2% of Mount Martha’s 19,846 residents were born overseas

Top ancestries

English47.6%
Australian35.9%
Irish13.6%
Scottish13.3%
Italian4.8%
German4.1%

Top countries of birth

England8.8%
New Zealand1.3%
Scotland1.2%
Italy0.7%
Ireland0.7%
South Africa0.6%

Suburb-level profile for Mount Martha, not this specific address. Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

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Indicative only — verify with the relevant council or department before relying on it. Sources: Vicmap Planning (land zoning, flood & bushfire overlays), Victorian Department of Education (school catchments), Crime Statistics Agency (crime), Geoscape G-NAF (addresses).