How much is a Granny Flat?

If you are wondering how much is a granny flat, this video discusses that and another, perhaps more important, question to consider.

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So how much is a granny flat? My name is Colin Fragar from Council Approval Group. If you’re asking that question, I’d ask you to take a step back and ask another question first.

A Better Question

And that is how much will the granny flat earn me? Because what I’ve found in my experience, having done a number of these for myself plus thousands now for clients, is that the rental return is so attractive that it just makes the cost of decision on how much to spend on the granny flat almost irrelevant. Having said that, please remember that if you go for a budget build, you will be going for a budget rental.
…if you go for a budget build, you will be going for a budget rental.

Example

If you want a premium tenant, if you want premium rental yield, you’re better off to spend that extra $50,000 to build it and create something like this. So this is a project that I did for myself. This rents for a real premium over $400 per week in a suburb where a three bedroom house rents for $400 per week. So I’m almost matching that with just a two bedroom granny flat because of the premium fittings, fixtures, etc. How much does it cost, it can be anything between $1,000 to $3,000 per square metre.

Next Steps

I would recommend if you’re just starting out is to grab Your Ultimate Guide to Council Approval. This will give you some step by step tips and tricks about granny flats and it’s my gift to you. We encourage you to contact us if you do actually have a project in mind or if you’ve got a site you want to know:
  • Is a granny flat the best thing I can do here?
  • Is there something more or something larger that I can do?
  • Maybe a different development type?
  • Maybe we can subdivide it?
Whatever the question that you have, we would love to be able to engage with you in a conversation for a free 30 minute consultation. What we do is we unpack what you’re trying to achieve and the challenges you’re facing. Then we are able to create a clear roadmap for you going forward. I love granny flats and I’ve done many of them myself. We’d love to be able to offer that wisdom to you.

Article Last Updated: 28 June 2024