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5 Melville Avenue Strathfield NSW 2135
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BASIX certificate and NatHERS rating
This home has a NatHERS rating of 7.1 stars out of 10. Its BASIX certificate commits it to 6 kW of solar panels and a 3,000 litre rainwater tank. Its NatHERS certificate lists insulation in the external walls, ceiling and floor. It beat its BASIX energy and water targets, scoring 91 against 72 for energy and 42 against 40 for water.
Key features
- Windows
- 36 windows and glazed doors: TB Aluminium Sliding Door DG LightBridge_ClrS0_4-12-4
- Wall insulation
- R2.5
- Roof and ceiling insulation
- Ceiling R3.0, R6.0, roof Slab:Slab - Suspended Slab : 300mm: 300mm Suspended Slab 0.0, medium colour
- Hot water
- Gas instantaneous with a performance of 6 stars
- Air conditioning and heating
- 1-phase airconditioning, ducted (living area and bedroom)
BASIX certificate
- Energy score
- 91 (target 72)
- Water score
- 42 (target 40)
- Materials score
- -100
- Heating load
- 12 MJ/m² a year
- Cooling load
- 18 MJ/m² a year
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Conditioned floor area
- 376.7 m²
- Unconditioned floor area
- 15.4 m²
- Site area
- 726 m²
- Roof area
- 250 m²
- Garden area
- 50 m²
- Climate zone
- NatHERS climate zone 56
- Hot water
- Gas instantaneous with a performance of 6 stars
- Solar panels
- 6 kW
- Rainwater tank
- 3,000 litres
- Fixtures
- Showerheads 4 star, toilets 4 star, kitchen taps 4 star, basin taps 4 star
- LED lighting
- Yes
- Cooktop
- Gas
- Maximum glazing
- aluminium frames 132.5 m², double glazing 132.5 m²
Heating
- Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)
- Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)
Cooling
- Living area: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)
- Bedroom: 1-phase airconditioning - ducted; Energy rating: 3 star (average zone)
Construction and insulation
- Floor: concrete slab on ground, waffle pod slab (no added insulation)
- Floor: above habitable rooms or mezzanine, concrete - suspended; frame: timber - untreated softwood (fibreglass batts or roll)
- Garage floor: concrete slab on ground (no added insulation)
- External wall: cavity brick; frame: no frame. all external walls expanding foam
- External garage wall: cavity brick; frame: no frame (no added insulation)
- Internal wall: single skin masonry; frame: no frame (no added insulation)
- Ceiling and roof: flat ceiling / pitched roof, framed - metal roof, timber - untreated softwood (ceiling: fibreglass batts or roll; roof: foil backed blanket.)
Certificate 1849079S, issued 1 June 2026, from the council's DA documents.
NatHERS certificate
- Star rating
- 7.1 stars
- Rated with
- FirstRate5: 5.5.5a (3.22)
- Rated on
- 18 May 2026
- Wall insulation
- R2.5
- Ceiling insulation
- R3.0, R6.0
- Floor insulation
- R2.0, R2.5, R3.0
- Living room glazing by direction
- NE 31.8 m², SE 7.3 m², SW 1.8 m², NW 37.5 m²
- All glazing by direction
- NE 58.4 m², SE 46.4 m², SW 17.1 m², NW 66.1 m²
Roof
- Slab:Slab - Suspended Slab : 300mm: 300mm Suspended Slab 0.0, medium colour
Window types
- DOW-025-08 B TB Aluminium Sliding Door DG LightBridge_ClrS0_4-12-4: U-value 1.93, SHGC 0.49
Window schedule
- Office, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Office, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Office, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- WC, window DOW-025-08 B: 1,200 × 750 mm facing SW
- Laundry, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 880 mm facing SW
- Scullery, window DOW-025-08 B: 600 × 4,000 mm facing SW
- Ensuite, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 600 mm facing NE
- Guest Bed 1, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Guest Bed 1, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Guest Bed 1, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Entry, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 4,400 mm facing NE
- Entry, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 2,830 mm facing NW
- Entry, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 3,340 mm facing NE
- Kitchen/Living/-Dining, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 2,430 mm facing SE
- Kitchen/Living/-Dining, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 4,645 mm facing NW
- Kitchen/Living/-Dining, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 3,625 mm facing NE
- Kitchen/Living/-Dining, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,500 × 4,550 mm facing NW
- Kitchen/Living/-Dining, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,400 × 750 mm facing SW
- Void, window DOW-025-08 B: 3,000 × 4,550 mm facing NW
- Bed 3 Ensuite, window DOW-025-08 B: 1,500 × 550 mm facing SW
- Bed 4 Ensuite, window DOW-025-08 B: 1,500 × 600 mm facing SW
- Bed 3, window DOW-025-08 B: 1,500 × 2,100 mm facing SW
- Bed 4, window DOW-025-08 B: 1,500 × 2,100 mm facing SW
- Bed 5, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 2,400 mm facing NW
- Bed 5 Ensuite, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 600 mm facing NE
- Master Bed 2 Ensuite, window DOW-025-08 B: 1,500 × 900 mm facing SW
- Master Bed 2, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,700 mm facing SE
- Master Bed 2, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Master Bed 2, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Master Bed 2, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Master Bed 2 WIR, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Master Bed 2 WIR, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Master Bed 2 WIR, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 1,065 mm facing SE
- Living, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 4,400 mm facing NE
- Living, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 2,830 mm facing NW
- Living, window DOW-025-08 B: 2,700 × 3,340 mm facing NE
Certificate Y6ESKA25UA, issued 18 May 2026, from the council's DA documents. Verify this certificate
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