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3 properties secured for clients in Fortitude Valley since 2024. What we bought, what we paid where the buyer agreed to say, and who did the buying.

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purchases in Fortitude Valley

2024 to 2025

years we have bought here

$445,000 to $778,511

published prices (3 of 3)

Hunter Gather has bought 3 properties in Fortitude Valley for clients since 2024. Of the purchases where the property type is on record, that is 2 apartments. Fortitude Valley sits inside our Brisbane buying area, which our agents cover street by street rather than from a desk.

Where the buyer agreed to publish the price, Fortitude Valley purchases ranged from $445,000 to $778,511 (3 of 3 published). The rest settled privately at the buyer's request.

The buying in Fortitude Valley was done by Chavonne Olivier, David Thomas and Jacob Butler. Whoever you speak to first, the search runs on the same shared database and the same weekly cadence.

Where Fortitude Valley sits

Fortitude Valley sits immediately north-east of the CBD, 1.6 kilometres by road, on a low flat between the Spring Hill ridge and the river at the Story Bridge. It is Brisbane's night-time entertainment district, its busiest live music precinct and, increasingly, a place people live: close to ten thousand residents at the 2021 census, almost all of them in apartments. Of about seven thousand dwellings, fewer than two hundred were houses. Families who buy here buy an apartment for the walkability, the train at the door and James Street and New Farm Park a few minutes away, and they choose the building and the street with the noise in mind.

Boundaries
Spring Hill and Gregory Terrace rise to the west, Bowen Hills and Newstead are to the north, Teneriffe and New Farm to the east, and the CBD begins at Boundary Street and Wharf Street. The river edge at Howard Smith Wharves, under the Story Bridge, is the Valley's small piece of waterfront.
The roads
Ann Street and Wickham Street (the one-way pair into and out of the city, and most of the buses). Brunswick Street (the spine from the station through the mall to New Farm). St Pauls Terrace and Gregory Terrace (the western edge toward Spring Hill and the Inner City Bypass). Bowen Terrace and the Story Bridge approach (the southern edge)
Next door
Spring HillBowen HillsNewsteadTeneriffeNew FarmBrisbane City

The pockets

The suburb street by street: who each pocket suits and what to check there.

The numbers on the map above mark each pocket.

1The entertainment core

Brunswick Street Mall, Chinatown Mall on Duncan Street, Ann Street, Wickham Street, Warner Street and Constance Street

The Valley of the postcards: the two malls, the heritage pubs and music halls, Chinatown and the late-trading venues, inside the council's Special Entertainment Area where different noise rules apply. Apartments here are the cheapest in the suburb for a reason. If this is the brief, the building's acoustic design, the window glazing and the bedroom's aspect matter more than the finishes.

Suits Rarely a family's first choice. Buyers who want the station and the city on foot and accept that the neighbours are live music venues.

2The James Street side

James Street, Arthur Street, Hynes Street, Bridge Street, Martin Street, Robertson Street, Winn Street and Chester Street

The quieter eastern side of the Valley, where the suburb blends into New Farm and Newstead. Low and mid-rise apartment blocks, warehouse conversions and the handful of Victorian timber cottages the Valley still has, mostly on Arthur and Hynes Streets. This is New Farm State School's catchment and the pocket most of our Valley families look at first.

Suits Families who want New Farm State School, the James Street grocer and cinema, and New Farm Park a ten-minute walk away.

3The Spring Hill edge

St Pauls Terrace, Gregory Terrace, Warry Street, Kennigo Street, Gotha Street, Amelia Street and Alfred Street

The streets rising toward Spring Hill, a block or two back from the Brunswick Street noise. Newer apartment towers alongside older walk-ups and a few surviving timber houses, including pre-1911 cottages on Warry Street. Fortitude Valley State Secondary College is on St Pauls Terrace, and on the catchment layer this side of the suburb goes to Brisbane Central State School for primary.

Suits Families buying for Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, the grammar schools on Gregory Terrace and Brisbane Central State School.

4The river edge

Wandoo Street, Murri Way, Bowen Terrace, Kemp Place and the Riverwalk to Howard Smith Wharves

Howard Smith Wharves under the Story Bridge, the Riverwalk to New Farm and Wilson Outlook Reserve on the cliff above. Apartments here have the views and the quickest ferry, and the lowest ground in the suburb: on the council's layers the Riverwalk and the low end of Wandoo Street sat inside the 2011 and 2022 flood extents.

Suits Buyers who want the river, the Story Bridge and a CityCat five minutes from Riverside, and will check the flood record of the building first.

Schools and catchments

There is no state primary school inside Fortitude Valley. On the Queensland Government catchment layer the suburb splits almost in half: Brisbane Central State School in Spring Hill takes the Spring Hill side, a little more than half the homes, and New Farm State School takes the James Street and river side. Fortitude Valley State Secondary College, on St Pauls Terrace, is the high school for every address. All three run enrolment management plans. Check the exact address on EdMap before you count on a school, and ask us which side of the line a building sits on before you inspect.

Primary catchments, splitBrisbane Central and New FarmBy homes, about 57% Brisbane Central and about 43% New Farm
Secondary catchmentFortitude Valley State Secondary CollegeEnrolment capped at 1,134
Catchments touching the suburb2 primary, 1 secondaryDrawn street by street. Check the lot on EdMap.

State primary

Brisbane Central State SchoolPrep to 6 · Cap 688

Prep to Year 6 on Rogers Street in Spring Hill, a heritage-listed school that began as the Leichhardt Street schools in the 1870s. An equidistant catchment with an enrolment management plan gazetted 20 February 2026: a cap of 688 students and Prep held to 100. It takes the western half of the Valley, the St Pauls Terrace and Gregory Terrace side.

85 Rogers Street, Spring Hill QLD 4000MapWebsite

New Farm State SchoolPrep to 6 · Cap 745

Prep to Year 6 on the corner of James and Heal Streets in New Farm, heritage-listed. An equidistant catchment with an enrolment management plan gazetted 22 August 2025: a cap of 745 students and a Prep intake held to 100 in four classrooms unless more in-catchment children enrol. It takes the eastern half of the Valley, the James Street side and the river edge. Out-of-catchment places are restricted, so the address is what gets the place.

Corner James and Heal Streets, New Farm QLD 4005MapWebsite

State secondary

Fortitude Valley State Secondary CollegeYears 7 to 12 · Cap 1,134

Years 7 to 12 in a vertical campus on St Pauls Terrace, on the site of the old Fortitude Valley State School, opened in 2020 and full to Year 12 since 2025, with a partnership with QUT. A negotiated catchment with an enrolment management plan gazetted 20 February 2026 and a cap of 1,134 students. Every Valley address sits inside it on the catchment layer, and for most families it is a walk.

585 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Catholic and independent

All Hallows' SchoolYears 5 to 12

Girls, Years 5 to 12, at the Valley end of Ann Street and the oldest secondary school in Queensland. A walk from most Valley apartments.

547 Ann Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000MapWebsite

St Joseph's College, Gregory TerraceYears 5 to 12

Boys, Years 5 to 12, on Gregory Terrace at Spring Hill, a walk up the hill from St Pauls Terrace.

285 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000MapWebsite

Brisbane Girls Grammar SchoolYears 7 to 12

Girls, Years 7 to 12, on Gregory Terrace on the Spring Hill ridge above the Valley.

Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000MapWebsite

Brisbane Grammar SchoolYears 5 to 12

Boys, Years 5 to 12, on Gregory Terrace beside Girls Grammar.

Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000MapWebsite

Holy Spirit School, New FarmPrep to 6

Co-educational Catholic primary, Prep to Year 6, on Villiers Street in New Farm since 1930. The nearest Catholic primary to the James Street side.

36 Villiers Street, New Farm QLD 4005MapWebsite

Early learning

Brookes Street Early Education

Long day care and kindergarten on Brookes Street, beside the secondary college. Rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard on StartingBlocks. Inner-city waitlists for under-twos are long, so put your name down when you sign the contract, not when you settle.

89 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Lady Gowrie Love Street Child Centre

Not-for-profit long day care on St Pauls Terrace, run by Lady Gowrie Queensland. Rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard on StartingBlocks.

228 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Goodstart Early Learning Fortitude Valley

Long day care on Brookes Street, next door to Brookes Street Early Education. Rated Meeting the National Quality Standard on StartingBlocks.

95 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

The New Farm State School line is the one that moves Valley prices. It runs roughly along Brunswick Street, and Brunswick, Ann, Wickham, Constance and McLachlan Streets all split between New Farm and Brisbane Central. Two buildings on the same block can sit in different primary catchments, so we pull the EdMap for the exact building before every inspection.

Check the exact address on the Queensland EdMap. Early learning ratings on StartingBlocks.

Daily life in Fortitude Valley

The places the week runs on: coffee and the school run, the evening out, the big shop, the pool and the GP.

Mornings

Jocelyn's ProvisionsIn the suburb

The James Street bakery for tarts, pastries and a loaf for the week, from 7am on Saturdays.

James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Merlo Torrefazione Fortitude ValleyIn the suburb

The roaster's own cafe on McLachlan Street, from 6am weekdays and 6.30am Saturdays.

104 McLachlan Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Bellissimo CoffeeIn the suburb

Specialty coffee on Wandoo Street at the river end of the Valley, from 6am.

30 Wandoo Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Map

Evenings

Howard Smith WharvesIn the suburb

The riverfront precinct under the Story Bridge: Felons Brewing Co, Mr Percival's, Stanley and CIAO, lawns for the kids and the CityCat at the door. The Story Bridge Adventure Climb starts here too.

5 Boundary Street, Brisbane City QLD 4000MapWebsite

Palace James St CinemaIn the suburb

The cinema at the heart of the James Street precinct, with family sessions and the film festivals through the year.

39 James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Gelato Messina James StreetIn the suburb

The after-dinner walk, open until late on Fridays and Saturdays.

James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Chinatown MallIn the suburb

Duncan Street's pedestrian mall between Wickham and Ann Streets, and the yum cha and noodle houses around it. Lunch rather than late.

Duncan Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

The big shop

Woolworths Metro, Valley MetroIn the suburb

The everyday supermarket above Fortitude Valley station on Brunswick Street.

230 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Map

Aldi Fortitude ValleyIn the suburb

The Aldi at the Newstead end of Wickham Street, open until 8pm.

650 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Map

James St MarketIn the suburb

The fresh food grocer in the James Street precinct: fruit and vegetables, the deli and the fishmonger.

James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Coles, Merthyr Village5 min drive

The full-size supermarket five minutes away in New Farm, with parking, for the weekly shop.

85 Merthyr Road, New Farm QLD 4005Map

Health and fitness

Valley PoolIn the suburb

Council pool on Wickham Street: a 50-metre heated outdoor pool, learn-to-swim, squads and water polo. Open from 5am on weekdays.

432 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

Spring Hill Baths10 min drive

The heritage-listed council baths over the hill in Spring Hill, for laps, aqua aerobics and stroke lessons.

14 Torrington Street, Spring Hill QLD 4000MapWebsite

Central Brunswick Medical CentreIn the suburb

General practice on Brunswick Street, weekdays 8am to 6pm. The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and the Queensland Children's Hospital are both a short drive.

421 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006Map

Getting around

Central by train3 minOne stop from Fortitude Valley station on Brunswick Street
Airport by trainAbout 22 minOn the Airport line, September 2026 timetable
CBD by CityCatAbout 5 minHoward Smith Wharves to Riverside on the F1

Ferry

CityCat from the Howard Smith Wharves terminal under the Story Bridge: about five minutes to Riverside in the CBD on the F1 timetable, upstream to South Bank and UQ, downstream to New Farm Park, Teneriffe, Bulimba and Northshore Hamilton.

CityCat and ferry timetables

Train

Fortitude Valley station on Brunswick Street is one stop and about three minutes from Central, and every line on the City network runs through it, including the Airport line: about 22 minutes to the airport terminals on the September 2026 timetable. For most Valley apartments it is a walk of a few minutes.

Train timetable

Bus

The Blue CityGlider, route 60, runs along Ann and Wickham Streets between Teneriffe and West End through the city. Route 196 runs Brunswick Street to New Farm and the city, route 199 runs Brunswick Street to Teneriffe and West End, and the 300-series buses along Ann and Wickham Streets and St Pauls Terrace carry the northside routes. There is a bus every few minutes somewhere in the Valley.

Route 60 timetableRoute 196 timetable

Road

Five minutes to the CBD by car outside the peak, and nowhere to park when you get there. The Inner City Bypass and Kingsford Smith Drive lead to the airport in about twenty minutes, and the Story Bridge takes you to the southside without touching the city.

Bus routes

60196199300

Route numbers named in the bus notes above. Timetables on Translink.

Pinch points Ann and Wickham Streets back up in both peaks, and the Story Bridge approach on Bowen Terrace is slow from 7.30am. Street parking is time-limited or metered almost everywhere, so a building's car spaces and visitor parking matter as much as its bedrooms. Friday and Saturday nights bring crowds, taxis and ride-share queues to Brunswick Street, Ann Street and the malls until the early hours. Inspect a Valley apartment at 11pm on a Saturday before you decide the noise does not bother you.

Weekends

The Riverwalk and Wilson Outlook ReserveIn the suburbThe Riverwalk runs from Howard Smith Wharves along the river to New Farm, flat for the pram and the scooter, and Wilson Outlook Reserve on the cliff above has the best view of the Story Bridge in the city.

  • New Farm Park15 min walk

    Fifteen minutes' walk from the James Street side: the big playground, the jacarandas in October, the river and the barbecues. Most Valley families treat it as their backyard.

    137 Sydney Street, New Farm QLD 4005MapWebsite

  • Brisbane Powerhouse10 min drive

    The arts centre at the end of New Farm Park, with family shows, festivals and the Saturday farmers market.

    119 Lamington Street, New Farm QLD 4005MapWebsite

  • Valley FiestaIn the suburb

    Brisbane's biggest free street festival, with live music across the Valley's streets and stages. Its 30th anniversary edition is on Saturday 3 October 2026. Great for teenagers, loud for toddlers.

    Brunswick Street Mall, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

  • James Street precinctIn the suburb

    Weekend browsing, the cinema, gelato and lunch along James Street, the Valley's calm end.

    James Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006MapWebsite

  • Bedford Park playgroundIn the suburb

    The nearest proper playground to the Spring Hill edge, just over the line in Spring Hill.

    Bedford Park, Spring Hill QLD 4000MapWebsite

The houses

What is here
Almost everything that trades in Fortitude Valley is an apartment. The 2021 census counted about 190 houses among just over seven thousand dwellings, and in the year to September 2026 apartments made up about 396 of the suburb's sales against a handful of genuine houses. The apartments range from 1990s and 2000s towers around the station and Brunswick Street to warehouse conversions and walk-ups on the James Street side and newer towers on the Spring Hill edge. The houses that survive are mostly Victorian and early timber cottages on Arthur, Hynes and Warry Streets, and they rarely come up.
Block sizes
Think floor area, not land. The houses that do trade sit on small lots, around 200 to 470 square metres in the sales we checked. For an apartment, the questions are internal size, car spaces, storage and which way the bedrooms face, not the yard.
Character overlays
Most of the Valley is outside the traditional building character overlay; small pockets of it sit on Arthur Street and a few other streets on the James Street side, and some older cottages carry the pre-1911 protection. The heritage is mostly individually listed: the pubs, churches, TC Beirne and McWhirters buildings and the Story Bridge. The Fortitude Valley neighbourhood plan sets the Special Entertainment Area and what can be built next door, so read City Plan and Development.i before you buy an apartment with a view.
How it was built
  1. Pre-1911Timber cottages went up on Arthur, Hynes and Warry Streets; the pre-1911 ones on Warry Street are protected today.
  2. 1990s to 2000sApartment towers rose around the station and Brunswick Street.
  3. 2011 and 2022The river floods reached the Riverwalk and the low end of Wandoo Street; most of the suburb stayed dry.
  4. NowNewer towers rise on the Spring Hill edge; about 190 houses remain among just over seven thousand dwellings.

What the money buys

Under $850,000

A one or two-bedroom apartment. One-bedroom units sold at a median of $630,000 and two-bedroom units at about $814,000 in the year to September 2026, and every Valley purchase we have published sits between $445,000 and $778,511.

$850,000 to $1.5m

A larger two-bedroom apartment with two car spaces on the James Street side, or a three-bedroom apartment. Three-bedroom units sold at a median of $1,340,000 across only 18 sales, so they are scarce.

$1.5m and above

A large three-bedroom apartment or sub-penthouse with a river or city view, or one of the rare timber cottages, which sold between $1.5m and $2.35m in the sales we checked. A freestanding house is a private conversation more often than a listing.

3 purchases since 2024, all 3 with published prices, from $445,000 to $778,511. Live grid on the page.

See the homes we have secured here

What to check before you buy in Fortitude Valley

Flood

Most of the Valley sits clear of the river flood extents; the exceptions are the low ground at the river and the Newstead end. On the council's layers the Riverwalk and the low end of Wandoo Street sat inside the 2011 and 2022 flood extents, and parts of James Street, Wickham Street near Newstead and Chester Street sit inside the 1 percent extent. For an apartment the question is the building: the basement car park, the lifts, the switchboards and the body corporate's claims history. Pull the FloodWise Property Report and get the insurance quote before the building and pest, not after.

Flood Awareness MapFloodWise Property Report

Noise

Noise is the main check in the Valley, not an afterthought. Part of the suburb is a Special Entertainment Area where live music venues trade under their own noise rules, and around thirty venues have held licences to trade until 3am. Add the railway, the buses on Ann and Wickham Streets, the Story Bridge approach and aircraft in some runway modes. Ask for the building's acoustic report and window specification, find where the nearest venue is, and stand in the bedroom at 11pm on a Friday and again on a Saturday. The council's page explains the area and links to the neighbourhood plan that maps it.

Brisbane Airport flight path toolhttps://www.bne.com.au/corporate/community-and-environment/runway-operations-noise

Overlays and approvals

The Fortitude Valley neighbourhood plan sets the Special Entertainment Area, building heights and what can go up next door; heritage listings cover dozens of Valley buildings; flood applies at the river. City Plan's interactive mapping shows every overlay on the lot, and Development.i shows what is approved on the neighbouring sites, which in the Valley can be a tower that takes the light. The council is also preparing a new precinct plan for the Valley, so check its status before you buy.

City Plan mappingDevelopment.i

Catchments

Two primary catchments split the suburb roughly along Brunswick Street, and one secondary college covers all of it, all three with enrolment management plans. Check the building on EdMap, then ring the school.

Queensland EdMap

Red flags

  • A bedroom facing a live music venue, a mall or Brunswick Street with no acoustic report and no laminated or double glazing, inspected only on a weekday afternoon.
  • A 1990s or 2000s tower with a thin sinking fund and no recent building defect, waterproofing or fire safety report. The purchase price is the small number; the special levy is the big one.
  • A building whose basement, lifts or switchboards sit below the 2011 flood line with no record of what happened in 2022.

Where the value sits

  • A well-built two or three-bedroom apartment on the James Street side, inside New Farm State School's catchment and away from the venues, at a price New Farm itself stopped offering.
  • A three-bedroom apartment on the Spring Hill edge, walking distance to Fortitude Valley State Secondary College and the Gregory Terrace schools.
  • One of the rare timber cottages on the James Street side, when a family wants a front door and a small yard in walking distance of everything.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: CityCat on the Brisbane River, John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0; Fortitude Valley station, Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0; Brisbane Transport bus, BrisbaneBuzSpotter, CC BY-SA 4.0; Story Bridge, Kangaroo Point, John Robert McPherson, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fortitude Valley purchases we can show

Every card is a real settlement for a Hunter Gather client. Prices appear where the buyer agreed to publish them.

Fortitude Valley

Apartment

2 bed2 bath1 car 118m²
$778,511 Chavonne Olivier
29 Aug 2025

Fortitude Valley

1 bed1 bathN/A car
$445,000 Jacob Butler
28 May 2025

Fortitude Valley

Apartment

1 bed1 bathN/A car
$543,000 David Thomas
23 Jul 2024

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Buying in Fortitude Valley: the questions we get

Fortitude Valley State Secondary College for the whole suburb. Primary splits roughly along Brunswick Street: New Farm State School for the James Street and river side, and Brisbane Central State School in Spring Hill for the St Pauls Terrace and Gregory Terrace side. Brunswick, Ann, Wickham, Constance and McLachlan Streets split, so check the exact building on EdMap.

Very few. About 190 houses stood among just over seven thousand dwellings at the 2021 census, and nearly every sale is an apartment. The handful of timber cottages on Arthur, Hynes and Warry Streets rarely trade. If a yard is the brief, we will talk about New Farm, Spring Hill or Paddington instead.

It depends on the street and the building. Part of the Valley is a Special Entertainment Area with late-trading live music venues, and Friday and Saturday nights are loud around Brunswick Street, Ann Street and the malls. The James Street side and the Spring Hill edge are much quieter. Check the building's acoustic report and inspect at 11pm on a Saturday.

Most of it does not. The river edge around the Riverwalk and the low end of Wandoo Street went under in 2011 and 2022, and a few streets toward Newstead sit inside the 1 percent flood extent. For an apartment, ask about the basement, the lifts and the body corporate's flood claims as well as the FloodWise report.

Fortitude Valley station is three minutes from Central and about 22 minutes from the airport on the Airport line. The CityCat from Howard Smith Wharves reaches Riverside in about five minutes, and most families simply walk.

In 2026, a large two-bedroom apartment with two car spaces or a smaller three-bedroom apartment. Two-bedroom units sold at a median of about $814,000 and three-bedroom units at about $1.34 million in the year to September.

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