Use Map Search when researching a property that is on a corner block or has been subdivided and has different address formats associated with it. For example, a property address could be ‘Lot 1/7 Street Name’ or ‘7A Street Name’ and it could be difficult to search for it by its address.
On a property detail page, navigate to the map on the top right of the page to access the following tools:
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Select between Satellite or Road view.
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Additional map tools:
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Pan: Move the map around
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Ruler: Measure distance
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Measure: Measure an area on a map
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Bin: Delete areas marked by the ruler or area tool
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Layers : Access map layers
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Download: Download the map
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Expand the map
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Google map tools:
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Street view: Drag and drop the person icon on the map for street view
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Zoom in + and zoom out -
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Image 1: The map panel on a property detail page.
Click on a property on the map to drop a pin and view more information about that property. In the example below, 96A is facing Abbott St, but its address is actually 96A Beach Road. You may click on the property address to load the property detail page.
Your target property is indicated by the location pin with a star. If you have moved around the map and need to re-centre the map to the location of your target property, simply click on the house icon.
Image 2: The expanded map.
Map Layers provide an easy way to visualise the position of your property in the market and identify related information to enrich your local area knowledge.
Click on the Map Layers icon and tick the checkboxes that are relevant to your research. You may apply layers using the following data sets:
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Target Property
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Property Data
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Sales Info
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Recent Listing Info
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Area Research
Image 3: Selecting and applying map layers.
As you tick on the checkboxes, the corresponding information will appear on the map. Untick the checkboxes to remove a map layer. It is recommended that you apply a maximum of 3 layers at a time to avoid overcrowding your map with information.
Image 4: Selecting and applying map layers.
On the RP Premium and RP Pro packages, you are also able to see areas that have been affected by floods, bushfire or are heritage listed. Scroll down the map layers menu on the left to select these options.
Image 5: Selecting and applying flood, bushfire and heritage areas.
Click on the download icon to download an image of the map with the information layer applied.