Howrah Sunrise Early Learning Centre is for sale. Picture: Supplied
A rare portfolio of three purpose-built childcare centres spanning Hobart’s key growth corridors has emerged for sale, with investors able to acquire the assets individually or as a complete package.
The offering encompasses stand-alone facilities in Brighton, Howrah and Lenah Valley, each underpinned by long-term net lease agreements and servicing well-established family demographics with sustained enrolment demand.
Available separately or in one line, the portfolio’s release to market underscores the limited availability of institutional-grade childcare assets in Tasmania, where early education infrastructure remains highly sought after by investors seeking secure, income-producing property holdings.
The assets are listed with CBRE’s Natalie Couper, Matthew Wright and Beau Coulter.
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Howrah Sunrise Early Learning Centre, No.10 Ploughman Rd, Howrah.
Howrah Sunrise Early Learning Centre.
Howrah Sunrise Early Learning Centre.
Ms Couper said the campaign stood out given how rarely institutional‑grade childcare assets come to market in Hobart.
“There have only been two Tasmanian childcare centres offered to the market in the past 10 years, so investment opportunities of this quality are exceptionally scarce,” she said.
Mr Wright said Hobart is a tightly held market, and purpose‑built centres with long leases and strong land fundamentals simply don’t trade often.
“When they do, they tend to attract strong interest from a broad buyer pool,” he said.
“The ability to acquire the assets either individually or as a portfolio added to their appeal.”
Mr Coulter said the flexibility to buy one or secure all three centres in a single transaction is highly unusual in this market.
“It creates an opportunity for investors to establish or scale a Tasmanian childcare portfolio with immediate exposure to defensive income and long-term demographic demand,” he said.
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Brighton Child Care & Early Learning Centre, No.31 Jubilee Ave, Brighton.
Brighton Child Care & Early Learning Centre.
In 2024, a childcare asset at No.59B Amy Rd, Newstead, sold for $3.9m. And another at No.1 Rowitta Rd, Lindisfarne, fetched $4.915m.
Howrah Sunrise Early Learning Centre is the largest of the three assets that CBRE will sell in May.
No.10 Ploughman Rd comprises a 129‑place, purpose‑built facility on a substantial 3895sq m freehold site with triple street frontage.
Located opposite the Coles‑anchored Glebe Hill Village Shopping Centre, the centre benefits from one of Hobart’s strongest residential growth corridors on the Eastern Shore.
The property is secured by a 10‑year net lease expiring in 2034, with options extending through to 2064, and returns annual net income of $518,193.
Lenah Valley Childcare and Early Learning Centre, No.1 Wilks Rd, Lenah Valley.
Lenah Valley Childcare and Early Learning Centre.
The Lenah Valley Childcare and Early Learning Centre offering includes a 96‑place childcare centre situated on a 3217sq m freehold site directly adjoining Lenah Valley Primary School.
The asset services a tightly held inner‑metro catchment where a high proportion of households have children and maintains consistently strong occupancy supported by an extensive waitlist.
The centre is leased through to 2039, with options extending to 2059, generating annual net income of $357,822.
North of the CBD, the Brighton Child Care & Early Learning Centre asset comprises a modern 76‑place childcare centre positioned on a 2228sq m site adjoining Brighton Primary School, within one of Hobart’s fastest‑growing outer‑metro suburbs.
The centre is underpinned by ongoing population growth and demand from young families and is secured by a 10‑year lease to February 2035, with options through to 2055.
The property generates annual net income of $305,292.
Expressions of interest for the three Hobart childcare assets close on May 20.