Melbourne’s property market ran hot on Saturday, with house-price records toppled from Mitcham to Yarraville and Brunswick.

A fully renovated four-bedroom house in Mitcham set a new suburb price benchmark of $1.75 million.

On the other side of town, a four-bedroom house in Yarraville, built about 1897, also shattered the suburb’s record, selling for $2.38 million.

They were among more than 1200 metropolitan auctions held on Saturday, including a huge sum paid for a humble Brunswick home connected to pop star Beyonce.

In Mitcham, three buyers fought hard for the keys to 69 Carween Avenue, on a 868-square-metre block with a putting green and vegie patches, even offering $10 increments in desperation.

But it was a young family who won after paying $250,000 more than the vendor’s reserve.

The sale soared above the previous record of $1.6 million set by a five-bedroom house at 37 Rosstrevor Crescent in December.

Listing agent Matthew Scafidi​ of Noel Jones said Mitcham was sought after because of infrastructure investments in the area, including a $197 million project to remove Mitcham Station’s level crossings and new station construction, and the $665 million revamp of Eastland shopping centre in Ringwood.

“You’ve got connection to the freeway, you’ve got everything on your doorstep and bigger land sizes as well (868 square metres here),” Scafidi said.

“In Blackburn, they wouldn’t get anything in this quality, so they’re moving that little bit further out – still getting exactly the same services and amenities.”

The grand Yarraville property, at 82 Stephen Street, catapulted the previous benchmark of $1,845,000, achieved by a five-bedroom house at 39 Somerville Road last October.

More than 100 people crammed into the cordoned-off street to watch three bidders battle it out, with loud cheering erupting when the hammer fell.

Village Real Estate’s Huss Saad had always anticipated that the heritage-listed home would break the previous record, set by a property on a main road and on a smaller block.

At 20 Beith Street, Brunswick, a decrepit cottage that featured in Beyonce’s music video for her song No Angel fetched $650,000.

The auction drew hundreds of onlookers, including fans of the music diva, several serious bidders and a jazz band who staged an impromptu concert.

Auctioneer Steven James, from Find The Best Agent, said the price, which was above expectation, could be a per square metre record for the postcode.