12 A Bridge St, Waratah NSW 2298
Waratah House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,100,000 in Jul 2026, up $550,000 (100%) on the $550,000 paid in Mar 2017. That is about 7.7% a year over 9.4 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Waratah rose 69%, from $610,000 in 2017 to $1,030,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 7% above the Waratah median house price for that year ($1,030,000 across 35 sales).
At $2,471 per square metre of land, it compares with a Waratah median of $2,133 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Waratah medians use NSW Valuer General sales of $50,000 or more, leaving out part-interest transfers and contracts covering several properties, and need at least 10 sales in the period. See Waratah sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2298 rented for a median $695 a week, from 356 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,100,000 on 14 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.3% a year, before costs and vacancies.
Median weekly rents from residential rental bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading, by postcode. This home's own rent may differ. See rents by bedrooms in Waratah.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.75:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012 maps on the NSW Planning Portal, looked up at this address's map point on 22 Oct 2026. A control can cover only part of a site and plans change, so the council's planning certificate is the formal record. Planning data from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, CC BY 4.0.
Related sales
Sale history
Sold is the contract date, when the sale was agreed. Settled is the date ownership transferred.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2026 | 11 Aug 2026 | $1,100,000 | - | - | - | 3/8293 |
| 4 Mar 2017 | 7 Apr 2017 | $550,000 | - | - | - | 3/8293 |
$1,100,000 Sold 14 Jul 2026
Settled11 Aug 2026
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 3/8293
$550,000 Sold 4 Mar 2017
Settled7 Apr 2017
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 3/8293
Recent sales on Bridge St
Sold in the last two years.
- 29 Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,310,000 sold 25 Jun 2026, 961 m²
- 4 Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,140,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 516 m²
- 70 Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,110,000 sold 17 Apr 2026, 670 m²
- 30B Bridge Street, Waratah 2298 $1,060,000 sold 7 Nov 2025, 379 m²
- 52 Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $990,000 sold 26 Sep 2025, 446 m²
- 2/92A Bridge Street, Waratah 2298 $865,000 sold 15 Apr 2025
- 7 Bridge Street, Waratah 2298 $1,900,000 sold 20 Dec 2024, 683 m²
- 40 Bridge Street, Waratah 2298 $1,200,000 sold 15 Nov 2024, 639 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 2 Tighe St, Waratah 2298 $1,098,000 sold 14 Aug 2026, 607 m²
- 39 Harriet St, Waratah 2298 $1,060,000 sold 6 Aug 2026, 369 m²
- 6/10 Wallace St, Waratah 2298 $695,000 sold 29 Jul 2026
- 21 Schroder Ave, Waratah 2298 $955,000 sold 28 May 2026, 443 m²
- 144 Edith St, Waratah 2298 $955,000 sold 24 Apr 2026, 443 m²
- 12 Grove St, Waratah 2298 $1,040,000 sold 15 Apr 2026, 405 m²
- 7/101 Station St, Waratah 2298 $520,000 sold 10 Apr 2026
- 67 High St, Waratah 2298 $975,000 sold 9 Apr 2026, 423 m²