12 A Theodore St, Balmain NSW 2041
Balmain House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $3,901,000 in Aug 2026, up $651,000 (20%) on the $3,250,000 paid in Feb 2023. That is about 5.3% a year over 3.5 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Balmain rose 9%, from $2,500,000 in 2023 to $2,737,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 43% above the Balmain median house price for that year ($2,737,500 across 66 sales).
At $15,832 per square metre of land, it compares with a Balmain median of $15,926 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Balmain 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 Balmain sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2041 rented for a median $1,200 a week, from 312 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $3,901,000 on 28 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 1.6% 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 Balmain.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 200 m²
- Floor space ratio
- 0.5:1, and clause 4.4 2B (b) also applies here Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- The Valley Heritage Conservation Area
From the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | $3,901,000 | - | - | - | B/310557 |
| 14 Feb 2023 | 14 Mar 2023 | $3,250,000 | - | - | - | B/310557 |
$3,901,000 Sold 28 Aug 2026
Settled9 Oct 2026
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Title reference: B/310557
$3,250,000 Sold 14 Feb 2023
Settled14 Mar 2023
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Title reference: B/310557
Recent sales on Theodore St
Sold in the last two years.
- 11 Theodore Street, Balmain 2041 $5,025,000 sold 30 Sep 2025, 322 m²
- 14 Theodore Street, Balmain 2041 $1,800,000 sold 25 Jun 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 153 Beattie St, Balmain 2041 $3,050,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 279 m²
- 13 Wortley St, Balmain 2041 $1,900,000 sold 7 Aug 2026, 196 m²
- 15 Roseberry St, Balmain 2041 $1,970,000 sold 7 Aug 2026, 89 m²
- 2/38 Arthur St, Balmain 2041 $655,000 sold 27 Jul 2026
- 2 Tobruk Ave, Balmain 2041 $1,730,000 sold 23 Jul 2026, 145 m²
- 5/148 Beattie St, Balmain 2041 $2,615,000 sold 23 Jul 2026
- 77 Beattie St, Balmain 2041 $2,105,000 sold 17 Jul 2026, 82 m²
- 27 Short St, Balmain 2041 $2,382,500 sold 9 Jul 2026, 145 m²