12 Illawarra Ave, Cardiff NSW 2285
Cardiff House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $925,000 in Aug 2026, up $318,900 (53%) on the $606,100 paid in May 2021. That is about 8.3% a year over 5.3 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Cardiff rose 34%, from $661,125 in 2021 to $885,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 5% above the Cardiff median house price for that year ($885,000 across 66 sales).
At $1,742 per square metre of land, it compares with a Cardiff median of $1,517 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Cardiff 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 Cardiff sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2285 rented for a median $730 a week, from 782 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $925,000 on 13 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.1% 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 Cardiff.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 900 m²
- Maximum building height
- 10 m
From the Lake Macquarie Local Environmental Plan 2014 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | 14 Sep 2026 | $925,000 | - | - | - | 9/13617 |
| 4 May 2021 | 15 Jun 2021 | $606,100 | - | - | - | 9/13617 |
$925,000 Sold 13 Aug 2026
Settled14 Sep 2026
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Title reference: 9/13617
$606,100 Sold 4 May 2021
Settled15 Jun 2021
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Title reference: 9/13617
Recent sales on Illawarra Ave
Sold in the last two years.
- 15 Illawarra Ave, Cardiff 2285 $886,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 607 m²
- 11 Illawarra Ave, Cardiff 2285 $863,000 sold 26 Aug 2026, 721 m²
- 20 Illawarra Ave, Cardiff 2285 $920,000 sold 1 Aug 2026, 531 m²
- 10 Illawarra Ave, Cardiff 2285 $945,000 sold 29 Jul 2026, 538 m²
- 17 Illawarra Ave, Cardiff 2285 $905,000 sold 20 Feb 2026, 607 m²
- 23 Illawarra Avenue, Cardiff 2285 $800,000 sold 21 Nov 2024, 725 m²
- 34 Illawarra Avenue, Cardiff 2285 $830,000 sold 9 Nov 2024, 609 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 8 Medlow St, Cardiff 2285 $915,000 sold 4 Sep 2026, 645 m²
- 9 Kirby St, Cardiff 2285 $780,000 sold 7 Aug 2026, 481 m²
- 14 McIntyre St, Cardiff 2285 $490,000 sold 10 Jul 2026, 575 m²
- 6 Byron St, Cardiff 2285 $842,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 556 m²
- 70 Lowry St, Cardiff 2285 $1,225,000 sold 25 Jun 2026, 555 m²
- 39 Fern Valley Rd, Cardiff 2285 $855,000 sold 21 May 2026, 411 m²
- 1 Veronica St, Cardiff 2285 $856,000 sold 11 May 2026, 807 m²
- 53 Fern Valley Rd, Cardiff 2285 $1,075,000 sold 1 May 2026, 980 m²