149 Darby St, Cooks Hill NSW 2300
Cooks Hill House
Technical details
How this sale compares
The 2026 sale was 15% below the Cooks Hill median house price for that year ($1,757,500 across 28 sales).
At $5,830 per square metre of land, it compares with a Cooks Hill median of $8,761 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Cooks Hill 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 Cooks Hill sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2300 rented for a median $750 a week, from 298 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,500,000 on 4 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.6% 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 Cooks Hill.
Planning controls
- Zone
- MU1 Mixed Use
- Maximum building height
- 14 m
- Floor space ratio
- 2:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- Cooks Hill Heritage Conservation Area
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | 1/1290684 |
| 21 Dec 2023 | 7 Aug 2024 | $1,375,000 | - | - | - | 1/1290684 |
$1,500,000 Sold 4 Aug 2026
Settled12 Oct 2026
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Title reference: 1/1290684
$1,375,000 Sold 21 Dec 2023
Settled7 Aug 2024
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Title reference: 1/1290684
Recent sales on Darby St
Sold in the last two years.
- 31/215 Darby St, Cooks Hill 2300 $1,513,000 sold 20 Apr 2026
- 208/185 Darby St, Cooks Hill 2300 $1,020,000 sold 16 Apr 2026
- 206/185 Darby St, Cooks Hill 2300 $840,000 sold 9 Apr 2026
- 5/84 Darby St, Cooks Hill 2300 $590,300 sold 27 Mar 2026
- 6/220 Darby St, Cooks Hill 2300 $1,100,000 sold 25 Mar 2026
- 144 Darby St, Cooks Hill 2300 $1,300,000 sold 6 Mar 2026
- 1/215 Darby St, Cooks Hill 2300 $800,000 sold 24 Oct 2025
- 6/294 Darby Street, Cooks Hill 2300 $615,000 sold 17 Oct 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 10/53 Nesca Pde, The Hill 2300 $550,000 sold 15 Sep 2026
- 3/27 Nesca Pde, The Hill 2300 $535,000 sold 15 Sep 2026
- 75 Railway St, Cooks Hill 2300 $1,250,000 sold 28 Aug 2026, 139 m²
- 32 Dawson St, Cooks Hill 2300 $1,410,000 sold 14 Aug 2026, 167 m²
- 36 Council St, Cooks Hill 2300 $1,625,000 sold 6 Aug 2026, 104 m²
- 6/71 Dawson St, Cooks Hill 2300 $823,515 sold 31 Jul 2026
- 7/90 Tyrrell St, The Hill 2300 $715,000 sold 31 Jul 2026
- 10/34 Lemnos Pde, The Hill 2300 $525,000 sold 28 Jul 2026