149 Henry St, Merewether NSW 2291
Merewether House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,530,000 in Aug 2026, up $580,000 (61%) on the $950,000 paid in Jan 2017. That is about 5.1% a year over 9.6 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Merewether rose 39%, from $1,400,000 in 2017 to $1,950,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 22% below the Merewether median house price for that year ($1,950,000 across 89 sales).
At $2,283 per square metre of land, it compares with a Merewether median of $4,806 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Merewether 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 Merewether sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2291 rented for a median $900 a week, from 324 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,530,000 on 27 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.1% 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 Merewether.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.6:1 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026 | 24 Sep 2026 | $1,530,000 | - | - | - | 7/237615 |
| 9 Jan 2017 | 28 Feb 2017 | $950,000 | - | - | - | 7/237615 |
$1,530,000 Sold 27 Aug 2026
Settled24 Sep 2026
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Title reference: 7/237615
$950,000 Sold 9 Jan 2017
Settled28 Feb 2017
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Title reference: 7/237615
Recent sales on Henry St
Sold in the last two years.
- 26 Henry St, Merewether 2291 $2,180,000 sold 22 Jul 2026, 689 m²
- 125 Henry St, Merewether 2291 $1,815,000 sold 24 Jun 2026, 556 m²
- 20 Henry St, Merewether 2291 $1,565,000 sold 19 May 2026, 646 m²
- 119 Henry St, Merewether 2291 $1,750,000 sold 22 Apr 2026, 560 m²
- 21 Henry St, Merewether 2291 $1,150,000 sold 6 Jan 2026, 289 m²
- 2 A Henry St, Merewether 2291 $1,625,000 sold 8 Dec 2025, 599 m²
- 42 Henry Street, Merewether 2291 $2,750,000 sold 21 Nov 2025, 677 m²
- 90 Henry Street, Merewether 2291 $3,600,000 sold 19 Nov 2025, 651 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 72 Rembrandt Dr, Merewether Heights 2291 $1,450,000 sold 25 Jun 2026, 575 m²
- 4 A Flowerdale Ave, Merewether 2291 $1,800,000 sold 22 Apr 2026, 278 m²
- 4 Rembrandt Dr, Merewether Heights 2291 $1,370,000 sold 27 Mar 2026, 556 m²
- 15 Rembrandt Dr, Merewether Heights 2291 $1,800,000 sold 27 Feb 2026, 639 m²
- 155 Macquarie St, Merewether 2291 $1,800,000 sold 16 Feb 2026, 331 m²
- 10 Rembrandt Dr, Merewether Heights 2291 $1,565,000 sold 5 Feb 2026, 974 m²
- 9 The Grove, Merewether Heights 2291 $2,010,000 sold 27 Jan 2026, 1,024 m²
- 47 Rembrandt Drive, Merewether Heights 2291 $1,372,008 sold 27 Nov 2025, 531 m²