16/8 Blackbird St, Thornton NSW 2322
Thornton Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $500,000 in Oct 2022, up $61,000 (14%) on the $439,000 paid in Apr 2018. That is about 2.9% a year over 4.5 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Thornton rose 31%, from $405,000 in 2018 to $530,875 in 2022.
The 2022 sale was 6% below the Thornton median unit price for that year ($530,875 across 24 sales).
Since then the median unit price in Thornton has risen 38%, from $530,875 in 2022 to $730,950 over the last 12 months (34 sales).
Thornton 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 Thornton sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2322 rented for a median $520 a week, from 56 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $500,000 on 7 Oct 2022, that rent is a gross yield of 5.4% 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 Thornton.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 450 m² For subdividing the whole site, not one unit
From the Maitland Local Environmental Plan 2011 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2022 | 18 Nov 2022 | $500,000 | - | - | - | 16/SP97109 |
| 3 Apr 2018 | 20 Apr 2018 | $439,000 | - | - | - | 16/SP97109 |
$500,000 Sold 7 Oct 2022
Settled18 Nov 2022
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Title reference: 16/SP97109
$439,000 Sold 3 Apr 2018
Settled20 Apr 2018
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Title reference: 16/SP97109
Other sales at 8 Blackbird St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 20 Aug 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 | $720,000 | - | - | - | 32/SP97109 |
| - | 21 Aug 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 | $610,000 | - | - | - | 5/SP97109 |
| - | 27 Jul 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | $720,000 | - | - | - | 33/SP97109 |
| 18 | 29 Jul 2026 | 12 Aug 2026 | $710,000 | - | - | - | 18/SP97109 |
| - | 6 Jul 2026 | 4 Aug 2026 | $725,000 | - | - | - | 48/SP97109 |
| - | 30 Apr 2026 | 29 Jul 2026 | $675,000 Property features as at 13 May 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15/SP97109 |
| - | 20 Oct 2025 | 3 Dec 2025 | $677,000 | - | - | - | 40/SP97109 |
| - | 11 Jun 2025 | 23 Jul 2025 | $655,000 | - | - | - | 14/SP97109 |
| - | 24 Apr 2025 | 22 May 2025 | $565,000 | - | - | - | 51/SP97109 |
| - | 8 Apr 2025 | 20 May 2025 | $668,000 | - | - | - | 23/SP97109 |
$720,000 Sold 20 Aug 2026
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Settled8 Oct 2026
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Title reference: 32/SP97109
$610,000 Sold 21 Aug 2026
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Settled2 Oct 2026
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Title reference: 5/SP97109
$720,000 Sold 27 Jul 2026
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Settled21 Sep 2026
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Title reference: 33/SP97109
$710,000 Sold 29 Jul 2026
Title reference: 18/SP97109
$725,000 Sold 6 Jul 2026
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Settled4 Aug 2026
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Title reference: 48/SP97109
$675,000 Sold 30 Apr 2026
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Settled29 Jul 2026
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Cars1
Property features as at 13 May 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 15/SP97109
$677,000 Sold 20 Oct 2025
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Settled3 Dec 2025
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Title reference: 40/SP97109
$655,000 Sold 11 Jun 2025
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Settled23 Jul 2025
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Title reference: 14/SP97109
$565,000 Sold 24 Apr 2025
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Settled22 May 2025
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Title reference: 51/SP97109
$668,000 Sold 8 Apr 2025
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Settled20 May 2025
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Title reference: 23/SP97109
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 7 Maidford St, Thornton 2322 $1,200,000 sold 2 Sep 2026, 693 m²
- 1/8 Croft Cl, Thornton 2322 $745,000 sold 19 Aug 2026
- 8 Redgate Rd, Chisholm 2322 $964,274 sold 10 Aug 2026, 471 m²
- 25 McGlinchey Cres, Thornton 2322 $1,200,000 sold 7 Aug 2026, 595 m²
- 8 Darlaston Ave, Thornton 2322 $892,000 sold 3 Aug 2026, 480 m²
- 15 Cambridge St, Thornton 2322 $758,000 sold 31 Jul 2026, 334 m²
- 21 Kilcarra St, Chisholm 2322 $1,302,968 sold 30 Jul 2026, 627 m²
- 9 Kilcarra St, Chisholm 2322 $1,061,000 sold 30 Jul 2026, 734 m²