16 Austin St, Lane Cove NSW 2066
Lane Cove House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $3,000,000 in Jul 2026, up $795,000 (36%) on the $2,205,000 paid in Apr 2016. That is about 3.0% a year over 10 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Lane Cove rose 60%, from $2,000,000 in 2016 to $3,200,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 6% below the Lane Cove median house price for that year ($3,200,000 across 37 sales).
At $3,463 per square metre of land, it compares with a Lane Cove median of $4,777 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Lane Cove 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 Lane Cove sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2066 rented for a median $1,200 a week, from 255 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $3,000,000 on 3 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.1% 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 Lane Cove.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Maximum building height
- 9.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.7:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Lane Cove Local Environmental Plan 2009 maps on the NSW Planning Portal, looked up at this address's map point on 2 Nov 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | D/383377 |
| 2 Apr 2016 | 15 Jul 2016 | $2,205,000 | - | - | - | D/383377 |
$3,000,000 Sold 3 Jul 2026
Settled16 Oct 2026
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Title reference: D/383377
$2,205,000 Sold 2 Apr 2016
Settled15 Jul 2016
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Title reference: D/383377
Recent sales on Austin St
Sold in the last two years.
- 83 Austin St, Lane Cove 2066 $3,300,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 512 m²
- 65 Austin St, Lane Cove 2066 $4,550,000 sold 26 May 2026, 1,030 m²
- 12 Austin St, Lane Cove 2066 $2,800,000 sold 6 May 2026, 731 m²
- 14 Austin St, Lane Cove 2066 $3,550,000 sold 27 Jan 2026, 803 m²
- 32A Austin Street, Lane Cove 2066 $2,880,000 sold 30 Oct 2025, 642 m²
- 2/36-38 Austin Street, Lane Cove 2066 $2,400,000 sold 4 Aug 2025
- 19/20A Austin Street, Lane Cove 2066 $1,275,000 sold 1 Apr 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 6/73 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove 2066 $972,000 sold 15 Oct 2026
- 14/83 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove 2066 $640,000 sold 23 Sep 2026
- 1/192 Longueville Rd, Lane Cove 2066 $2,056,000 sold 21 Sep 2026
- 410/43 Little St, Lane Cove 2066 $2,470,000 sold 2 Sep 2026
- 21/83 Burns Bay Rd, Lane Cove 2066 $930,000 sold 31 Aug 2026
- 34 A Little St, Lane Cove 2066 $3,225,000 sold 26 Aug 2026, 759 m²
- 1 B Gamma Rd, Lane Cove 2066 $3,050,000 sold 24 Aug 2026, 521 m²
- 602/14 Finlayson St, Lane Cove 2066 $2,850,000 sold 21 Aug 2026