16 Helena St, Lilyfield NSW 2040
Lilyfield House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $2,276,000 in Jun 2026, up $936,000 (70%) on the $1,340,000 paid in Aug 2016. That is about 5.5% a year over 9.8 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Lilyfield rose 71%, from $1,610,000 in 2016 to $2,757,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 17% below the Lilyfield median house price for that year ($2,757,000 across 53 sales).
At $8,853 per square metre of land, it compares with a Lilyfield median of $10,934 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Lilyfield 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 Lilyfield sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2040 rented for a median $1,000 a week, from 490 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $2,276,000 on 18 Jun 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.3% 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 Lilyfield.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 200 m²
- Floor space ratio
- 0.5:1, and clause 4.4 2B (a) also applies here Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2026 | 30 Jul 2026 | $2,276,000 | - | - | - | 1/794845 |
| 18 Aug 2016 | 30 Sep 2016 | $1,340,000 | - | - | - | 1/794845 |
$2,276,000 Sold 18 Jun 2026
Settled30 Jul 2026
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Title reference: 1/794845
$1,340,000 Sold 18 Aug 2016
Settled30 Sep 2016
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Title reference: 1/794845
Recent sales on Helena St
Sold in the last two years.
- 32 Helena St, Lilyfield 2040 $2,055,000 sold 20 Jul 2026, 334 m²
- 9/22 Helena Street, Lilyfield 2040 $655,000 sold 28 Oct 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 375 Balmain Rd, Lilyfield 2040 $2,210,000 sold 21 Aug 2026, 152 m²
- 2/45 Henry St, Lilyfield 2040 $1,420,000 sold 1 Aug 2026
- 36/3 Rayner St, Lilyfield 2040 $377,000 sold 31 Jul 2026
- 3 A Emmerick St, Lilyfield 2040 $3,200,000 sold 30 Jul 2026, 243 m²
- 38 Maida St, Lilyfield 2040 $2,200,000 sold 25 Jun 2026, 171 m²
- 37 Russell St, Lilyfield 2040 $2,370,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 292 m²
- 19 Rayner St, Lilyfield 2040 $3,190,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 229 m²
- 14 Grove St, Lilyfield 2040 $1,888,000 sold 18 Jun 2026, 95 m²