168 Lord Street, Newtown NSW 2042

Sold for $2,000,000 in Oct 2025, up $1,125,000 (129%) on the $875,000 paid in Mar 2015. That is about 8.1% a year over 11 years.

Over the same period the median house price in Newtown rose 56%, from $1,250,000 in 2015 to $1,950,000 in 2025.

The 2025 sale was 3% above the Newtown median house price for that year ($1,950,000 across 190 sales).

At $16,000 per square metre of land, it compares with a Newtown median of $14,202 per square metre over the last 12 months.

Newtown 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 Newtown sold prices by year.

Houses in postcode 2042 rented for a median $950 a week, from 621 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.

On its last sale of $2,000,000 on 24 Oct 2025, that rent is a gross yield of 2.5% 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 Newtown.