18 Kent St, Newtown NSW 2042
Newtown House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $2,550,000 in Jul 2026, up $794,000 (45%) on the $1,756,000 paid in Sep 2019. That is about 5.6% a year over 6.9 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Newtown rose 36%, from $1,352,500 in 2019 to $1,842,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 38% above the Newtown median house price for that year ($1,842,000 across 93 sales).
At $17,538 per square metre of land, it compares with a Newtown median of $14,200 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.
Rent and yield
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 $2,550,000 on 31 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 1.9% 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.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Maximum building height
- 9.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.6:1, and clause 4.4 2C and clause 4.4 2D also applies here Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- Enmore-Newtown Heritage Conservation Area
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 11 Sep 2026 | $2,550,000 | - | - | - | 69/1665 |
| 13 Sep 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 | $1,756,000 | - | - | - | 69/1665 |
| 5 Mar 2016 | 20 Apr 2016 | $1,625,000 | - | - | - | 69/1665 |
$2,550,000 Sold 31 Jul 2026
Settled11 Sep 2026
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 69/1665
$1,756,000 Sold 13 Sep 2019
Settled25 Oct 2019
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Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 69/1665
$1,625,000 Sold 5 Mar 2016
Settled20 Apr 2016
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Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 69/1665
Recent sales on Kent St
Sold in the last two years.
- 14 Kent St, Newtown 2042 $2,451,000 sold 1 Aug 2026, 152 m²
- 36 Kent St, Newtown 2042 $2,555,000 sold 7 Mar 2026, 247 m²
- 41 Kent St, Newtown 2042 $2,300,000 sold 19 Nov 2025, 128 m²
- 7 Kent Street, Newtown 2042 $1,875,000 sold 10 Oct 2025, 158 m²
- 13 Kent Street, Newtown 2042 $2,200,000 sold 2 Sep 2025, 196 m²
- 26 Kent Street, Newtown 2042 $1,606,000 sold 10 May 2025, 145 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 84 Metropolitan Rd, Enmore 2042 $1,778,000 sold 18 Sep 2026, 120 m²
- 9 Commodore St, Newtown 2042 $1,425,000 sold 17 Sep 2026, 137 m²
- 26 Reiby St, Newtown 2042 $1,100,000 sold 15 Sep 2026, 63 m²
- 95 Station St, Newtown 2042 $1,842,000 sold 13 Sep 2026, 167 m²
- 21 Sloane St, Newtown 2042 $2,000,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 152 m²
- 11/94 Alice St, Newtown 2042 $510,000 sold 21 Aug 2026
- 86 Station St, Newtown 2042 $835,000 sold 21 Aug 2026, 114 m²
- 17 Pearl St, Newtown 2042 $1,850,000 sold 20 Aug 2026, 120 m²