18 Kestrel Cct, Shortland NSW 2307
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $747,000 in May 2026, up $388,000 (108%) on the $359,000 paid in Dec 2015. That is about 7.3% a year over 10 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Shortland rose 140%, from $360,000 in 2015 to $863,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 13% below the Shortland median house price for that year ($863,500 across 46 sales).
At $5,085 per square metre of land, it compares with a Shortland median of $1,431 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Shortland 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 Shortland sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2307 rented for a median $650 a week, from 176 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $747,000 on 22 May 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.5% 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 Shortland.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 450 m²
From the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | 26 Jun 2026 | $747,000 | - | - | - | 31/270610 |
| 17 Dec 2015 | 17 Feb 2016 | $359,000 | - | - | - | 31/270610 |
Title reference: 31/270610
Title reference: 31/270610
Recent sales on Kestrel Cct
Sold in the last two years.
- 20 Kestrel Cct, Shortland 2307 $660,000 sold 5 Feb 2026, 149 m²
- 47 Kestrel Circuit, Shortland 2307 $750,000 sold 15 Sep 2025, 215 m²
- 5 Kestrel Circuit, Shortland 2307 $490,000 sold 21 Aug 2025, 400 m²
- 23 Kestrel Circuit, Shortland 2307 $791,000 sold 24 Jul 2025, 348 m²
- 14 Kestrel Circuit, Shortland 2307 $735,000 sold 16 May 2025, 214 m²
- 22 Kestrel Circuit, Shortland 2307 $720,000 sold 24 Mar 2025, 247 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 384 Sandgate Rd, Shortland 2307 $825,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 506 m²
- 2/380 Sandgate Rd, Shortland 2307 $680,000 sold 15 Jun 2026
- 15/369 Sandgate Rd, Shortland 2307 $715,000 sold 6 May 2026
- 5 Marton St, Shortland 2307 $795,000 sold 30 Apr 2026, 550 m²
- 62 Conmurra Cct, Shortland 2307 $825,000 sold 1 Apr 2026, 462 m²
- 5/380 Sandgate Rd, Shortland 2307 $760,000 sold 27 Feb 2026
- 50 Marton St, Shortland 2307 $785,000 sold 5 Dec 2025, 613 m²