18 Preston St, Figtree NSW 2525
Figtree House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $835,000 in May 2026, up $235,000 (39%) on the $600,000 paid in Oct 2023. That is about 13.8% a year over 2.6 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Figtree rose 27%, from $975,000 in 2023 to $1,243,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 33% below the Figtree median house price for that year ($1,243,000 across 81 sales).
At $1,347 per square metre of land, it compares with a Figtree median of $1,741 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Figtree 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 Figtree sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2525 rented for a median $750 a week, from 135 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $835,000 on 8 May 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.7% 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 Figtree.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 449 m²
- Maximum building height
- 9 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.5:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 | $835,000 | - | - | - | 27/26909 |
| 17 Oct 2023 | 28 Nov 2023 | $600,000 | - | - | - | 27/26909 |
$835,000 Sold 8 May 2026
Settled12 Jun 2026
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Title reference: 27/26909
$600,000 Sold 17 Oct 2023
Settled28 Nov 2023
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Title reference: 27/26909
Recent sales on Preston St
Sold in the last two years.
- 50 Preston St, Figtree 2525 $950,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 1,126 m²
- 34 Preston St, Figtree 2525 $1,101,500 sold 24 Apr 2026, 664 m²
- 38 Preston St, Figtree 2525 $1,280,000 sold 11 Feb 2026, 658 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 20/5 Princes Hwy, Figtree 2525 $760,000 sold 28 Aug 2026
- 29 Byrarong Ave, Mangerton 2500 $1,450,000 sold 7 Aug 2026, 582 m²
- 2/5 Phillips Cres, Mangerton 2500 $250,000 sold 14 Jun 2026
- 18/5 Princes Hwy, Figtree 2525 $750,000 sold 5 Jun 2026
- 138 Heaslip St, Mangerton 2500 $1,050,000 sold 12 May 2026, 569 m²
- 1/5 Princes Hwy, Figtree 2525 $670,000 sold 14 Apr 2026
- 7/5 Princes Hwy, Figtree 2525 $700,000 sold 5 Mar 2026
- 4 Phillips Cres, Mangerton 2500 $1,200,000 sold 24 Feb 2026, 759 m²