185 Lawes St, East Maitland NSW 2323
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $750,000 in Aug 2026, up $450,000 (150%) on the $300,000 paid in Mar 2017. That is about 10.2% a year over 9.4 years.
Over the same period the median house price in East Maitland rose 97%, from $443,000 in 2017 to $871,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 14% below the East Maitland median house price for that year ($871,000 across 165 sales).
At $815 per square metre of land, it compares with a East Maitland median of $1,303 per square metre over the last 12 months.
East Maitland 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 East Maitland sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2323 rented for a median $630 a week, from 622 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $750,000 on 3 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.4% 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 East Maitland.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 450 m²
From the Maitland Local Environmental Plan 2011 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026 | 29 Sep 2026 | $750,000 | - | - | - | 6/104/86676 |
| 10 Mar 2017 | 21 Mar 2017 | $300,000 | - | - | - | 6/104/86676 |
Title reference: 6/104/86676
Title reference: 6/104/86676
Recent sales on Lawes St
Sold in the last two years.
- 51 Lawes St, East Maitland 2323 $707,500 sold 29 Jul 2026, 481 m²
- 6/150 Lawes St, East Maitland 2323 $500,000 sold 1 Jul 2026
- 12 Lawes St, East Maitland 2323 $825,000 sold 31 Jan 2026, 708 m²
- 95 Lawes Street, East Maitland 2323 $2,900,000 sold 15 Dec 2025, 898 m²
- 166 Lawes St, East Maitland 2323 $870,000 sold 1 Dec 2025, 500 m²
- 136 Lawes Street, East Maitland 2323 $970,000 sold 28 Nov 2025, 504 m²
- 38 Lawes Street, East Maitland 2323 $780,000 sold 5 Sep 2025, 539 m²
- 160 Lawes Street, East Maitland 2323 $691,000 sold 16 Apr 2025, 809 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 27 Brunswick St, East Maitland 2323 $1,040,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 650 m²
- 18 Skilton Ave, East Maitland 2323 $820,000 sold 6 Aug 2026, 874 m²
- 20 Quarry St, East Maitland 2323 $805,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 715 m²
- 3 Hughes St, East Maitland 2323 $770,000 sold 5 Jun 2026, 753 m²
- 1/22 Skilton Ave, East Maitland 2323 $570,000 sold 26 May 2026
- 2/17 Skilton Ave, East Maitland 2323 $500,000 sold 22 May 2026
- 16 Skilton Ave, East Maitland 2323 $790,000 sold 12 May 2026, 714 m²
- 53 Curtin St, East Maitland 2323 $765,000 sold 11 May 2026, 607 m²