196 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens NSW 2287
Birmingham Gardens House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $625,000 in Aug 2026, up $45,000 (8%) on the $580,000 paid in Jun 2021. That is about 1.5% a year over 5.1 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Birmingham Gardens rose 34%, from $640,000 in 2021 to $860,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 27% below the Birmingham Gardens median house price for that year ($860,000 across 35 sales).
At $1,136 per square metre of land, it compares with a Birmingham Gardens median of $1,430 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Birmingham Gardens 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 Birmingham Gardens sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2287 rented for a median $700 a week, from 1,084 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $625,000 on 17 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 5.8% 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 Birmingham Gardens.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 450 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.6:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 | 3 Sep 2026 | $625,000 | - | - | - | 4/36508 |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 27 Jul 2021 | $580,000 | - | - | - | 4/36508 |
$625,000 Sold 17 Aug 2026
Settled3 Sep 2026
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Title reference: 4/36508
$580,000 Sold 25 Jun 2021
Settled27 Jul 2021
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Title reference: 4/36508
Recent sales on Sandgate Rd
Sold in the last two years.
- 145 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $899,000 sold 13 Aug 2026, 670 m²
- 194 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $800,000 sold 9 Jul 2026, 556 m²
- 247 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $835,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 370 m²
- 234 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $920,000 sold 13 Apr 2026, 550 m²
- 87 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $875,000 sold 30 Jan 2026, 575 m²
- 187 Sandgate Road, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $1,000,000 sold 30 Oct 2025, 594 m²
- 219 Sandgate Road, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $730,000 sold 29 Jul 2025, 481 m²
- 203 Sandgate Road, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $821,000 sold 2 Jul 2025, 417 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 24 Libya St, Shortland 2307 $750,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 563 m²
- 2 Hughes St, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $765,000 sold 3 Sep 2026, 816 m²
- 29 Cobby St, Shortland 2307 $867,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 493 m²
- 13 Fussell St, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $835,000 sold 22 Jul 2026, 683 m²
- 9 Truscott St, Shortland 2307 $875,000 sold 10 Jul 2026, 575 m²
- 32 Rae St, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $990,000 sold 8 Jul 2026, 550 m²
- 10 Libya St, Shortland 2307 $1,050,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 632 m²
- 14 Timmins St, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $755,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 715 m²