2/285 Sandgate Rd, Shortland NSW 2307
Shortland Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $620,000 in Dec 2022, up $130,000 (27%) on the $490,000 paid in Mar 2016. That is about 3.5% a year over 6.8 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Shortland rose 55%, from $399,000 in 2016 to $617,500 in 2022.
The 2022 sale was in line with the Shortland median unit price for that year ($617,500 across 46 sales).
Since then the median unit price in Shortland has risen 17%, from $617,500 in 2022 to $725,000 over the last 12 months (16 sales).
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
Units in postcode 2307 rented for a median $500 a week, from 21 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $620,000 on 23 Dec 2022, that rent is a gross yield of 4.2% 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 For subdividing the whole site, not one unit
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.75:1 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 2022 | 10 Feb 2023 | $620,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP93365 |
| 10 Mar 2016 | 6 May 2016 | $490,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP93365 |
$620,000 Sold 23 Dec 2022
Settled10 Feb 2023
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Title reference: 2/SP93365
$490,000 Sold 10 Mar 2016
Settled6 May 2016
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Title reference: 2/SP93365
Other sales at 285 Sandgate Rd
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 28 May 2026 | 25 Jun 2026 | $720,000 Property features as at 17 May 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4/SP93365 |
| 1 | 26 Jun 2025 | 15 Jul 2025 | $632,500 Property features as at 8 July 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/SP93365 |
| 4 | 1 Dec 2023 | 12 Jan 2024 | $650,000 | - | - | - | 4/SP93365 |
| 5 | 21 Oct 2022 | 2 Dec 2022 | $620,000 | - | - | - | 5/SP93365 |
| 1 | 24 Jun 2020 | 16 Sep 2020 | $387,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP93365 |
| 4 | 20 Jan 2017 | 10 Feb 2017 | $417,500 | - | - | - | 4/SP93365 |
| 1 | 26 Feb 2016 | 4 May 2016 | $336,500 | - | - | - | 1/SP93365 |
| - | 21 Dec 2015 | 4 May 2016 | $419,000 | - | - | - | 3/SP93365 |
| 5 | 3 Mar 2016 | 4 May 2016 | $419,000 | - | - | - | 5/SP93365 |
$720,000 Sold 28 May 2026
Property features as at 17 May 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 4/SP93365
$632,500 Sold 26 Jun 2025
Property features as at 8 July 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 1/SP93365
$650,000 Sold 1 Dec 2023
Title reference: 4/SP93365
$620,000 Sold 21 Oct 2022
Title reference: 5/SP93365
$387,000 Sold 24 Jun 2020
Title reference: 1/SP93365
$417,500 Sold 20 Jan 2017
Title reference: 4/SP93365
$336,500 Sold 26 Feb 2016
Title reference: 1/SP93365
$419,000 Sold 21 Dec 2015
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Settled4 May 2016
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Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 3/SP93365
$419,000 Sold 3 Mar 2016
Title reference: 5/SP93365
Recent sales on Sandgate Rd
Sold in the last two years.
- 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
- 5/380 Sandgate Rd, Shortland 2307 $760,000 sold 27 Feb 2026
- 297 Sandgate Rd, Shortland 2307 $975,000 sold 10 Feb 2026, 1,005 m²
- 17/369 Sandgate Rd, Shortland 2307 $595,000 sold 21 Jul 2025
- 406 Sandgate Road, Shortland 2307 $676,222 sold 6 Jun 2025, 512 m²
- 4/340 Sandgate Road, Shortland 2307 $740,000 sold 30 May 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 9 Truscott St, Shortland 2307 $875,000 sold 10 Jul 2026, 575 m²
- 9 Coral Sea Ave, Shortland 2307 $417,000 sold 13 May 2026, 607 m²
- 15 Milne St, Shortland 2307 $890,000 sold 12 May 2026, 778 m²
- 24 Lovell Pde, Shortland 2307 $742,000 sold 3 Apr 2026, 519 m²
- 2/4 Hansen Pl, Shortland 2307 $475,000 sold 13 Feb 2026
- 5 Derna Rd, Shortland 2307 $900,000 sold 13 Feb 2026, 569 m²
- 4 Malta St, Shortland 2307 $931,567 sold 12 Feb 2026, 556 m²
- 20 Malta St, Shortland 2307 $990,000 sold 22 Jan 2026, 620 m²