2/53 Wardell Rd, Petersham NSW 2049
Petersham Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $880,000 in Jul 2026, up $225,000 (34%) on the $655,000 paid in Mar 2018. That is about 3.6% a year over 8.3 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Petersham rose 26%, from $741,825 in 2018 to $934,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 6% below the Petersham median unit price for that year ($934,500 across 68 sales).
Petersham 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 Petersham sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2049 rented for a median $695 a week, from 677 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $880,000 on 4 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.1% 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 Petersham.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R4 High Density Residential
- Maximum building height
- 14 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.6:1, and clause 4.4 2C and clause 4.4 2D also applies here Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2026 | 27 Aug 2026 | $880,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP41586 |
| 19 Mar 2018 | 1 May 2018 | $655,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP41586 |
$880,000 Sold 4 Jul 2026
Settled27 Aug 2026
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Title reference: 2/SP41586
$655,000 Sold 19 Mar 2018
Settled1 May 2018
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Title reference: 2/SP41586
Other sales at 53 Wardell Rd
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Nov 2014 | 14 Jan 2015 | $592,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP41586 |
$592,000 Sold 12 Nov 2014
Title reference: 1/SP41586
Recent sales on Wardell Rd
Sold in the last two years.
- 64 Wardell Rd, Petersham 2049 $1,960,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 240 m²
- 32 Wardell Rd, Petersham 2049 $1,850,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 335 m²
- 2 Wardell Rd, Petersham 2049 $1,580,000 sold 28 Feb 2026, 253 m²
- 2/5 Wardell Rd, Petersham 2049 $635,000 sold 5 Feb 2026
- 40 Wardell Road, Petersham 2049 $2,470,000 sold 4 Dec 2025, 412 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 12/89 New Canterbury Rd, Petersham 2049 $705,000 sold 24 Aug 2026
- 309/147 New Canterbury Rd, Lewisham 2049 $765,000 sold 6 Aug 2026
- 9/1 Livingstone Rd, Petersham 2049 $455,000 sold 5 Aug 2026
- 2/111 New Canterbury Rd, Petersham 2049 $550,000 sold 7 Jul 2026
- 32 Bishop St, Petersham 2049 $2,060,000 sold 24 Jun 2026, 303 m²
- 52 Pile St, Marrickville 2204 $2,362,000 sold 9 Jun 2026, 431 m²
- 17 Maria St, Petersham 2049 $1,612,500 sold 1 Jun 2026, 152 m²
- 42 Gould Ave, Lewisham 2049 $1,800,000 sold 28 May 2026, 329 m²