2 Dover Cres, Waratah West NSW 2298
Waratah West House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $850,000 in Aug 2026, up $127,000 (18%) on the $723,000 paid in Jun 2024. That is about 7.7% a year over 2.2 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Waratah West rose 19%, from $800,000 in 2024 to $950,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 11% below the Waratah West median house price for that year ($950,500 across 32 sales).
At $1,528 per square metre of land, it compares with a Waratah West median of $1,774 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Waratah West 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 Waratah West sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2298 rented for a median $695 a week, from 356 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $850,000 on 14 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.3% 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 Waratah West.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | 18 Sep 2026 | $850,000 | - | - | - | 16/212714 |
| 5 Jun 2024 | 17 Jul 2024 | $723,000 | - | - | - | 16/212714 |
$850,000 Sold 14 Aug 2026
Settled18 Sep 2026
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Title reference: 16/212714
$723,000 Sold 5 Jun 2024
Settled17 Jul 2024
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Title reference: 16/212714
Recent sales on Dover Cres
Sold in the last two years.
- 10 Dover Crescent, Waratah West 2298 $790,000 sold 28 Oct 2024, 1,056 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 2/66 Allowah St, Waratah West 2298 $350,000 sold 15 Sep 2026
- 11 Acacia Ave, Waratah West 2298 $855,000 sold 27 Aug 2026, 544 m²
- 23 Catherine St, Waratah West 2298 $920,000 sold 12 Jul 2026, 449 m²
- 95 Lorna St, Waratah West 2298 $875,000 sold 3 Jun 2026, 483 m²
- 32 King St, Waratah West 2298 $1,050,000 sold 1 Jun 2026, 430 m²
- 33 Acacia Ave, Waratah West 2298 $960,000 sold 19 May 2026, 683 m²
- 2/58 Allowah St, Waratah West 2298 $360,000 sold 15 May 2026
- 38 Queen St, Waratah West 2298 $830,000 sold 12 May 2026, 468 m²