20 Waller St, Shortland NSW 2307
Shortland House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $907,000 in Aug 2026, up $507,000 (127%) on the $400,000 paid in Mar 2016. That is about 8.1% a year over 10 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Shortland rose 116%, from $400,000 in 2016 to $863,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 5% above the Shortland median house price for that year ($863,500 across 46 sales).
At $1,576 per square metre of land, it compares with a Shortland median of $1,431 per square metre over the last 12 months.
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
Houses in postcode 2307 rented for a median $650 a week, from 176 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $907,000 on 28 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.7% 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
- 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | 8 Oct 2026 | $907,000 | - | - | - | 69/26927 |
| 8 Mar 2016 | 12 Apr 2016 | $400,000 | - | - | - | 69/26927 |
$907,000 Sold 28 Aug 2026
Settled8 Oct 2026
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Title reference: 69/26927
$400,000 Sold 8 Mar 2016
Settled12 Apr 2016
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Title reference: 69/26927
Recent sales on Waller St
Sold in the last two years.
- 3 Waller St, Shortland 2307 $800,000 sold 13 Jun 2026, 620 m²
- 49 Waller Street, Shortland 2307 $720,000 sold 19 Sep 2025, 556 m²
- 1A Waller Street, Shortland 2307 $672,500 sold 13 Dec 2024, 386 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
- 29 Cobby St, Shortland 2307 $867,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 493 m²
- 36 Milne St, Shortland 2307 $800,000 sold 21 Jul 2026, 512 m²
- 9 Truscott St, Shortland 2307 $875,000 sold 10 Jul 2026, 575 m²
- 33 Milne St, Shortland 2307 $1,030,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 556 m²
- 10 Libya St, Shortland 2307 $1,050,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 632 m²
- 56 Lovell Pde, Shortland 2307 $871,000 sold 15 Jun 2026, 556 m²
- 11 Rabaul St, Shortland 2307 $760,000 sold 12 Jun 2026, 550 m²