20 Wharf Rd, Birchgrove NSW 2041
Birchgrove House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $8,300,000 in Aug 2026, down $1,400,000 (14%) on the $9,700,000 paid in May 2023. That is a fall of about 4.6% a year over 3.3 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Birchgrove rose 49%, from $2,375,000 in 2023 to $3,550,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 134% above the Birchgrove median house price for that year ($3,550,000 across 18 sales).
At $18,490 per square metre of land, it compares with a Birchgrove median of $19,335 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Birchgrove 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 Birchgrove sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2041 rented for a median $1,200 a week, from 312 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $8,300,000 on 28 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 0.8% 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 Birchgrove.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 200 m²
- Floor space ratio
- 0.5:1, and clause 4.4 2B (b) also applies here Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- Birchgrove and Ballast Point Road Heritage Conservation Area
- Heritage item
- House, including interiors (local significance)
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | 9 Oct 2026 | $8,300,000 | - | - | - | A/74813 |
| 4 May 2023 | 25 Aug 2023 | $9,700,000 | - | - | - | A/74813 |
$8,300,000 Sold 28 Aug 2026
Settled9 Oct 2026
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Title reference: A/74813
$9,700,000 Sold 4 May 2023
Settled25 Aug 2023
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Title reference: A/74813
Recent sales on Wharf Rd
Sold in the last two years.
- 3/45 Wharf Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $3,500,000 sold 25 Mar 2026
- 2/47 Wharf Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $1,500,000 sold 25 Mar 2026
- 1/47 Wharf Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $1,250,000 sold 25 Mar 2026
- 37 Wharf Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $15,750,000 sold 13 Mar 2026, 923 m²
- 10/47 Wharf Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $1,161,000 sold 27 Feb 2026
- 1/45 Wharf Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $3,500,000 sold 1 Dec 2025
- 10/45 Wharf Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $4,000,000 sold 11 Aug 2025
- 38 Wharf Road, Birchgrove 2041 $5,600,000 sold 31 Jul 2025, 335 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 7/18 A Ballast Point Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $850,000 sold 29 Aug 2026
- 9/30 Bay St, Birchgrove 2041 $375,000 sold 27 Aug 2026
- 49 Gipps St, Birchgrove 2041 $3,140,000 sold 5 Jun 2026, 205 m²
- 52 Ballast Point Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $4,200,000 sold 23 May 2026, 139 m²
- 51 Grove St, Birchgrove 2041 $2,050,000 sold 21 May 2026, 63 m²
- 59 A Ballast Point Rd, Birchgrove 2041 $3,800,000 sold 16 May 2026, 221 m²
- 3/29 McKell St, Birchgrove 2041 $1,405,000 sold 17 Apr 2026
- 185 Rowntree St, Birchgrove 2041 $2,920,000 sold 14 Apr 2026, 108 m²