21/517 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Surry Hills Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $705,000 in May 2025, up $50,000 (8%) on the $655,000 paid in Oct 2023. That is about 4.8% a year over 1.6 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Surry Hills rose 1%, from $883,875 in 2023 to $895,000 in 2025.
The 2025 sale was 21% below the Surry Hills median unit price for that year ($895,000 across 273 sales).
Since then the median unit price in Surry Hills has fallen 5%, from $895,000 in 2025 to $850,000 over the last 12 months (211 sales).
Surry Hills 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 Surry Hills sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2010 rented for a median $800 a week, from 2,291 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $705,000 on 8 May 2025, that rent is a gross yield of 5.9% 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 Surry Hills.
Planning controls
- Zone
- MU1 Mixed Use
- Maximum building height
- 22 m
- Floor space ratio
- 3.5:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- Cleveland Gardens
From the Sydney 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2025 | 16 Jun 2025 | $705,000 | - | - | - | 21/SP90867 |
| 13 Oct 2023 | 24 Nov 2023 | $655,000 | - | - | - | 21/SP90867 |
| 21 Jan 2022 | 21 Jan 2022 | $375,000 | - | - | - | 21/SP90867 |
| 14 Jul 2021 | 1 Sep 2021 | $750,000 | - | - | - | 21/SP90867 |
| 14 Oct 2017 | 16 Nov 2017 | $705,000 | - | - | - | 21/SP90867 |
$705,000 Sold 8 May 2025
Settled16 Jun 2025
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Title reference: 21/SP90867
$655,000 Sold 13 Oct 2023
Settled24 Nov 2023
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Title reference: 21/SP90867
$375,000 Sold 21 Jan 2022
Settled21 Jan 2022
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Title reference: 21/SP90867
$750,000 Sold 14 Jul 2021
Settled1 Sep 2021
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$705,000 Sold 14 Oct 2017
Settled16 Nov 2017
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Title reference: 21/SP90867
Other sales at 517 Elizabeth St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539 | 11 Jun 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | $800,000 | - | - | - | 39/SP90867 |
| 436 | 25 Nov 2025 | 23 Dec 2025 | $820,000 | - | - | - | 36/SP90867 |
| 332 | 14 Nov 2025 | 18 Dec 2025 | $818,000 | - | - | - | 32/SP90867 |
| 516 | 17 Oct 2025 | 24 Nov 2025 | $1,375,000 | - | - | - | 16/SP90867 |
| 414 | 8 Nov 2024 | 20 Dec 2024 | $775,000 Property features as at 17 July 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14/SP90867 |
| 22 | 23 Sep 2024 | 18 Nov 2024 | $780,000 Property features as at 17 July 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22/SP90867 |
| 745 | 31 May 2024 | 5 Sep 2024 | $3,380,000 | - | - | - | 45/SP90867 |
| 207 | 1 Feb 2024 | 11 Apr 2024 | $780,000 | - | - | - | 7/SP90867 |
| 538 | 12 Feb 2024 | 12 Feb 2024 | $730,000 | - | - | - | 38/SP90867 |
| 436 | 28 Jul 2023 | 22 Sep 2023 | $730,000 | - | - | - | 36/SP90867 |
$800,000 Sold 11 Jun 2026
Title reference: 39/SP90867
$820,000 Sold 25 Nov 2025
Title reference: 36/SP90867
$818,000 Sold 14 Nov 2025
Title reference: 32/SP90867
$1,375,000 Sold 17 Oct 2025
Title reference: 16/SP90867
$775,000 Sold 8 Nov 2024
Property features as at 17 July 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 14/SP90867
$780,000 Sold 23 Sep 2024
Property features as at 17 July 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 22/SP90867
$3,380,000 Sold 31 May 2024
Title reference: 45/SP90867
$780,000 Sold 1 Feb 2024
Title reference: 7/SP90867
$730,000 Sold 12 Feb 2024
Title reference: 38/SP90867
$730,000 Sold 28 Jul 2023
Title reference: 36/SP90867
Recent sales on Elizabeth St
Sold in the last two years.
- 303/481 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills 2010 $760,000 sold 8 Oct 2026
- 29/446 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills 2010 $790,000 sold 21 Aug 2026
- 72/230 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills 2010 $535,000 sold 14 Aug 2026
- 707/242 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills 2010 $621,050 sold 29 Jul 2026
- 9/537 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills 2010 $940,000 sold 3 Jul 2026
- 8/553 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills 2010 $800,000 sold 29 Jun 2026
- 41/492 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills 2010 $800,000 sold 3 Jun 2026
- 44/492 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills 2010 $770,000 sold 20 May 2026
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 23 William St, Redfern 2016 $2,050,000 sold 22 Aug 2026, 114 m²
- 406/188 Chalmers St, Surry Hills 2010 $1,925,000 sold 19 Aug 2026
- 411/82 Cooper St, Surry Hills 2010 $675,000 sold 14 Aug 2026
- 48/156 Chalmers St, Surry Hills 2010 $1,600,000 sold 12 Aug 2026
- 107/117 Kippax St, Surry Hills 2010 $750,000 sold 12 Aug 2026
- 8/70 Marlborough St, Surry Hills 2010 $1,650,000 sold 11 Aug 2026
- 111/219 Chalmers St, Redfern 2016 $730,000 sold 8 Aug 2026
- 33/34 Chalmers St, Surry Hills 2010 $640,000 sold 6 Aug 2026