21 Schroder Ave, Waratah NSW 2298
Waratah House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $955,000 in May 2026, up $220,000 (30%) on the $735,000 paid in Nov 2022. That is about 7.8% a year over 3.5 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Waratah rose 18%, from $875,000 in 2022 to $1,030,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 7% below the Waratah median house price for that year ($1,030,000 across 35 sales).
At $2,158 per square metre of land, it compares with a Waratah median of $2,133 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Waratah 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 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 $955,000 on 28 May 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.8% 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 Waratah.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | 9 Jul 2026 | $955,000 | - | - | - | 32/19516 |
| 28 Nov 2022 | 20 Dec 2022 | $735,000 | - | - | - | 32/19516 |
$955,000 Sold 28 May 2026
Settled9 Jul 2026
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Title reference: 32/19516
$735,000 Sold 28 Nov 2022
Settled20 Dec 2022
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Title reference: 32/19516
Recent sales on Schroder Ave
Sold in the last two years.
- 7 Schroder Avenue, Waratah 2298 $945,000 sold 11 Jul 2025, 411 m²
- 15 Schroder Avenue, Waratah 2298 $750,000 sold 3 Dec 2024, 506 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 87 A Crescent Rd, Waratah 2298 $1,030,000 sold 7 Sep 2026, 233 m²
- 15 Morpeth Rd, Waratah West 2298 $940,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 567 m²
- 143 Christo Rd, Waratah 2298 $1,180,000 sold 18 Aug 2026, 607 m²
- 152 Young Rd, Lambton 2299 $1,060,000 sold 24 Jul 2026, 506 m²
- 12 A Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,100,000 sold 14 Jul 2026, 445 m²
- 2 Godfrey St, Waratah 2298 $1,185,000 sold 3 Jul 2026, 544 m²
- 3/12 Oxley Rd, Waratah 2298 $492,000 sold 2 Jul 2026
- 2 Clarence Rd, Waratah 2298 $1,100,000 sold 26 Jun 2026, 594 m²