23 Raper St, Newtown NSW 2042
Newtown House
Property features as at 21 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,608,000 in Aug 2026, up $178,000 (12%) on the $1,430,000 paid in Jul 2021. That is about 2.3% a year over 5.1 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Newtown rose 5%, from $1,750,000 in 2021 to $1,842,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 13% below the Newtown median house price for that year ($1,842,000 across 93 sales).
At $13,616 per square metre of land, it compares with a Newtown median of $14,200 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Newtown 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 Newtown sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
2-bedroom houses in postcode 2042 rented for a median $900 a week, from 234 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,608,000 on 4 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.9% a year, before costs and vacancies.
Median weekly rents from residential rental bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading, by postcode and bedroom count. This home's own rent may differ. See rents by bedrooms in Newtown.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Maximum building height
- 9 m
- Floor space ratio
- 1:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- O'Connell Town Estate
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2026 | 15 Sep 2026 | $1,608,000 Property features as at 21 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 2 | 1 | - | 4/736884 |
| 9 Jul 2021 | 20 Aug 2021 | $1,430,000 Property features as at 21 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 2 | 1 | - | 4/736884 |
| 1 Mar 2018 | 12 Apr 2018 | $1,345,000 Property features as at 21 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 2 | 1 | - | 4/736884 |
$1,608,000 Sold 4 Aug 2026
Settled15 Sep 2026
Beds2
Baths1
Cars-
Property features as at 21 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 4/736884
$1,430,000 Sold 9 Jul 2021
Settled20 Aug 2021
Beds2
Baths1
Cars-
Property features as at 21 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 4/736884
$1,345,000 Sold 1 Mar 2018
Settled12 Apr 2018
Beds2
Baths1
Cars-
Property features as at 21 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 4/736884
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 18/181 Missenden Rd, Newtown 2042 $999,999 sold 19 Sep 2026
- 16/119 Church St, Camperdown 2050 $1,100,000 sold 14 Sep 2026
- 191 Australia St, Newtown 2042 $2,751,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 253 m²
- 89 Fowler St, Camperdown 2050 $2,520,000 sold 5 Sep 2026, 221 m²
- 217/88 King St, Newtown 2042 $430,000 sold 4 Sep 2026
- 10/2 Brown St, Newtown 2042 $920,000 sold 31 Aug 2026
- 53/2 Brown St, Newtown 2042 $762,500 sold 12 Aug 2026
- 3/10 Fitzgerald St, Newtown 2042 $1,180,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
Feature data history (beds/baths/cars)
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