24 Libya St, Shortland NSW 2307
Shortland House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $750,000 in Sep 2026, up $452,500 (152%) on the $297,500 paid in Oct 2014. That is about 8.1% a year over 12 years.
The 2026 sale was 13% below the Shortland median house price for that year ($863,500 across 46 sales).
At $1,333 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 $750,000 on 11 Sep 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.5% 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 12 Oct 2026 | $750,000 | - | - | - | 155/36553 |
| 28 Oct 2014 | 7 Jan 2015 | $297,500 | - | - | - | 155/36553 |
$750,000 Sold 11 Sep 2026
Settled12 Oct 2026
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Title reference: 155/36553
$297,500 Sold 28 Oct 2014
Settled7 Jan 2015
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Title reference: 155/36553
Recent sales on Libya St
Sold in the last two years.
- 10 Libya St, Shortland 2307 $1,050,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 632 m²
- 12 Libya St, Shortland 2307 $780,000 sold 8 May 2026, 582 m²
- 16 Libya St, Shortland 2307 $790,000 sold 20 Mar 2026, 588 m²
- 26 Libya Street, Shortland 2307 $695,000 sold 5 Dec 2025, 601 m²
- 8 Libya Street, Shortland 2307 $715,000 sold 2 Apr 2025, 645 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 20 Waller St, Shortland 2307 $907,000 sold 28 Aug 2026, 575 m²
- 29 Cobby St, Shortland 2307 $867,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 493 m²
- 196 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $625,000 sold 17 Aug 2026, 550 m²
- 194 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $800,000 sold 9 Jul 2026, 556 m²
- 32 Rae St, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $990,000 sold 8 Jul 2026, 550 m²
- 33 Milne St, Shortland 2307 $1,030,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 556 m²
- 247 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $835,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 370 m²
- 56 Lovell Pde, Shortland 2307 $871,000 sold 15 Jun 2026, 556 m²