27 Short St, Balmain NSW 2041
Balmain House
Property features as at 11 August 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 $2,382,500 in Jul 2026, up $632,500 (36%) on the $1,750,000 paid in May 2017. That is about 3.4% a year over 9.1 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Balmain rose 32%, from $2,075,000 in 2017 to $2,737,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 13% below the Balmain median house price for that year ($2,737,500 across 66 sales).
At $16,386 per square metre of land, it compares with a Balmain median of $15,926 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Balmain 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 Balmain sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
3-bedroom houses in postcode 2041 rented for a median $1,360 a week, from 127 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $2,382,500 on 9 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.0% 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 Balmain.
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
- Town of Waterview Heritage Conservation Area
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2026 | 6 Aug 2026 | $2,382,500 Property features as at 11 August 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 3 | 2 | 0 | A/447327 |
| 16 May 2017 | 27 Jun 2017 | $1,750,000 | - | - | - | A/447327 |
$2,382,500 Sold 9 Jul 2026
Settled6 Aug 2026
Beds3
Baths2
Cars0
Property features as at 11 August 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: A/447327
$1,750,000 Sold 16 May 2017
Settled27 Jun 2017
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Title reference: A/447327
Recent sales on Short St
Sold in the last two years.
- 7 Short St, Balmain 2041 $4,300,000 sold 20 May 2026, 241 m²
- 28 Short Street, Balmain 2041 $2,500,000 sold 20 Oct 2025, 102 m²
- 22 Short Street, Balmain 2041 $2,350,000 sold 20 Nov 2024, 111 m²
- 6 Short Street, Balmain 2041 $1,650,000 sold 12 Nov 2024, 99 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 48 Mort St, Balmain 2041 $3,250,000 sold 4 Sep 2026, 270 m²
- 12 A Theodore St, Balmain 2041 $3,901,000 sold 28 Aug 2026, 246 m²
- 9/19 Glassop St, Balmain 2041 $880,000 sold 5 Aug 2026
- 77 Beattie St, Balmain 2041 $2,105,000 sold 17 Jul 2026, 82 m²
- 2 Ford St, Balmain 2041 $3,150,000 sold 13 Jul 2026, 151 m²
- 38 Clayton St, Balmain 2041 $2,725,000 sold 12 Jul 2026, 138 m²
- 4/6 Turner St, Balmain 2041 $743,000 sold 3 Jul 2026
- 22 Phillip St, Balmain 2041 $2,650,000 sold 2 Jul 2026, 133 m²
Feature data history (beds/baths/cars)
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