278 Newcastle Rd, North Lambton NSW 2299
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $780,000 in Jun 2026, up $353,000 (83%) on the $427,000 paid in Oct 2019. That is about 9.4% a year over 6.7 years.
Over the same period the median house price in North Lambton rose 88%, from $540,000 in 2019 to $1,015,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 23% below the North Lambton median house price for that year ($1,015,000 across 43 sales).
At $1,037 per square metre of land, it compares with a North Lambton median of $1,947 per square metre over the last 12 months.
North Lambton 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 North Lambton sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2299 rented for a median $680 a week, from 384 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $780,000 on 30 Jun 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 North Lambton.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | 11 Aug 2026 | $780,000 | - | - | - | 100/527204 |
| 23 Oct 2019 | 4 Dec 2019 | $427,000 | - | - | - | 100/527204 |
Title reference: 100/527204
Title reference: 100/527204
Recent sales on Newcastle Rd
Sold in the last two years.
- 1/286 Newcastle Rd, North Lambton 2299 $950,000 sold 22 May 2026
- 336 Newcastle Rd, North Lambton 2299 $575,000 sold 7 Apr 2026, 323 m²
- 360 Newcastle Rd, North Lambton 2299 $810,000 sold 13 Feb 2026, 266 m²
- 334 Newcastle Road, North Lambton 2299 $742,000 sold 29 Nov 2025, 323 m²
- 344 Newcastle Road, North Lambton 2299 $800,000 sold 10 Sep 2025, 323 m²
- 434 Newcastle Road, North Lambton 2299 $790,000 sold 8 Jul 2025, 335 m²
- 306 Newcastle Road, North Lambton 2299 $800,000 sold 25 Mar 2025, 899 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 1/24 Percy St, North Lambton 2299 $800,000 sold 30 Jul 2026
- 84 Michael St, Jesmond 2299 $750,000 sold 21 Jul 2026, 594 m²
- 2/24 Percy St, North Lambton 2299 $747,500 sold 1 Jun 2026
- 7 Percy St, North Lambton 2299 $1,065,000 sold 9 May 2026, 799 m²
- 16 Third Ave, North Lambton 2299 $1,055,000 sold 1 May 2026, 405 m²
- 87 Michael St, Jesmond 2299 $840,000 sold 24 Apr 2026, 677 m²
- 89 Michael St, Jesmond 2299 $873,000 sold 11 Mar 2026, 677 m²
- 3 Steel St, Jesmond 2299 $850,000 sold 16 Feb 2026, 405 m²