29 Cobby St, Shortland NSW 2307
Shortland House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $867,000 in Aug 2026, up $161,000 (23%) on the $706,000 paid in Jun 2026.
The 2026 sale was in line with the Shortland median house price for that year ($863,500 across 46 sales).
At $1,758 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 $867,000 on 19 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.9% 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2026 | 16 Sep 2026 | $867,000 | - | - | - | 63/540174 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | 1 Jul 2026 | $706,000 | - | - | - | 63/540174 |
$867,000 Sold 19 Aug 2026
Settled16 Sep 2026
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Title reference: 63/540174
$706,000 Sold 3 Jun 2026
Settled1 Jul 2026
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Title reference: 63/540174
Recent sales on Cobby St
Sold in the last two years.
- 57 Cobby Street, Shortland 2307 $790,000 sold 28 Nov 2025, 613 m²
- 41 Cobby Street, Shortland 2307 $790,000 sold 28 Nov 2025, 569 m²
- 50 Cobby Street, Shortland 2307 $250,000 sold 18 Feb 2025, 594 m²
- 31 Cobby Street, Shortland 2307 $730,000 sold 30 Jan 2025, 487 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 24 Libya St, Shortland 2307 $750,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 563 m²
- 20 Waller St, Shortland 2307 $907,000 sold 28 Aug 2026, 575 m²
- 196 Sandgate Rd, Birmingham Gardens 2287 $625,000 sold 17 Aug 2026, 550 m²
- 9 Truscott St, Shortland 2307 $875,000 sold 10 Jul 2026, 575 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
- 10 Libya St, Shortland 2307 $1,050,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 632 m²