3/23 Cochrane St, West Wollongong NSW 2500
West Wollongong Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $860,000 in Sep 2026, up $230,000 (37%) on the $630,000 paid in Jul 2018. That is about 3.9% a year over 8.2 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in West Wollongong rose 33%, from $584,500 in 2018 to $775,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 11% above the West Wollongong median unit price for that year ($775,000 across 24 sales).
West Wollongong 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 West Wollongong sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2500 rented for a median $625 a week, from 1,771 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $860,000 on 18 Sep 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.8% 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 West Wollongong.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 449 m² For subdividing the whole site, not one unit
- Maximum building height
- 9 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.5:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009 maps on the NSW Planning Portal, looked up at this address's map point on 2 Nov 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 | $860,000 | - | - | - | 3/SP67971 |
| 13 Jul 2018 | 17 Aug 2018 | $630,000 | - | - | - | 3/SP67971 |
$860,000 Sold 18 Sep 2026
Settled16 Oct 2026
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Title reference: 3/SP67971
$630,000 Sold 13 Jul 2018
Settled17 Aug 2018
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Title reference: 3/SP67971
Other sales at 23 Cochrane St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Aug 2015 | 19 Oct 2015 | $530,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP67971 |
$530,000 Sold 24 Aug 2015
Title reference: 1/SP67971
Recent sales on Cochrane St
Sold in the last two years.
- 35 Cochrane Street, West Wollongong 2500 $955,000 sold 25 Sep 2025, 544 m²
- 1/21 Cochrane Street, West Wollongong 2500 $880,000 sold 24 Mar 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 5/54 Mount Keira Rd, West Wollongong 2500 $350,000 sold 17 Sep 2026
- 5 Buckle Cres, West Wollongong 2500 $990,000 sold 10 Aug 2026, 696 m²
- 1/12 Parsons St, West Wollongong 2500 $890,000 sold 16 Jul 2026
- 19 Rose St, Keiraville 2500 $1,385,000 sold 30 Jun 2026, 904 m²
- 28 Poulter St, West Wollongong 2500 $400,000 sold 10 Jun 2026, 892 m²
- 15 Rose St, Keiraville 2500 $1,260,000 sold 21 May 2026, 828 m²
- 15 Sheppard St, West Wollongong 2500 $1,310,000 sold 8 Apr 2026, 563 m²
- 4 Nioka Avenue, Keiraville 2500 $1,225,000 sold 8 Dec 2025, 563 m²