3/37 Railway St, Merewether NSW 2291
Merewether Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,640,000 in Apr 2026, up $140,000 (9%) on the $1,500,000 paid in Jan 2025. That is about 7.3% a year over 1.3 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Merewether rose 6%, from $926,500 in 2025 to $980,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 67% above the Merewether median unit price for that year ($980,000 across 67 sales).
Merewether 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 Merewether sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2291 rented for a median $620 a week, from 240 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,640,000 on 24 Apr 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.0% 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 Merewether.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m² For subdividing the whole site, not one unit
- Maximum building height
- 10 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.9:1 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | 9 Jun 2026 | $1,640,000 | - | - | - | 3/SP53716 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | 4 Feb 2025 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | 3/SP53716 |
$1,640,000 Sold 24 Apr 2026
Settled9 Jun 2026
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Title reference: 3/SP53716
$1,500,000 Sold 14 Jan 2025
Settled4 Feb 2025
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Title reference: 3/SP53716
Other sales at 37 Railway St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Nov 2025 | 15 Dec 2025 | $1,650,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP53716 |
| 1 | 7 Feb 2025 | 14 Mar 2025 | $1,280,000 Property features as at 12 November 2024. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/SP53716 |
$1,650,000 Sold 3 Nov 2025
Title reference: 1/SP53716
$1,280,000 Sold 7 Feb 2025
Property features as at 12 November 2024. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 1/SP53716
Recent sales on Railway St
Sold in the last two years.
- 50 Railway St, Merewether 2291 $1,435,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 395 m²
- 38 A Railway St, Merewether 2291 $4,000,000 sold 15 May 2026, 513 m²
- 18 Railway St, Merewether 2291 $1,290,000 sold 20 Apr 2026, 242 m²
- 62 Railway St, Merewether 2291 $1,600,000 sold 5 Mar 2026, 332 m²
- 3/35 Railway St, Merewether 2291 $850,000 sold 3 Mar 2026
- 47 Railway Street, Merewether 2291 $1,300,000 sold 16 Dec 2025, 297 m²
- 7/74 Railway Street, Merewether 2291 $800,000 sold 2 Oct 2025
- 1/80 Railway Street, Merewether 2291 $620,000 sold 14 Jul 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 1/34 Morgan St, Merewether 2291 $1,216,000 sold 16 Sep 2026
- 46 Morgan St, Merewether 2291 $2,300,000 sold 25 Aug 2026, 832 m²
- 9/21 Selwyn St, Merewether 2291 $730,000 sold 25 Aug 2026
- 7 Cram St, Merewether 2291 $2,350,000 sold 11 Aug 2026, 496 m²
- 18 A Hopkins St, Merewether 2291 $825,000 sold 11 Aug 2026, 165 m²
- 2/69 Berner St, Merewether 2291 $1,230,000 sold 9 Jul 2026
- 15 Cram St, Merewether 2291 $1,950,000 sold 3 Jul 2026, 678 m²
- 3/36 Winsor St, Merewether 2291 $1,425,000 sold 19 Jun 2026