31/88 Smith St, Wollongong NSW 2500
Wollongong Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $690,000 in Dec 2022, up $75,000 (12%) on the $615,000 paid in May 2018. That is about 2.6% a year over 4.6 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Wollongong rose 20%, from $598,500 in 2018 to $720,000 in 2022.
The 2022 sale was 4% below the Wollongong median unit price for that year ($720,000 across 528 sales).
Since then the median unit price in Wollongong has risen 4%, from $720,000 in 2022 to $750,500 over the last 12 months (448 sales).
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 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 $690,000 on 9 Dec 2022, that rent is a gross yield of 4.7% 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 Wollongong.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 449 m² For subdividing the whole site, not one unit
- Maximum building height
- 24 m
- Floor space ratio
- 1.5:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage item
- "Llanelly" Cottage (local significance)
From the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009 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 Dec 2022 | 16 Jan 2023 | $690,000 | - | - | - | 31/SP90282 |
| 19 May 2018 | 13 Aug 2018 | $615,000 | - | - | - | 31/SP90282 |
| 20 Apr 2015 | 1 Jun 2015 | $415,000 | - | - | - | 31/SP90282 |
$690,000 Sold 9 Dec 2022
Settled16 Jan 2023
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Title reference: 31/SP90282
$615,000 Sold 19 May 2018
Settled13 Aug 2018
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Title reference: 31/SP90282
$415,000 Sold 20 Apr 2015
Settled1 Jun 2015
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Other sales at 88 Smith St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 31 Jul 2026 | 27 Aug 2026 | $815,000 | - | - | - | 5/SP90282 |
| 1 | 20 Feb 2026 | 7 Apr 2026 | $820,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP90282 |
| 16 | 8 Aug 2025 | 16 Sep 2025 | $820,000 | - | - | - | 16/SP90282 |
| 6 | 3 Nov 2023 | 15 Dec 2023 | $765,000 | - | - | - | 6/SP90282 |
| 27 | 31 Oct 2023 | 17 Nov 2023 | $300,000 | - | - | - | 27/SP90282 |
| 21 | 12 Jul 2023 | 23 Aug 2023 | $825,000 | - | - | - | 21/SP90282 |
| 25 | 28 Apr 2023 | 9 Jun 2023 | $820,000 | - | - | - | 25/SP90282 |
| 18 | 1 Feb 2022 | 21 Mar 2022 | $800,000 | - | - | - | 18/SP90282 |
| 26 | 3 Nov 2021 | 15 Dec 2021 | $780,000 | - | - | - | 26/SP90282 |
| 20 | 7 Oct 2021 | 18 Nov 2021 | $717,000 | - | - | - | 20/SP90282 |
$815,000 Sold 31 Jul 2026
Title reference: 5/SP90282
$820,000 Sold 20 Feb 2026
Title reference: 1/SP90282
$820,000 Sold 8 Aug 2025
Title reference: 16/SP90282
$765,000 Sold 3 Nov 2023
Title reference: 6/SP90282
$300,000 Sold 31 Oct 2023
Title reference: 27/SP90282
$825,000 Sold 12 Jul 2023
Title reference: 21/SP90282
$820,000 Sold 28 Apr 2023
Title reference: 25/SP90282
$800,000 Sold 1 Feb 2022
Title reference: 18/SP90282
$780,000 Sold 3 Nov 2021
Title reference: 26/SP90282
$717,000 Sold 7 Oct 2021
Title reference: 20/SP90282
Recent sales on Smith St
Sold in the last two years.
- 6/31 Smith St, Wollongong 2500 $730,000 sold 6 Aug 2026
- 11/46 Smith St, Wollongong 2500 $605,000 sold 21 Jul 2026
- 2/30 Smith St, Wollongong 2500 $540,000 sold 14 Jul 2026
- 14/61 Smith St, Wollongong 2500 $560,000 sold 2 Jul 2026
- 1/82 Smith St, Wollongong 2500 $295,000 sold 29 Jun 2026
- 47/71 Smith St, Wollongong 2500 $900,000 sold 4 Jun 2026
- 19/48 Smith St, Wollongong 2500 $665,000 sold 20 May 2026
- 53/71 Smith St, Wollongong 2500 $995,000 sold 11 Mar 2026
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 1/10 Thomas St, Wollongong 2500 $605,000 sold 1 Sep 2026
- 5/54 Church St, Wollongong 2500 $695,000 sold 28 Aug 2026
- 4/29 Church St, Wollongong 2500 $700,000 sold 27 Aug 2026
- 12/4 Victoria St, Wollongong 2500 $630,000 sold 26 Aug 2026
- 11/45 Church St, Wollongong 2500 $680,000 sold 20 Aug 2026
- 602/6 B Thomas St, Wollongong 2500 $838,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
- 17/60 Campbell St, Wollongong 2500 $705,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
- 2/54 Church St, Wollongong 2500 $695,000 sold 7 Aug 2026