34 Ridge St, Merewether NSW 2291
Merewether House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,750,000 in Aug 2026, down $400,000 (19%) on the $2,150,000 paid in Mar 2026.
The 2026 sale was 10% below the Merewether median house price for that year ($1,950,000 across 89 sales).
At $3,456 per square metre of land, it compares with a Merewether median of $4,806 per square metre over the last 12 months.
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
Houses in postcode 2291 rented for a median $900 a week, from 324 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,750,000 on 19 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.7% 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 Merewether.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.75:1 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 | 2 Oct 2026 | $1,750,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP96935 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | 17 Sep 2026 | $2,150,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP96935 |
| 15 Feb 2019 | 22 Mar 2019 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP96935 |
$1,750,000 Sold 19 Aug 2026
Settled2 Oct 2026
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 1/SP96935
$2,150,000 Sold 17 Mar 2026
Settled17 Sep 2026
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 2/SP96935
$1,010,000 Sold 15 Feb 2019
Settled22 Mar 2019
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 1/SP96935
Recent sales on Ridge St
Sold in the last two years.
- 79 A Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $2,075,000 sold 14 Sep 2026, 286 m²
- 79 Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $3,200,000 sold 14 Sep 2026, 413 m²
- 128 Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $2,850,000 sold 27 Mar 2026, 746 m²
- 1 Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $9,300,000 sold 4 Feb 2026, 690 m²
- 7 A Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $2,394,000 sold 21 Nov 2025, 380 m²
- 10 A Ridge St, Merewether 2291 $3,550,000 sold 6 Nov 2025, 310 m²
- 77 Ridge Street, Merewether 2291 $2,425,000 sold 31 Oct 2025, 274 m²
- 111 Ridge Street, Merewether 2291 $2,410,000 sold 24 Oct 2025, 570 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 10/47 Mitchell St, Merewether 2291 $860,000 sold 31 Jul 2026
- 68 Curry St, Merewether 2291 $1,850,000 sold 17 Jul 2026, 349 m²
- 60 Curry St, Merewether 2291 $2,850,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 677 m²
- 41 Berner St, Merewether 2291 $7,400,000 sold 12 Jun 2026, 588 m²
- 8/82 Frederick St, Merewether 2291 $1,100,000 sold 30 May 2026
- 1/15 Ranclaud St, Merewether 2291 $910,000 sold 30 May 2026
- 5/84 Mitchell St, Merewether 2291 $750,000 sold 22 May 2026
- 58 Curry St, Merewether 2291 $3,290,000 sold 29 Apr 2026, 683 m²