36 Branxton St, Waratah West NSW 2298
Waratah West House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $985,000 in Jun 2026, up $120,000 (14%) on the $865,000 paid in Apr 2022. That is about 3.2% a year over 4.2 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Waratah West rose 25%, from $762,000 in 2022 to $950,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 4% above the Waratah West median house price for that year ($950,500 across 32 sales).
At $1,623 per square metre of land, it compares with a Waratah West median of $1,739 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Waratah West 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 Waratah West sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2298 rented for a median $695 a week, from 356 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $985,000 on 4 Jun 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.7% 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 Waratah West.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | 9 Jul 2026 | $985,000 | - | - | - | 3043/755247 |
| 8 Apr 2022 | 20 May 2022 | $865,000 | - | - | - | 3043/755247 |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 6 Nov 2020 | $635,000 | - | - | - | 3043/755247 |
$985,000 Sold 4 Jun 2026
Settled9 Jul 2026
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Title reference: 3043/755247
$865,000 Sold 8 Apr 2022
Settled20 May 2022
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Title reference: 3043/755247
$635,000 Sold 25 Sep 2020
Settled6 Nov 2020
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Title reference: 3043/755247
Recent sales on Branxton St
Sold in the last two years.
- 25 Branxton St, Waratah West 2298 $1,010,000 sold 18 Mar 2026, 601 m²
- 18 Branxton St, Waratah West 2298 $1,050,000 sold 1 Dec 2025, 784 m²
- 34 Branxton Street, Waratah West 2298 $1,185,000 sold 10 Jul 2025, 607 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 15 Morpeth Rd, Waratah West 2298 $940,000 sold 19 Aug 2026, 567 m²
- 2 Clarence Rd, Waratah 2298 $1,100,000 sold 26 Jun 2026, 594 m²
- 12 A Morpeth Rd, Waratah West 2298 $945,000 sold 25 Jun 2026, 523 m²
- 10 Cooksey Cl, Waratah West 2298 $935,000 sold 29 May 2026, 608 m²
- 21 Schroder Ave, Waratah 2298 $955,000 sold 28 May 2026, 443 m²
- 33 Acacia Ave, Waratah West 2298 $960,000 sold 19 May 2026, 683 m²
- 17 Morpeth Rd, Waratah West 2298 $910,000 sold 11 May 2026, 555 m²
- 34 Clarence Rd, Waratah 2298 $900,000 sold 24 Apr 2026, 626 m²