38 Ballina St, Lennox Head NSW 2478
Lennox Head House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $2,900,000 in Jul 2026, up $2,240,000 (339%) on the $660,000 paid in Oct 2015. That is about 14.8% a year over 11 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Lennox Head rose 131%, from $721,250 in 2015 to $1,667,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 74% above the Lennox Head median house price for that year ($1,667,500 across 46 sales).
At $6,198 per square metre of land, it compares with a Lennox Head median of $1,901 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Lennox Head 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 Lennox Head sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2478 rented for a median $850 a week, from 626 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $2,900,000 on 31 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 1.5% 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 Lennox Head.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 800 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
From the Ballina 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | $2,900,000 | - | - | - | 5/239013 |
| 29 Oct 2015 | 30 Nov 2015 | $660,000 | - | - | - | 5/239013 |
$2,900,000 Sold 31 Jul 2026
Settled21 Sep 2026
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Title reference: 5/239013
$660,000 Sold 29 Oct 2015
Settled30 Nov 2015
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Title reference: 5/239013
Recent sales on Ballina St
Sold in the last two years.
- 10/77 Ballina St, Lennox Head 2478 $1,650,000 sold 23 Mar 2026
- 10 T/77 Ballina St, Lennox Head 2478 $1,220,000 sold 27 Jan 2026
- 28 Ballina St, Lennox Head 2478 $2,250,000 sold 14 Jan 2026, 474 m²
- 8/74 Ballina Street, Lennox Head 2478 $2,400,000 sold 20 Nov 2025
- 1/77 Ballina St, Lennox Head 2478 $1,225,000 sold 15 Aug 2025
- 101/90-92 Ballina Street, Lennox Head 2478 $2,300,000 sold 4 Apr 2025
- 7/74 Ballina Street, Lennox Head 2478 $2,380,000 sold 14 Mar 2025
- 8/77 Ballina St, Lennox Head 2478 $1,150,000 sold 4 Feb 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 1/24 Sunrise Cres, Lennox Head 2478 $350,000 sold 9 Sep 2026
- 1/33 Sunrise Cres, Lennox Head 2478 $1,525,000 sold 9 Jul 2026
- 1/3 Aurora Pl, Lennox Head 2478 $1,650,000 sold 3 Jul 2026
- 17/7 Park Lane, Lennox Head 2478 $730,000 sold 14 May 2026
- 4 Sunrise Cres, Lennox Head 2478 $1,750,000 sold 29 Mar 2026, 670 m²
- 2/6 Aurora Pl, Lennox Head 2478 $855,000 sold 27 Mar 2026
- 18/7 Park Lane, Lennox Head 2478 $721,200 sold 2 Mar 2026
- 5 Fern St, Lennox Head 2478 $2,430,000 sold 27 Feb 2026, 670 m²