38 Grove St, Lilyfield NSW 2040
Lilyfield House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $3,888,888 in May 2026, up $1,483,888 (62%) on the $2,405,000 paid in Mar 2017. That is about 5.4% a year over 9.2 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Lilyfield rose 65%, from $1,670,000 in 2017 to $2,757,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 41% above the Lilyfield median house price for that year ($2,757,000 across 53 sales).
At $8,508 per square metre of land, it compares with a Lilyfield median of $10,934 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Lilyfield 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 Lilyfield sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2040 rented for a median $1,000 a week, from 490 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $3,888,888 on 16 May 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 1.3% 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 Lilyfield.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 200 m²
- Floor space ratio
- 0.5:1, and clause 4.4 2B (a) also applies here Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 | $3,888,888 | - | - | - | 1/1227568 |
| 15 Mar 2017 | 7 Jun 2017 | $2,405,000 | - | - | - | 1/1227568 |
$3,888,888 Sold 16 May 2026
Settled24 Aug 2026
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Title reference: 1/1227568
$2,405,000 Sold 15 Mar 2017
Settled7 Jun 2017
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Title reference: 1/1227568
Recent sales on Grove St
Sold in the last two years.
- 14 Grove St, Lilyfield 2040 $1,888,000 sold 18 Jun 2026, 95 m²
- 27/30 Grove St, Lilyfield 2040 $707,000 sold 30 Mar 2026
- 8/30 Grove St, Lilyfield 2040 $565,000 sold 2 May 2025
- 34/30 Grove St, Lilyfield 2040 $620,000 sold 17 Apr 2025
- 53 Grove Street, Lilyfield 2040 $4,215,000 sold 24 Jan 2025, 278 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 375 Balmain Rd, Lilyfield 2040 $2,210,000 sold 21 Aug 2026, 152 m²
- 88 Ryan St, Lilyfield 2040 $1,835,000 sold 14 Aug 2026, 149 m²
- 7 Sunnyside Ave, Lilyfield 2040 $1,550,000 sold 24 Jul 2026, 154 m²
- 32 Helena St, Lilyfield 2040 $2,055,000 sold 20 Jul 2026, 334 m²
- 9/14 Alberto St, Lilyfield 2040 $1,731,000 sold 16 Jul 2026
- 5 Ryan St, Lilyfield 2040 $2,910,000 sold 10 Jul 2026, 223 m²
- 38 Maida St, Lilyfield 2040 $2,200,000 sold 25 Jun 2026, 171 m²
- 16 Helena St, Lilyfield 2040 $2,276,000 sold 18 Jun 2026, 257 m²