38 Simpson St, Wellington NSW 2820
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $280,000 in Aug 2026, up $125,000 (81%) on the $155,000 paid in Nov 2019. That is about 9.2% a year over 6.7 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Wellington rose 160%, from $150,000 in 2019 to $390,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 28% below the Wellington median house price for that year ($390,000 across 78 sales).
At $477 per square metre of land, it compares with a Wellington median of $469 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Wellington 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 Wellington sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2820 rented for a median $495 a week, from 195 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $280,000 on 4 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 9.2% 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 Wellington.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 600 m²
From the Dubbo Regional 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | $280,000 | - | - | - | 29/3518 |
| 27 Nov 2019 | 17 Dec 2019 | $155,000 | - | - | - | 29/3518 |
| 1 Apr 2015 | 8 May 2015 | $150,000 | - | - | - | 29/3518 |
Title reference: 29/3518
Title reference: 29/3518
Title reference: 29/3518
Recent sales on Simpson St
Sold in the last two years.
- 83 Simpson St, Wellington 2820 $137,500 sold 26 Jun 2026, 436 m²
- 41 Simpson St, Wellington 2820 $415,000 sold 26 May 2026, 670 m²
- 10 Simpson St, Wellington 2820 $525,000 sold 11 May 2026, 1,227 m²
- 37 Simpson St, Wellington 2820 $225,000 sold 3 Feb 2026, 335 m²
- 22 Simpson Street, Wellington 2820 $340,000 sold 5 Sep 2025, 392 m²
- 161 Simpson Street, Wellington 2820 $103,000 sold 22 Jul 2025, 1,075 m²
- 70 Simpson Street, Wellington 2820 $80,000 sold 21 Nov 2024, 519 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 116 Swift St, Wellington 2820 $560,000 sold 21 Jul 2026, 1,176 m²
- 73 Thornton St, Wellington 2820 $422,500 sold 1 Jul 2026, 650 m²
- 82 Maughan St, Wellington 2820 $2,070,000 sold 30 Jun 2026, 1,214 m²
- 10 Nancarrow Lane, Wellington 2820 $50,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 957 m²
- 46 Thornton St, Wellington 2820 $348,000 sold 5 Jun 2026, 1,884 m²
- 103 Gisborne St, Wellington 2820 $475,880 sold 20 May 2026, 1,258 m²
- 86 Thornton St, Wellington 2820 $305,000 sold 4 May 2026, 607 m²
- 96 Swift St, Wellington 2820 $600,000 sold 17 Apr 2026, 1,030 m²