38 Skelton St, Hamilton East NSW 2303
Hamilton East House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,170,000 in Jul 2026, up $535,000 (84%) on the $635,000 paid in Nov 2016. That is about 6.5% a year over 9.7 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Hamilton East rose 141%, from $900,000 in 2016 to $2,170,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 46% below the Hamilton East median house price for that year ($2,170,000 across 10 sales).
At $4,374 per square metre of land, it compares with a Hamilton East median of $4,519 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Hamilton East 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 Hamilton East sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2303 rented for a median $785 a week, from 224 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,170,000 on 27 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.5% 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 Hamilton East.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m²
- Heritage conservation area
- Hamilton South Garden Suburb Heritage Conservation Area
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 | $1,170,000 | - | - | - | 209/567772 |
| 18 Nov 2016 | 9 Dec 2016 | $635,000 | - | - | - | 209/567772 |
$1,170,000 Sold 27 Jul 2026
Settled24 Aug 2026
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Title reference: 209/567772
$635,000 Sold 18 Nov 2016
Settled9 Dec 2016
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Title reference: 209/567772
Recent sales on Skelton St
Sold in the last two years.
- 36 Skelton Street, Hamilton East 2303 $1,047,000 sold 23 Oct 2025, 271 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 20/74 Tudor St, Hamilton 2303 $660,000 sold 3 Sep 2026
- 4/74 Tudor St, Hamilton 2303 $780,000 sold 3 Sep 2026
- 139 Parry St, Newcastle West 2302 $860,000 sold 7 Aug 2026, 281 m²
- 114/5 Tudor St, Newcastle West 2302 $595,000 sold 20 Jul 2026
- 8 Ada St, Hamilton East 2303 $1,320,000 sold 11 Jul 2026, 412 m²
- 254 Parkway Ave, Hamilton East 2303 $2,300,000 sold 9 Jul 2026, 549 m²
- 7 Crompton St, Hamilton 2303 $1,600,000 sold 28 Apr 2026, 247 m²
- 59 Gordon Ave, Hamilton South 2303 $1,650,000 sold 24 Apr 2026, 471 m²