39 Harriet St, Waratah NSW 2298
Waratah House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,060,000 in Aug 2026, up $409,000 (63%) on the $651,000 paid in Dec 2016. That is about 5.2% a year over 9.7 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Waratah rose 93%, from $532,500 in 2016 to $1,030,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 3% above the Waratah median house price for that year ($1,030,000 across 35 sales).
At $2,870 per square metre of land, it compares with a Waratah median of $2,133 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Waratah 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 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 $1,060,000 on 6 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.4% 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.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.75:1 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2026 | 1 Oct 2026 | $1,060,000 | - | - | - | 4/312883 |
| 10 Dec 2016 | 23 Jan 2017 | $651,000 | - | - | - | 4/312883 |
$1,060,000 Sold 6 Aug 2026
Settled1 Oct 2026
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Title reference: 4/312883
$651,000 Sold 10 Dec 2016
Settled23 Jan 2017
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Title reference: 4/312883
Recent sales on Harriet St
Sold in the last two years.
- 1/77 Harriet St, Waratah 2298 $990,000 sold 23 Mar 2026
- 4/43 Harriet Street, Waratah 2298 $795,000 sold 1 Dec 2025
- 3/77 Harriet St, Waratah 2298 $896,000 sold 14 Nov 2025
- 53A Harriet Street, Waratah 2298 $997,500 sold 12 Sep 2025, 221 m²
- 41 Harriet Street, Waratah 2298 $1,036,000 sold 1 May 2025, 847 m²
- 73 Harriet Street, Waratah 2298 $943,000 sold 11 Apr 2025, 531 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 87 A Crescent Rd, Waratah 2298 $1,030,000 sold 7 Sep 2026, 233 m²
- 143 Christo Rd, Waratah 2298 $1,180,000 sold 18 Aug 2026, 607 m²
- 2 Tighe St, Waratah 2298 $1,098,000 sold 14 Aug 2026, 607 m²
- 6/10 Wallace St, Waratah 2298 $695,000 sold 29 Jul 2026
- 12 A Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,100,000 sold 14 Jul 2026, 445 m²
- 148 Turton Rd, Waratah 2298 $830,000 sold 10 Jul 2026, 210 m²
- 2 Godfrey St, Waratah 2298 $1,185,000 sold 3 Jul 2026, 544 m²
- 4 Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,140,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 516 m²