40 Chinchen St, Islington NSW 2296
Islington House
Property features as at 14 August 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $895,000 in Apr 2026, up $205,000 (30%) on the $690,000 paid in Feb 2021. That is about 5.1% a year over 5.2 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Islington rose 27%, from $795,500 in 2021 to $1,012,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 12% below the Islington median house price for that year ($1,012,500 across 24 sales).
At $8,070 per square metre of land, it compares with a Islington median of $4,171 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Islington 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 Islington sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
2-bedroom houses in postcode 2296 rented for a median $673 a week, from 26 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $895,000 on 30 Apr 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.9% a year, before costs and vacancies.
Median weekly rents from residential rental bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading, by postcode and bedroom count. This home's own rent may differ. See rents by bedrooms in Islington.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | 19 Jun 2026 | $895,000 Property features as at 14 August 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 2 | 2 | - | 1/738743 |
| 4 Feb 2021 | 1 Apr 2021 | $690,000 | - | - | - | 1/738743 |
| 20 May 2017 | 19 Jun 2017 | $537,000 | - | - | - | 1/738743 |
$895,000 Sold 30 Apr 2026
Settled19 Jun 2026
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Baths2
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Property features as at 14 August 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 1/738743
$690,000 Sold 4 Feb 2021
Settled1 Apr 2021
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Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 1/738743
$537,000 Sold 20 May 2017
Settled19 Jun 2017
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Title reference: 1/738743
Recent sales on Chinchen St
Sold in the last two years.
- 16 Chinchen St, Islington 2296 $1,279,000 sold 7 Mar 2026, 209 m²
- 22 Chinchen St, Islington 2296 $1,500,000 sold 6 Feb 2026, 202 m²
- 13-15 Chinchen Street, Islington 2296 $1,170,000 sold 3 Oct 2025
- 13-15 Chinchen Street, Islington 2296 $1,160,000 sold 4 Sep 2025
- 74 Chinchen Street, Islington 2296 $897,500 sold 11 Jul 2025, 221 m²
- 13-15 Chinchen Street, Islington 2296 $1,160,000 sold 24 Jun 2025
- 57 Chinchen Street, Islington 2296 $680,000 sold 11 Mar 2025, 354 m²
- 120 Chinchen Street, Islington 2296 $640,000 sold 8 Nov 2024, 272 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 13 Islington St, Islington 2296 $840,000 sold 11 Aug 2026, 190 m²
- 28 Mitchell St, Tighes Hill 2297 $1,073,000 sold 8 Aug 2026, 253 m²
- 24 Anderton St, Islington 2296 $1,780,000 sold 30 Jul 2026, 268 m²
- 111 Fern St, Islington 2296 $1,000,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 237 m²
- 9 Bevan St, Islington 2296 $1,035,000 sold 24 Jun 2026, 259 m²
- 87 Fern St, Islington 2296 $772,000 sold 6 Jun 2026, 202 m²
- 9 Islington St, Islington 2296 $828,000 sold 29 May 2026, 95 m²
- 14 May St, Islington 2296 $1,205,000 sold 12 May 2026, 389 m²
Feature data history (beds/baths/cars)
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