40 Robinson St, Wollongong NSW 2500
Wollongong House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,125,000 in Jun 2026, up $460,000 (69%) on the $665,000 paid in Aug 2015. That is about 5.0% a year over 11 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Wollongong rose 102%, from $675,000 in 2015 to $1,365,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 18% below the Wollongong median house price for that year ($1,365,000 across 30 sales).
At $1,695 per square metre of land, it compares with a Wollongong median of $2,170 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Wollongong 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 Wollongong sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2500 rented for a median $750 a week, from 752 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,125,000 on 16 Jun 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 Wollongong.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 449 m²
- Maximum building height
- 16 m
- Floor space ratio
- 1.5:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Wollongong Local Environmental Plan 2009 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 Jun 2026 | 28 Jul 2026 | $1,125,000 | - | - | - | 51/2/1258 |
| 29 Aug 2015 | 9 Oct 2015 | $665,000 | - | - | - | 51/2/1258 |
$1,125,000 Sold 16 Jun 2026
Settled28 Jul 2026
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Title reference: 51/2/1258
$665,000 Sold 29 Aug 2015
Settled9 Oct 2015
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Title reference: 51/2/1258
Recent sales on Robinson St
Sold in the last two years.
- 14 Robinson St, Wollongong 2500 $1,200,000 sold 16 Jun 2026, 696 m²
- 5 Robinson St, Wollongong 2500 $600,000 sold 5 Jun 2026, 386 m²
- 1/38 Robinson St, Wollongong 2500 $917,000 sold 8 May 2026
- 1/18 Robinson St, Wollongong 2500 $570,000 sold 27 Mar 2026
- 1/6 Robinson St, Wollongong 2500 $578,000 sold 24 Jan 2026
- 12/15 Robinson Street, Wollongong 2500 $520,000 sold 28 Jul 2025
- 1/4 Robinson Street, Wollongong 2500 $530,000 sold 5 Mar 2025
- 6/15 Robinson Street, Wollongong 2500 $430,000 sold 10 Jan 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 4/20 Hercules St, Wollongong 2500 $630,000 sold 4 Sep 2026
- 507/15 Railway Pde, Wollongong 2500 $720,000 sold 1 Sep 2026
- 73/313 Crown St, Wollongong 2500 $690,000 sold 17 Aug 2026
- 2/2 A Macquarie St, Wollongong 2500 $630,000 sold 11 Aug 2026
- 16/8 Macquarie St, Wollongong 2500 $610,000 sold 8 Aug 2026
- 1701/15 Railway Pde, Wollongong 2500 $780,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
- 5 Staff St, Wollongong 2500 $1,100,000 sold 7 Aug 2026, 651 m²
- 9/27 Hercules St, Wollongong 2500 $820,000 sold 7 Aug 2026