409/21 Steel St, Newcastle West NSW 2302
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $635,000 in Jun 2026, up $200,503 (46%) on the $434,497 paid in Jul 2020. That is about 6.6% a year over 5.9 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Newcastle West rose 67%, from $532,000 in 2020 to $890,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 29% below the Newcastle West median unit price for that year ($890,000 across 52 sales).
Newcastle West 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 Newcastle West sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2302 rented for a median $700 a week, from 112 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $635,000 on 19 Jun 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 5.7% 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 Newcastle West.
Planning controls
- Zone
- MU1 Mixed Use
- Maximum building height
- 35 m
- Floor space ratio
- 4:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- Newcastle City Centre 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | $635,000 | - | - | - | 9/SP93358 |
| 13 Jul 2020 | 17 Aug 2020 | $434,497 | - | - | - | 9/SP93358 |
Title reference: 9/SP93358
Title reference: 9/SP93358
Other sales at 21 Steel St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 | 29 May 2026 | 26 Jun 2026 | $740,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP93358 |
| 507 | 11 May 2026 | 19 Jun 2026 | $830,000 | - | - | - | 67/SP93359 |
| 701 | 26 Sep 2025 | 21 Nov 2025 | $1,330,000 | - | - | - | 77/SP93359 |
| 603 | 10 Sep 2025 | 3 Oct 2025 | $1,590,000 | - | - | - | 71/SP93359 |
| 707 | 24 Jun 2025 | 29 Jul 2025 | $825,000 | - | - | - | 37/SP93358 |
| 505 | 28 Jun 2025 | 29 Jul 2025 | $272,500 | - | - | - | 15/SP93358 |
| 410 | 13 May 2025 | 10 Jun 2025 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | 10/SP93358 |
| 609 | 21 Feb 2025 | 4 Apr 2025 | $565,000 | - | - | - | 29/SP93358 |
| 702 | 6 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | $790,000 | - | - | - | 78/SP93359 |
| 503 | 7 Feb 2025 | 26 Mar 2025 | $655,000 | - | - | - | 13/SP93358 |
Title reference: 2/SP93358
Title reference: 67/SP93359
Title reference: 77/SP93359
Title reference: 71/SP93359
Title reference: 37/SP93358
Title reference: 15/SP93358
Title reference: 10/SP93358
Title reference: 29/SP93358
Title reference: 78/SP93359
Title reference: 13/SP93358
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 1601/466 King St, Newcastle West 2302 $1,730,000 sold 17 Sep 2026
- 99 Laman St, Cooks Hill 2300 $2,125,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 188 m²
- 5/569 Hunter St, Newcastle West 2302 $552,500 sold 3 Sep 2026
- 401/770 Hunter St, Newcastle West 2302 $1,000,000 sold 21 Aug 2026
- 804/11 National Park St, Newcastle West 2302 $970,000 sold 17 Aug 2026
- 810/15 National Park St, Newcastle West 2302 $995,000 sold 4 Aug 2026
- 406/11 National Park St, Newcastle West 2302 $930,000 sold 23 Jul 2026
- 1203/466 King St, Newcastle West 2302 $1,200,000 sold 22 Jul 2026