42 Chelmsford Ave, Lindfield NSW 2070
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $4,900,000 in Sep 2026, up $400,000 (9%) on the $4,500,000 paid in Jun 2021. That is about 1.6% a year over 5.2 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Lindfield rose 35%, from $3,575,000 in 2021 to $4,825,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was in line with the Lindfield median house price for that year ($4,825,000 across 48 sales).
At $4,438 per square metre of land, it compares with a Lindfield median of $5,175 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Lindfield 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 Lindfield sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2070 rented for a median $1,513 a week, from 158 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $4,900,000 on 10 Sep 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 1.6% 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 Lindfield.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 790 m²
- Maximum building height
- 9.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.3:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- Clanville Conservation Area
From the Ku-ring-gai Local Environmental Plan 2015 maps on the NSW Planning Portal, looked up at this address's map point on 2 Nov 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 | $4,900,000 | - | - | - | 15/6678 |
| 26 Jun 2021 | 6 Sep 2021 | $4,500,000 | - | - | - | 15/6678 |
Title reference: 15/6678
Title reference: 15/6678
Recent sales on Chelmsford Ave
Sold in the last two years.
- 51 Chelmsford Ave, Lindfield 2070 $6,300,000 sold 6 Nov 2025, 963 m²
- 16 Chelmsford Avenue, Lindfield 2070 $5,900,000 sold 31 May 2025, 999 m²
- 8 Chelmsford Avenue, Lindfield 2070 $7,900,000 sold 21 Feb 2025, 999 m²
- 43 Chelmsford Avenue, Lindfield 2070 $6,160,000 sold 5 Dec 2024, 1,002 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 44 Trafalgar Ave, Lindfield 2070 $8,400,000 sold 28 Aug 2026, 999 m²
- 109 Middle Harbour Rd, Lindfield 2070 $3,710,000 sold 14 Aug 2026, 626 m²
- 105 Middle Harbour Rd, Lindfield 2070 $5,300,000 sold 3 Jul 2026, 929 m²
- 45 Middle Harbour Rd, Lindfield 2070 $6,350,000 sold 28 Apr 2026, 1,227 m²
- 37 Middle Harbour Rd, Lindfield 2070 $6,675,000 sold 13 Mar 2026, 1,226 m²
- 52 Middle Harbour Rd, Lindfield 2070 $4,110,000 sold 12 Mar 2026, 973 m²
- 55 Trafalgar Ave, Lindfield 2070 $4,125,000 sold 7 Feb 2026, 608 m²
- 32 A Middle Harbour Rd, Lindfield 2070 $3,650,000 sold 4 Feb 2026, 931 m²