42 Nelson Rd, Lindfield NSW 2070
Lindfield House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $9,700,000 in Jun 2026, down $3,100,000 (24%) on the $12,800,000 paid in Nov 2024. That is a fall of about 16.0% a year over 1.6 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Lindfield rose 23%, from $4,075,000 in 2024 to $5,025,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 93% above the Lindfield median house price for that year ($5,025,000 across 46 sales).
At $4,522 per square metre of land, it compares with a Lindfield median of $5,257 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 $9,700,000 on 26 Jun 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 0.8% 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
- 840 m²
- Maximum building height
- 9.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.3:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage item
- “Fieldhead”, dwelling house (local significance)
- Heritage conservation area
- Blenheim Road 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 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2026 | 7 Aug 2026 | $9,700,000 | - | - | - | 156, 157/6608 |
| 23 Nov 2024 | 24 Feb 2025 | $12,800,000 | - | - | - | 156, 157/6608 |
| 18 Sep 2015 | 13 Nov 2015 | $5,400,000 | - | - | - | 156, 157/6608 |
$9,700,000 Sold 26 Jun 2026
Settled7 Aug 2026
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Baths-
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Title reference: 156, 157/6608
$12,800,000 Sold 23 Nov 2024
Settled24 Feb 2025
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Cars-
Title reference: 156, 157/6608
$5,400,000 Sold 18 Sep 2015
Settled13 Nov 2015
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Title reference: 156, 157/6608
Recent sales on Nelson Rd
Sold in the last two years.
- 43 Nelson Road, Lindfield 2070 $8,750,000 sold 3 Dec 2025, 2,538 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 21/2 B Havilah Rd, Lindfield 2070 $2,450,000 sold 5 Sep 2026
- 2/8 Wolseley Rd, Lindfield 2070 $4,220,000 sold 17 Aug 2026
- 504/55 Lindfield Ave, Lindfield 2070 $2,150,000 sold 14 Aug 2026
- 8/7 Milray St, Lindfield 2070 $4,250,000 sold 3 Aug 2026
- 103/55 Lindfield Ave, Lindfield 2070 $1,570,000 sold 15 Jul 2026
- 17/15 Havilah Rd, Lindfield 2070 $925,000 sold 10 Jul 2026
- 304/55 Lindfield Ave, Lindfield 2070 $1,550,000 sold 10 Jul 2026
- 103/7 Havilah Rd, Lindfield 2070 $1,540,000 sold 1 Jun 2026