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42 Swanson St, Erskineville NSW 2043

Erskineville House
Last sold $1,600,000 31 Aug 2026
Land size 72 m²
Technical details
Title reference2/863938
ZoningR1 General Residential
Nature of propertyResidence
Primary purposeResidence
Valuation district708
Property ID2146996

How this sale compares

Sold for $1,600,000 in Aug 2026, up $315,000 (25%) on the $1,285,000 paid in Feb 2017. That is about 2.3% a year over 9.5 years.

Over the same period the median house price in Erskineville rose 33%, from $1,440,000 in 2017 to $1,920,000 in 2026.

The 2026 sale was 17% below the Erskineville median house price for that year ($1,920,000 across 47 sales).

At $22,099 per square metre of land, it compares with a Erskineville median of $17,627 per square metre over the last 12 months.

Erskineville 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 Erskineville sold prices by year.

Rent and yield

Houses in postcode 2043 rented for a median $985 a week, from 187 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.

On its last sale of $1,600,000 on 31 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.2% 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 Erskineville.

Planning controls

Zone
R1 General Residential
Maximum building height
9 m
Floor space ratio
1.25:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
Heritage conservation area
Malcolm Estate

From the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012 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.

Sale history

Sold is the contract date, when the sale was agreed. Settled is the date ownership transferred.

Beds Baths Cars Title reference
31 Aug 2026 20 Oct 2026 $1,600,000 - - - 2/863938
25 Feb 2017 7 Apr 2017 $1,285,000 - - - 2/863938
$1,600,000 Sold 31 Aug 2026
Settled20 Oct 2026
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-

Title reference: 2/863938

$1,285,000 Sold 25 Feb 2017
Settled7 Apr 2017
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-

Title reference: 2/863938

Recent sales on Swanson St

Sold in the last two years.

Recent sales nearby

Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.

See all sold prices in Erskineville

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