42 Wilga St, Fairfield NSW 2165
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,800,000 in Jun 2026, up $460,000 (34%) on the $1,340,000 paid in Sep 2024. That is about 18.0% a year over 1.8 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Fairfield rose 15%, from $1,182,000 in 2024 to $1,355,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 33% above the Fairfield median house price for that year ($1,355,000 across 61 sales).
At $2,476 per square metre of land, it compares with a Fairfield median of $2,748 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Fairfield 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 Fairfield sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2165 rented for a median $700 a week, from 603 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,800,000 on 24 Jun 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.0% 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 Fairfield.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Maximum building height
- 9 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.45:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Fairfield Local Environmental Plan 2013 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 2026 | 30 Sep 2026 | $1,800,000 | - | - | - | 2/23413 |
| 11 Sep 2024 | 12 Nov 2024 | $1,340,000 Property features as at 18 July 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2/23413 |
Title reference: 2/23413
Property features as at 18 July 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 2/23413
Recent sales on Wilga St
Sold in the last two years.
- 7/20 Wilga Street, Fairfield 2165 $440,000 sold 18 Aug 2025
- 6/20 Wilga Street, Fairfield 2165 $176,000 sold 9 Apr 2025
- 3/20 Wilga Street, Fairfield 2165 $377,000 sold 27 Nov 2024
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 1/29 Railway Pde, Fairfield 2165 $440,000 sold 4 Sep 2026
- 8/49 Hamilton Rd, Fairfield 2165 $445,000 sold 25 Aug 2026
- 6/5 Fairlight Ave, Fairfield 2165 $800,000 sold 23 Aug 2026
- 30/35 York St, Fairfield 2165 $465,000 sold 12 Aug 2026
- 39/35 York St, Fairfield 2165 $420,000 sold 29 Jul 2026
- 7 Latty St, Fairfield 2165 $1,590,000 sold 29 Jul 2026, 390 m²
- 10/38 Vine St, Fairfield 2165 $461,500 sold 24 Jul 2026
- 4/5 A Fairlight Ave, Fairfield 2165 $475,000 sold 8 Jul 2026
Feature data history (beds/baths/cars)
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