5/163 Fox St, Ballina NSW 2478
Ballina Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $682,500 in Aug 2023, up $247,500 (57%) on the $435,000 paid in Jun 2017. That is about 7.6% a year over 6.2 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Ballina rose 65%, from $403,000 in 2017 to $663,500 in 2023.
The 2023 sale was 3% above the Ballina median unit price for that year ($663,500 across 108 sales).
Since then the median unit price in Ballina has risen 13%, from $663,500 in 2023 to $750,000 over the last 12 months (104 sales).
Ballina 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 Ballina sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2478 rented for a median $620 a week, from 199 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $682,500 on 15 Aug 2023, that rent is a gross yield of 4.7% 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 Ballina.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 800 m² For subdividing the whole site, not one unit
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
From the Ballina 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2023 | 16 Oct 2023 | $682,500 | - | - | - | 5/SP15981 |
| 10 Jun 2017 | 10 Jul 2017 | $435,000 | - | - | - | 5/SP15981 |
$682,500 Sold 15 Aug 2023
Settled16 Oct 2023
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Title reference: 5/SP15981
$435,000 Sold 10 Jun 2017
Settled10 Jul 2017
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Title reference: 5/SP15981
Other sales at 163 Fox St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 10 Aug 2026 | 23 Sep 2026 | $840,000 | - | - | - | 9/SP16290 |
| 3 | 24 Sep 2025 | 30 Oct 2025 | $850,000 | - | - | - | 3/SP15381 |
| 2 | 23 Apr 2024 | 20 May 2024 | $700,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP15381 |
| 1 | 26 Nov 2021 | 4 Feb 2022 | $780,000 | - | - | - | 1/SP15381 |
| 9 | 15 Dec 2020 | 27 Jan 2021 | $617,000 | - | - | - | 9/SP16290 |
| 7 | 18 Sep 2020 | 2 Nov 2020 | $499,000 | - | - | - | 7/SP15981 |
| 2 | 1 May 2020 | 29 May 2020 | $480,000 | - | - | - | 2/SP15381 |
| 7 | 17 Jun 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | $495,000 | - | - | - | 7/SP15981 |
| 11 | 18 Apr 2019 | 16 May 2019 | $512,000 | - | - | - | 11/SP16290 |
| 9 | 5 Feb 2016 | 16 Mar 2016 | $375,000 | - | - | - | 9/SP16290 |
$840,000 Sold 10 Aug 2026
Title reference: 9/SP16290
$850,000 Sold 24 Sep 2025
Title reference: 3/SP15381
$700,000 Sold 23 Apr 2024
Title reference: 2/SP15381
$780,000 Sold 26 Nov 2021
Title reference: 1/SP15381
$617,000 Sold 15 Dec 2020
Title reference: 9/SP16290
$499,000 Sold 18 Sep 2020
Title reference: 7/SP15981
$480,000 Sold 1 May 2020
Title reference: 2/SP15381
$495,000 Sold 17 Jun 2019
Title reference: 7/SP15981
$512,000 Sold 18 Apr 2019
Title reference: 11/SP16290
$375,000 Sold 5 Feb 2016
Title reference: 9/SP16290
Recent sales on Fox St
Sold in the last two years.
- 199 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $905,000 sold 18 Sep 2026, 660 m²
- 98 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $741,000 sold 25 Aug 2026, 561 m²
- 2/31 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $755,000 sold 29 Jul 2026
- 1/33 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $1,025,000 sold 27 Jul 2026
- 120 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $880,000 sold 7 Jul 2026, 665 m²
- 2/4 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $1,820,000 sold 28 May 2026
- 24 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $922,000 sold 26 Mar 2026, 451 m²
- 182 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $890,000 sold 21 Jan 2026, 743 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 1/16 Vera St, Ballina 2478 $840,000 sold 4 Sep 2026
- 1 Hickey Pl, Ballina 2478 $850,000 sold 24 Jul 2026, 506 m²
- 20 Clavan St, Ballina 2478 $865,000 sold 21 Jul 2026, 665 m²
- 21 Hickey St, Ballina 2478 $890,000 sold 17 Jul 2026, 771 m²
- 14/4 Christine Pl, Ballina 2478 $630,000 sold 23 Jun 2026
- 77 Temple St, Ballina 2478 $950,000 sold 5 Jun 2026, 648 m²
- 57 Catherine Cres, Ballina 2478 $877,000 sold 22 May 2026, 646 m²
- 20 Bernard St, Ballina 2478 $980,000 sold 19 May 2026, 742 m²