5 Michael St, Cessnock NSW 2325
Cessnock House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $745,000 in Aug 2026, up $430,000 (137%) on the $315,000 paid in Sep 2015. That is about 8.2% a year over 11 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Cessnock rose 169%, from $275,000 in 2015 to $740,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was in line with the Cessnock median house price for that year ($740,000 across 225 sales).
At $1,386 per square metre of land, it compares with a Cessnock median of $1,084 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Cessnock 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 Cessnock sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2325 rented for a median $580 a week, from 1,015 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $745,000 on 6 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.0% 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 Cessnock.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 450 m²
From the Cessnock Local Environmental Plan 2011 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 | $745,000 | - | - | - | A/313673 |
| 18 Sep 2015 | 26 Oct 2015 | $315,000 | - | - | - | A/313673 |
$745,000 Sold 6 Aug 2026
Settled6 Oct 2026
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Title reference: A/313673
$315,000 Sold 18 Sep 2015
Settled26 Oct 2015
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Title reference: A/313673
Recent sales on Michael St
Sold in the last two years.
- 14 Michael St, Cessnock 2325 $680,000 sold 21 Mar 2026, 540 m²
- 2/16 Michael Street, Cessnock 2325 $640,000 sold 5 Nov 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 21 Margaret St, Cessnock 2325 $550,000 sold 8 Oct 2026, 809 m²
- 10 James St, Cessnock 2325 $625,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 551 m²
- 3 Catherine St, Cessnock 2325 $640,000 sold 29 Jul 2026, 346 m²
- 23 Edith St, Cessnock 2325 $630,000 sold 23 Jul 2026, 539 m²
- 18 Daniel St, Cessnock 2325 $750,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 809 m²
- 3 A Catherine St, Cessnock 2325 $695,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 463 m²
- 29 Margaret St, Cessnock 2325 $680,000 sold 25 Jun 2026, 809 m²
- 43 Catherine St, Cessnock 2325 $820,000 sold 30 Apr 2026, 809 m²