51 Lawes St, East Maitland NSW 2323
East Maitland House
Property features as at 12 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $707,500 in Jul 2026, up $337,500 (91%) on the $370,000 paid in Apr 2020. That is about 10.9% a year over 6.3 years.
Over the same period the median house price in East Maitland rose 68%, from $520,000 in 2020 to $871,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 19% below the East Maitland median house price for that year ($871,000 across 165 sales).
At $1,472 per square metre of land, it compares with a East Maitland median of $1,303 per square metre over the last 12 months.
East Maitland 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 East Maitland sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
3-bedroom houses in postcode 2323 rented for a median $620 a week, from 306 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $707,500 on 29 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.6% a year, before costs and vacancies.
Median weekly rents from residential rental bonds lodged with NSW Fair Trading, by postcode and bedroom count. This home's own rent may differ. See rents by bedrooms in East Maitland.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 450 m²
- Heritage conservation area
- East Maitland Heritage Conservation Area
From the Maitland 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | 14 Aug 2026 | $707,500 Property features as at 12 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 3 | 1 | 1 | E/39087 |
| 22 Apr 2020 | 6 May 2020 | $370,000 Property features as at 12 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 3 | 1 | 1 | E/39087 |
| 24 Sep 2016 | 24 Oct 2016 | $336,000 Property features as at 12 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 3 | 1 | 1 | E/39087 |
$707,500 Sold 29 Jul 2026
Settled14 Aug 2026
Beds3
Baths1
Cars1
Property features as at 12 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: E/39087
$370,000 Sold 22 Apr 2020
Settled6 May 2020
Beds3
Baths1
Cars1
Property features as at 12 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: E/39087
$336,000 Sold 24 Sep 2016
Settled24 Oct 2016
Beds3
Baths1
Cars1
Property features as at 12 July 2026. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: E/39087
Recent sales on Lawes St
Sold in the last two years.
- 185 Lawes St, East Maitland 2323 $750,000 sold 3 Aug 2026, 920 m²
- 6/150 Lawes St, East Maitland 2323 $500,000 sold 1 Jul 2026
- 12 Lawes St, East Maitland 2323 $825,000 sold 31 Jan 2026, 708 m²
- 95 Lawes Street, East Maitland 2323 $2,900,000 sold 15 Dec 2025, 898 m²
- 166 Lawes St, East Maitland 2323 $870,000 sold 1 Dec 2025, 500 m²
- 136 Lawes Street, East Maitland 2323 $970,000 sold 28 Nov 2025, 504 m²
- 38 Lawes Street, East Maitland 2323 $780,000 sold 5 Sep 2025, 539 m²
- 160 Lawes Street, East Maitland 2323 $691,000 sold 16 Apr 2025, 809 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 92 George St, East Maitland 2323 $1,100,000 sold 6 Aug 2026, 474 m²
- 7/70 King St, East Maitland 2323 $592,000 sold 29 Jul 2026
- 126 High St, East Maitland 2323 $1,052,000 sold 17 Jul 2026, 670 m²
- 10/133 George St, East Maitland 2323 $615,000 sold 13 Jul 2026
- 33 Day St, East Maitland 2323 $850,000 sold 12 Jun 2026
- 96 High St, East Maitland 2323 $1,520,000 sold 4 Jun 2026, 584 m²
- 151 George St, East Maitland 2323 $760,000 sold 1 Jun 2026, 455 m²
- 3/16 William St, East Maitland 2323 $670,000 sold 22 May 2026
Feature data history (beds/baths/cars)
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