56 St James Rd, New Lambton NSW 2305
New Lambton House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $905,000 in Aug 2026, up $555,000 (159%) on the $350,000 paid in Dec 2025.
Over the same period the median house price in New Lambton rose 9%, from $1,221,000 in 2025 to $1,330,058 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 32% below the New Lambton median house price for that year ($1,330,058 across 96 sales).
At $1,845 per square metre of land, it compares with a New Lambton median of $2,810 per square metre over the last 12 months.
New Lambton 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 New Lambton sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2305 rented for a median $770 a week, from 294 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $905,000 on 19 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 4.4% 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 New Lambton.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.75:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Newcastle 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2026 | 25 Sep 2026 | $905,000 | - | - | - | 11/3/8570 |
| 17 Dec 2025 | 12 Jan 2026 | $350,000 | - | - | - | 11/3/8570 |
| 27 Nov 2019 | 20 Dec 2019 | $580,000 | - | - | - | 11/3/8570 |
$905,000 Sold 19 Aug 2026
Settled25 Sep 2026
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Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 11/3/8570
$350,000 Sold 17 Dec 2025
Settled12 Jan 2026
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Cars-
Title reference: 11/3/8570
$580,000 Sold 27 Nov 2019
Settled20 Dec 2019
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Title reference: 11/3/8570
Recent sales on St James Rd
Sold in the last two years.
- 2/100 St James Rd, New Lambton 2305 $1,250,000 sold 23 Jul 2026
- 66 St James Rd, New Lambton 2305 $870,000 sold 1 Jul 2026, 468 m²
- 1/131 A St James Rd, New Lambton 2305 $940,000 sold 19 Jun 2026
- 46 St James Rd, New Lambton 2305 $100,000 sold 11 Jun 2026, 490 m²
- 207 St James Rd, New Lambton 2305 $1,340,000 sold 1 May 2026, 348 m²
- 1 St James Rd, New Lambton 2305 $800,000 sold 28 Mar 2026, 304 m²
- 148 St James Rd, New Lambton 2305 $1,470,000 sold 13 Mar 2026, 411 m²
- 1/116 St James Road, New Lambton 2305 $471,666 sold 17 Nov 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 4/5 A Royal St, New Lambton 2305 $846,000 sold 1 Sep 2026
- 116 Kings Rd, New Lambton 2305 $985,000 sold 24 Jul 2026, 885 m²
- 7 Bennett Ave, New Lambton 2305 $1,115,000 sold 15 Jul 2026, 490 m²
- 11 Mackie Ave, New Lambton 2305 $1,890,000 sold 3 Jul 2026, 490 m²
- 18 Mackie Ave, New Lambton 2305 $930,000 sold 5 Jun 2026, 275 m²
- 37 Mackie Ave, New Lambton 2305 $1,300,000 sold 3 Jun 2026, 488 m²
- 2/42 Errington Ave, New Lambton 2305 $885,000 sold 26 May 2026
- 4/171 Kings Rd, New Lambton 2305 $750,000 sold 25 May 2026