61 National Park St, Merewether NSW 2291
Merewether House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $4,000,000 in Jun 2026, up $2,133,000 (114%) on the $1,867,000 paid in Aug 2024. That is about 51.5% a year over 1.8 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Merewether fell 5%, from $2,050,000 in 2024 to $1,950,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 105% above the Merewether median house price for that year ($1,950,000 across 89 sales).
At $7,356 per square metre of land, it compares with a Merewether median of $4,806 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Merewether 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 Merewether sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2291 rented for a median $900 a week, from 324 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $4,000,000 on 25 Jun 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 1.2% 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 Merewether.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 400 m²
- Heritage conservation area
- Hamilton South Garden Suburb Heritage Conservation Area
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | 29 Jul 2026 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | 19/37454 |
| 24 Aug 2024 | 7 Jan 2025 | $1,867,000 | - | - | - | 19/37454 |
$4,000,000 Sold 25 Jun 2026
Settled29 Jul 2026
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Title reference: 19/37454
$1,867,000 Sold 24 Aug 2024
Settled7 Jan 2025
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Title reference: 19/37454
Recent sales on National Park St
Sold in the last two years.
- 152 National Park Street, Merewether 2291 $3,800,000 sold 28 Nov 2025, 689 m²
- 63 National Park Street, Merewether 2291 $2,220,000 sold 29 Apr 2025, 536 m²
- 166 National Park St, Merewether 2291 $2,360,000 sold 20 Mar 2025, 671 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 7 Cram St, Merewether 2291 $2,350,000 sold 11 Aug 2026, 496 m²
- 15 Cram St, Merewether 2291 $1,950,000 sold 3 Jul 2026, 678 m²
- 72 Stewart Ave, Hamilton South 2303 $2,300,000 sold 8 May 2026, 550 m²
- 103 Kemp St, Hamilton South 2303 $2,175,000 sold 8 May 2026, 499 m²
- 90 Kenrick St, Merewether 2291 $2,960,000 sold 18 Apr 2026, 501 m²
- 87 Kenrick St, Merewether 2291 $3,200,000 sold 13 Feb 2026, 632 m²
- 36 Stanley St, Merewether 2291 $3,600,000 sold 12 Feb 2026, 607 m²
- 96 A Kemp St, Hamilton South 2303 $1,200,000 sold 22 Dec 2025, 398 m²