70 Bridge St, Waratah NSW 2298
Waratah House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,110,000 in Apr 2026, up $515,000 (87%) on the $595,000 paid in Feb 2018. That is about 7.9% a year over 8.2 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Waratah rose 72%, from $600,000 in 2018 to $1,030,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 8% above the Waratah median house price for that year ($1,030,000 across 35 sales).
At $1,656 per square metre of land, it compares with a Waratah median of $2,133 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Waratah 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 Waratah sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2298 rented for a median $695 a week, from 356 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,110,000 on 17 Apr 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 3.3% 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 Waratah.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | 12 Jun 2026 | $1,110,000 | - | - | - | 2/32673 |
| 6 Feb 2018 | 20 Mar 2018 | $595,000 | - | - | - | 2/32673 |
$1,110,000 Sold 17 Apr 2026
Settled12 Jun 2026
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Title reference: 2/32673
$595,000 Sold 6 Feb 2018
Settled20 Mar 2018
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Title reference: 2/32673
Recent sales on Bridge St
Sold in the last two years.
- 2/28 A Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $842,000 sold 2 Oct 2026
- 12 A Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,100,000 sold 14 Jul 2026, 445 m²
- 29 Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,310,000 sold 25 Jun 2026, 961 m²
- 4 Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $1,140,000 sold 19 Jun 2026, 516 m²
- 30B Bridge Street, Waratah 2298 $1,060,000 sold 7 Nov 2025, 379 m²
- 52 Bridge St, Waratah 2298 $990,000 sold 26 Sep 2025, 446 m²
- 2/92A Bridge Street, Waratah 2298 $865,000 sold 15 Apr 2025
- 7 Bridge Street, Waratah 2298 $1,900,000 sold 20 Dec 2024, 683 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 66 Prince St, Waratah 2298 $960,000 sold 16 Jul 2026, 607 m²
- 11 Edith St, Waratah 2298 $760,000 sold 14 Jul 2026, 670 m²
- 29 Ada St, Waratah 2298 $905,000 sold 23 Jun 2026, 386 m²
- 27 Lorna St, Waratah 2298 $960,000 sold 15 May 2026, 455 m²
- 12 Grove St, Waratah 2298 $1,040,000 sold 15 Apr 2026, 405 m²
- 7/101 Station St, Waratah 2298 $520,000 sold 10 Apr 2026
- 23 Angus Ave, Waratah West 2298 $1,125,000 sold 26 Mar 2026, 519 m²
- 47 Lorna St, Waratah 2298 $965,000 sold 4 Mar 2026, 460 m²