70 Probert St, Newtown NSW 2042
Newtown House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,735,000 in May 2026, up $215,000 (14%) on the $1,520,000 paid in Mar 2021. That is about 2.6% a year over 5.2 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Newtown rose 5%, from $1,750,000 in 2021 to $1,842,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 6% below the Newtown median house price for that year ($1,842,000 across 89 sales).
At $13,715 per square metre of land, it compares with a Newtown median of $14,202 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Newtown 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 Newtown sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2042 rented for a median $950 a week, from 621 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,735,000 on 19 May 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.8% 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 Newtown.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Maximum building height
- 9.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.6:1, and clause 4.4 2C and clause 4.4 2D also applies here Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- North Kingston Estate Heritage Conservation Area
From the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022 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 May 2026 | 16 Jun 2026 | $1,735,000 | - | - | - | 1/569061 |
| 13 Mar 2021 | 8 Apr 2021 | $1,520,000 | - | - | - | 1/569061 |
$1,735,000 Sold 19 May 2026
Settled16 Jun 2026
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Title reference: 1/569061
$1,520,000 Sold 13 Mar 2021
Settled8 Apr 2021
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Title reference: 1/569061
Recent sales on Probert St
Sold in the last two years.
- 131 Probert St, Newtown 2042 $615,000 sold 15 Mar 2026, 99 m²
- 117 Probert St, Newtown 2042 $3,000,000 sold 4 Feb 2026, 191 m²
- 67 Probert St, Newtown 2042 $2,935,000 sold 15 Dec 2025, 390 m²
- 132 Probert St, Newtown 2042 $2,120,000 sold 1 Dec 2025, 127 m²
- 3/119 Probert Street, Newtown 2042 $200,000 sold 8 Oct 2025
- 145 Probert St, Newtown 2042 $1,823,000 sold 12 Jul 2025, 129 m²
- 81A Probert Street, Newtown 2042 $2,200,000 sold 23 Jun 2025, 127 m²
- 4/119 Probert Street, Newtown 2042 $440,000 sold 13 Jun 2025
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 86 Denison St, Camperdown 2050 $2,500,000 sold 22 Sep 2026, 128 m²
- 191 Australia St, Newtown 2042 $2,751,000 sold 11 Sep 2026, 253 m²
- 222 Denison St, Newtown 2042 $1,200,000 sold 26 Aug 2026, 114 m²
- 80 Kingston Rd, Camperdown 2050 $1,950,000 sold 11 Aug 2026, 203 m²
- 43 Trafalgar St, Enmore 2042 $1,590,000 sold 1 Aug 2026, 101 m²
- 28/2 Northwood St, Camperdown 2050 $1,310,000 sold 31 Jul 2026
- 59 Gladstone St, Enmore 2042 $1,500,000 sold 31 Jul 2026, 95 m²
- 35 Hopetoun St, Camperdown 2050 $2,760,000 sold 29 Jul 2026, 133 m²