71 Desmond St, Merrylands West NSW 2160
Merrylands West House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,390,000 in Jun 2026, up $1,035,000 (292%) on the $355,000 paid in Jul 2019. That is about 21.7% a year over 6.9 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Merrylands West rose 76%, from $750,000 in 2019 to $1,322,500 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 5% above the Merrylands West median house price for that year ($1,322,500 across 32 sales).
At $2,290 per square metre of land, it compares with a Merrylands West median of $3,649 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Merrylands West 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 Merrylands West sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2160 rented for a median $750 a week, from 584 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,390,000 on 27 Jun 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 Merrylands West.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R3 Medium Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 200 m²
- Maximum building height
- 9 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.7:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
From the Cumberland Local Environmental Plan 2021 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2026 | 24 Aug 2026 | $1,390,000 | - | - | - | 38, 39, 40/8/2733 |
| 18 Jul 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 | $355,000 | - | - | - | 38, 39, 40/8/2733 |
$1,390,000 Sold 27 Jun 2026
Settled24 Aug 2026
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Title reference: 38, 39, 40/8/2733
$355,000 Sold 18 Jul 2019
Settled25 Oct 2019
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Title reference: 38, 39, 40/8/2733
Recent sales on Desmond St
Sold in the last two years.
- 92 Desmond Street, Merrylands West 2160 $985,000 sold 18 Mar 2025, 202 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 32 B Rubina St, Merrylands West 2160 $1,400,000 sold 24 Aug 2026, 205 m²
- 24 Price St, Merrylands 2160 $1,685,000 sold 18 Aug 2026, 721 m²
- 5/53 Kenyons Rd, Merrylands West 2160 $500,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
- 2/6 Paton St, Merrylands West 2160 $490,000 sold 24 Jun 2026
- 34 Barcom St, Merrylands West 2160 $1,050,000 sold 20 Jun 2026, 506 m²
- 20/5 Todd St, Merrylands West 2160 $500,000 sold 13 Jun 2026
- 4/10 Paton St, Merrylands West 2160 $465,400 sold 6 Jun 2026
- 34 Edna Ave, Merrylands West 2160 $1,290,000 sold 5 Jun 2026, 314 m²