8 Birchgrove Dr, Wallsend NSW 2287
Wallsend House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,536,000 in Jul 2026, up $286,000 (23%) on the $1,250,000 paid in Jul 2022. That is about 5.3% a year over 4 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Wallsend rose 24%, from $725,000 in 2022 to $901,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 70% above the Wallsend median house price for that year ($901,000 across 116 sales).
At $1,470 per square metre of land, it compares with a Wallsend median of $1,556 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Wallsend 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 Wallsend sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2287 rented for a median $700 a week, from 1,084 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,536,000 on 8 Jul 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 2.4% 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 Wallsend.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 450 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
- Floor space ratio
- 0.6:1 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | 14 Aug 2026 | $1,536,000 | - | - | - | 5004/835015 |
| 19 Jul 2022 | 29 Aug 2022 | $1,250,000 | - | - | - | 5004/835015 |
$1,536,000 Sold 8 Jul 2026
Settled14 Aug 2026
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Title reference: 5004/835015
$1,250,000 Sold 19 Jul 2022
Settled29 Aug 2022
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Title reference: 5004/835015
Recent sales on Birchgrove Dr
Sold in the last two years.
- 5 Birchgrove Dr, Wallsend 2287 $860,000 sold 17 Apr 2026, 305 m²
- 5/150 Birchgrove Drive, Wallsend 2287 $1,082,500 sold 14 Oct 2025
- 118 Birchgrove Drive, Wallsend 2287 $940,000 sold 9 Sep 2025, 487 m²
- 54 Birchgrove Drive, Wallsend 2287 $940,000 sold 5 Jun 2025, 857 m²
- 47 Birchgrove Drive, Wallsend 2287 $1,162,000 sold 24 Mar 2025, 810 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 12/6 Victory Pde, Wallsend 2287 $535,000 sold 10 Sep 2026
- 22 Magin Cres, Wallsend 2287 $965,000 sold 25 Aug 2026, 613 m²
- 22/6 Victory Pde, Wallsend 2287 $505,000 sold 17 Aug 2026
- 4/13 Corindi St, Wallsend 2287 $825,000 sold 13 Aug 2026
- 31/6 Victory Pde, Wallsend 2287 $525,000 sold 12 Aug 2026
- 3/13 Corindi St, Wallsend 2287 $825,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
- 1/13 Corindi St, Wallsend 2287 $850,000 sold 7 Aug 2026
- 34/6 Victory Pde, Wallsend 2287 $510,000 sold 21 Jul 2026