8 Ross Street, Wollongong NSW 2500
Wollongong House
Property features as at 16 March 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,950,000 in Apr 2025, up $1,050,000 (117%) on the $900,000 paid in Sep 2016. That is about 9.4% a year over 8.6 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Wollongong rose 63%, from $800,000 in 2016 to $1,300,000 in 2025.
The 2025 sale was 50% above the Wollongong median house price for that year ($1,300,000 across 67 sales).
Since then the median house price in Wollongong has held steady, from $1,300,000 in 2025 to $1,305,000 over the last 12 months (44 sales).
Wollongong 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 Wollongong sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses with 5 or more bedrooms in postcode 2500 rented for a median $1,040 a week, from 36 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,950,000 on 24 Apr 2025, 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 and bedroom count. This home's own rent may differ. See rents by bedrooms in Wollongong.
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2025 | 10 Jun 2025 | $1,950,000 Property features as at 16 March 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8/21982 |
| 14 Sep 2016 | 16 Jan 2017 | $900,000 Property features as at 16 March 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8/21982 |
$1,950,000 Sold 24 Apr 2025
Settled10 Jun 2025
Beds5
Baths2
Cars2
Property features as at 16 March 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 8/21982
$900,000 Sold 14 Sep 2016
Settled16 Jan 2017
Beds5
Baths2
Cars2
Property features as at 16 March 2025. If the property has been renovated or altered, features may be different for sales before or after this date.
Title reference: 8/21982
Recent sales on Ross Street
Sold in the last two years.
- 9 Ross St, Wollongong 2500 $1,705,000 sold 19 Dec 2025, 436 m²
- 10 Ross Street, Wollongong 2500 $1,450,000 sold 24 Apr 2025, 436 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 174 Kembla St, Wollongong 2500 $1,400,000 sold 7 Jul 2026, 613 m²
- 151 Kembla St, Wollongong 2500 $1,270,000 sold 15 May 2026, 626 m²
Feature data history (beds/baths/cars)
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