806/5 Merewether St, Newcastle NSW 2300
Newcastle Unit
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,300,000 in Jan 2024, up $444,100 (52%) on the $855,900 paid in Dec 2020. That is about 14.5% a year over 3.1 years.
Over the same period the median unit price in Newcastle rose 15%, from $724,000 in 2020 to $835,000 in 2024.
The 2024 sale was 56% above the Newcastle median unit price for that year ($835,000 across 237 sales).
Since then the median unit price in Newcastle has risen 9%, from $835,000 in 2024 to $910,000 over the last 12 months (162 sales).
Newcastle 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 Newcastle sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Units in postcode 2300 rented for a median $680 a week, from 795 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $1,300,000 on 19 Jan 2024, that rent is a gross yield of 2.7% 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 Newcastle.
Planning controls
- Zone
- MU1 Mixed Use
- Maximum building height
- 30 m
- Floor space ratio
- 2.5:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- Newcastle City Centre Heritage Conservation Area
From the Newcastle Local Environmental Plan 2012 maps on the NSW Planning Portal, looked up at this address's map point on 2 Nov 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 Jan 2024 | 5 Mar 2024 | $1,300,000 | - | - | - | 46/SP105133 |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 7 Oct 2022 | $855,900 | - | - | - | 46/SP105133 |
$1,300,000 Sold 19 Jan 2024
Settled5 Mar 2024
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 46/SP105133
$855,900 Sold 17 Dec 2020
Settled7 Oct 2022
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 46/SP105133
Other sales at 5 Merewether St
The most recent sales of other units in this building. See every sale in the building.
| Beds | Baths | Cars | Title reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608 | 4 Sep 2026 | 16 Oct 2026 | $755,000 | - | - | - | 32/SP105133 |
| 706 | 24 Apr 2026 | 5 Jun 2026 | $1,300,000 | - | - | - | 38/SP105133 |
| 708 | 16 Mar 2026 | 27 May 2026 | $750,000 | - | - | - | 40/SP105133 |
| 703 | 27 Mar 2026 | 6 May 2026 | $1,850,000 | - | - | - | 35/SP105133 |
| 705 | 2 Apr 2026 | 29 Apr 2026 | $1,270,000 | - | - | - | 37/SP105133 |
| 306 | 2 Mar 2026 | 10 Apr 2026 | $1,220,000 | - | - | - | 6/SP105133 |
| 505 | 12 Mar 2026 | 12 Mar 2026 | $1,240,000 | - | - | - | 21/SP105133 |
| 602 | 16 Dec 2025 | 20 Jan 2026 | $731,000 | - | - | - | 26/SP105133 |
| 507 | 4 Sep 2025 | 2 Oct 2025 | $1,140,000 | - | - | - | 23/SP105133 |
| 307 | 19 Aug 2025 | 23 Sep 2025 | $1,065,000 | - | - | - | 7/SP105133 |
$755,000 Sold 4 Sep 2026
Title reference: 32/SP105133
$1,300,000 Sold 24 Apr 2026
Title reference: 38/SP105133
$750,000 Sold 16 Mar 2026
Title reference: 40/SP105133
$1,850,000 Sold 27 Mar 2026
Title reference: 35/SP105133
$1,270,000 Sold 2 Apr 2026
Title reference: 37/SP105133
$1,220,000 Sold 2 Mar 2026
Title reference: 6/SP105133
$1,240,000 Sold 12 Mar 2026
Title reference: 21/SP105133
$731,000 Sold 16 Dec 2025
Title reference: 26/SP105133
$1,140,000 Sold 4 Sep 2025
Title reference: 23/SP105133
$1,065,000 Sold 19 Aug 2025
Title reference: 7/SP105133
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 311/4 Honeysuckle Dr, Newcastle 2300 $608,000 sold 22 Sep 2026
- 211/18 Brown St, Newcastle 2300 $205,000 sold 11 Sep 2026
- 3/5 Honeysuckle Dr, Newcastle 2300 $1,370,000 sold 3 Sep 2026
- 306/328 King St, Newcastle 2300 $1,200,000 sold 27 Aug 2026
- 104/4 Honeysuckle Dr, Newcastle 2300 $693,000 sold 14 Aug 2026
- 206/14 Honeysuckle Dr, Newcastle 2300 $440,000 sold 5 Aug 2026
- 7/90 Tyrrell St, The Hill 2300 $715,000 sold 31 Jul 2026
- 320 Wharf Rd, Newcastle 2300 $1,135,000 sold 20 Jul 2026, 50 m²