88 Lord Street, Newtown NSW 2042

Sold for $1,340,000 in May 2025, up $225,000 (20%) on the $1,115,000 paid in Feb 2023. That is about 8.5% a year over 2.2 years.

Over the same period the median house price in Newtown rose 10%, from $1,767,500 in 2023 to $1,950,000 in 2025.

The 2025 sale was 31% below the Newtown median house price for that year ($1,950,000 across 190 sales).

Since then the median house price in Newtown has fallen 3%, from $1,950,000 in 2025 to $1,900,000 over the last 12 months (133 sales).

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.

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 $1,340,000 on 23 May 2025, that rent is a gross yield of 3.7% 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 Newtown.