88 Newman St, Newtown NSW 2042
Newtown House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $1,740,000 in Jun 2026, up $40,000 (2%) on the $1,700,000 paid in Apr 2022. That is about 0.6% a year over 4.2 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Newtown rose 8%, from $1,700,000 in 2022 to $1,842,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 6% below the Newtown median house price for that year ($1,842,000 across 93 sales).
At $18,354 per square metre of land, it compares with a Newtown median of $14,200 per square metre over the last 12 months.
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.
Rent and yield
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 $1,740,000 on 12 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 Newtown.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R1 General Residential
- Maximum building height
- 9 m
- Floor space ratio
- 1.25:1 Floor area allowed for each square metre of site
- Heritage conservation area
- Gowrie Street
From the Sydney 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | 10 Jul 2026 | $1,740,000 | - | - | - | 3/553119 |
| 11 Apr 2022 | 23 May 2022 | $1,700,000 | - | - | - | 3/553119 |
| 7 Jul 2018 | 17 Aug 2018 | $1,250,000 | - | - | - | 3/553119 |
$1,740,000 Sold 12 Jun 2026
Settled10 Jul 2026
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 3/553119
$1,700,000 Sold 11 Apr 2022
Settled23 May 2022
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 3/553119
$1,250,000 Sold 7 Jul 2018
Settled17 Aug 2018
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 3/553119
Recent sales on Newman St
Sold in the last two years.
- 6/2 Newman St, Newtown 2042 $1,320,000 sold 2 Aug 2026
- 63 Newman St, Newtown 2042 $1,528,000 sold 16 Jul 2026, 114 m²
- 70 Newman St, Newtown 2042 $1,600,000 sold 30 Jun 2026, 120 m²
- 49 Newman St, Newtown 2042 $2,775,000 sold 9 Apr 2026, 164 m²
- 71 Newman St, Newtown 2042 $2,050,000 sold 13 Feb 2026, 153 m²
- 66 Newman St, Newtown 2042 $2,380,000 sold 7 Feb 2026, 152 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 95 Station St, Newtown 2042 $1,842,000 sold 13 Sep 2026, 167 m²
- 19 Bedford St, Newtown 2042 $1,850,000 sold 4 Sep 2026, 133 m²
- 222 Denison St, Newtown 2042 $1,200,000 sold 26 Aug 2026, 114 m²
- 86 Station St, Newtown 2042 $835,000 sold 21 Aug 2026, 114 m²
- 17 Union St, Newtown 2042 $1,530,000 sold 7 Aug 2026, 63 m²
- 84/3 Erskineville Rd, Newtown 2042 $1,130,000 sold 31 Jul 2026
- 26 C Morrissey Rd, Erskineville 2043 $1,779,000 sold 12 Jul 2026, 79 m²
- 11 Turtle Lane, Erskineville 2043 $1,586,000 sold 4 Jul 2026, 66 m²