98 Fox St, Ballina NSW 2478
Ballina House
Technical details
How this sale compares
Sold for $741,000 in Aug 2026, up $51,000 (7%) on the $690,000 paid in Sep 2024. That is about 3.8% a year over 1.9 years.
Over the same period the median house price in Ballina rose 5%, from $876,250 in 2024 to $922,000 in 2026.
The 2026 sale was 20% below the Ballina median house price for that year ($922,000 across 61 sales).
At $1,321 per square metre of land, it compares with a Ballina median of $1,529 per square metre over the last 12 months.
Ballina 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 Ballina sold prices by year.
Rent and yield
Houses in postcode 2478 rented for a median $850 a week, from 626 bonds lodged Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
On its last sale of $741,000 on 25 Aug 2026, that rent is a gross yield of 6.0% 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 Ballina.
Planning controls
- Zone
- R2 Low Density Residential
- Minimum lot size
- 600 m²
- Maximum building height
- 8.5 m
From the Ballina 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2026 | 6 Oct 2026 | $741,000 | - | - | - | 2/241834 |
| 24 Sep 2024 | 6 Nov 2024 | $690,000 | - | - | - | 2/241834 |
$741,000 Sold 25 Aug 2026
Settled6 Oct 2026
Beds-
Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 2/241834
$690,000 Sold 24 Sep 2024
Settled6 Nov 2024
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Baths-
Cars-
Title reference: 2/241834
Recent sales on Fox St
Sold in the last two years.
- 199 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $905,000 sold 18 Sep 2026, 660 m²
- 9/163 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $840,000 sold 10 Aug 2026
- 2/31 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $755,000 sold 29 Jul 2026
- 1/33 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $1,025,000 sold 27 Jul 2026
- 120 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $880,000 sold 7 Jul 2026, 665 m²
- 2/4 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $1,820,000 sold 28 May 2026
- 24 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $922,000 sold 26 Mar 2026, 451 m²
- 182 Fox St, Ballina 2478 $890,000 sold 21 Jan 2026, 743 m²
Recent sales nearby
Sold in the last 12 months within about 400 metres.
- 1 Hickey Pl, Ballina 2478 $850,000 sold 24 Jul 2026, 506 m²
- 21 Hickey St, Ballina 2478 $890,000 sold 17 Jul 2026, 771 m²
- 3 Camburt St, Ballina 2478 $905,000 sold 5 Jun 2026, 531 m²
- 71 Catherine Cres, Ballina 2478 $830,000 sold 8 May 2026, 649 m²
- 91 Bentinck St, Ballina 2478 $980,000 sold 10 Apr 2026, 468 m²
- 81 Bentinck St, Ballina 2478 $1,250,000 sold 12 Feb 2026, 607 m²
- 7 Catherine Cres, Ballina 2478 $1,030,000 sold 12 Feb 2026, 608 m²
- 68 Grant St, Ballina 2478 $820,000 sold 6 Feb 2026, 462 m²