Balmain East at a glance
1,954
People
$3,452,500
Median sale
$868/wk
Median rent
1.31%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
NSW › Balmain East › Union St
$3,600,000
Last sold
21 May 2024
3
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
0
Car spaces
189.4 m²
Land
155 m²
Building
Districts View
Each line above is labelled. A fact is quoted from the named source, with its date. A calculation is worked out by Districts from those facts — you can check the arithmetic. An interpretation is Districts' opinion of what the evidence means, not a fact, a valuation, or advice. Anything we haven't retrieved yet is marked as missing rather than treated as a pass.
Price evidence
Last sold
$3,600,000
21 May 2024 · derived via latest_sale
Sources disagree on the sale price. All recorded figures are shown in the history below — Districts does not pick a winner.
Local land rate: recorded House sales in Balmain East (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $18,186/m² of land (n=26). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.
Balmain East at a glance
1,954
People
$3,452,500
Median sale
$868/wk
Median rent
1.31%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
Vs Balmain East
+4.3%
Median sale
Suburb $3,452,500
-0.06 pp
Gross yield
Suburb 1.31%
Suburb median $3,452,500 from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.
Planning
Planning scheme
Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022
Zone
General Residential
R1
Jurisdiction
Inner West
Inner West, NSW
Data unavailable
Source
Planning facts are copied from official government GIS where available. Where an official property PDF exists (VicPlan, PlanBuild), Districts stores and serves that original document. Neither is a planning certificate, survey, or advice.
Site
Terrain has not been calculated for this property yet.
Slope is calculated on a projected metric grid from a public DEM clip of the official parcel. This is not a survey, engineering, or insurance assessment.
Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.
The official layer maps a heritage listed area on this parcel, intersecting about 99.7% of it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 31 Aug 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.
Records
Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.
Capital growth
NSWZoned General Residential · R1 (Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022). Official parcel area about 174 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. This is a screen, not a planning certificate. Zoning and lot facts are a starting point, not proof this lot outperforms the suburb. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” Heritage constraint may block demolition or dual occupancy even on a large block. Minimum lot size is not loaded, so two-lot subdivision is not confirmed. The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Rental
No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $868/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. Heritage constraints are a maintenance and alteration cost, not usually a rent premium by themselves.
Current comparable rental listings within 400 m of this lot are not loaded. NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet. Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded. Suburb vacancy or leased-tape days are not this property’s competition.
Yield cannot be shown without both a price and a rent figure. Net yield is not estimated from gross advertising copy. NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Verdict
Districts view
Loaded constraints look like they kill a naive land-size story. Pay house money, or walk, until a planner confirms a pathway.
Detail
The listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.
Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.
Evidence
Districts asks the same ten questions of every property. If one shows as unknown, that data isn't published for this state or hasn't been loaded yet — the question stays visible so you can see exactly what's missing.
3 of 10 questions answered so far
Development optionality of this lot
KnownmediumZoned General Residential · R1 (Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022). Official parcel area about 174 m². Dual occupancy looks constrained by site overlays or terrain. Two-lot subdivision looks unlikely on the loaded constraints. This is a screen, not a planning certificate.
Nearby development pipeline
UnknownNSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.
Honest achievable rent
KnownlowThis is not “bond data says this address leases for $X.” The comparable figure is a suburb advertised/median rent, not this property. Official bond files (postcode or suburb × type × bedrooms) are not loaded yet.
Rental supply pressure
UnknownSupply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.
Why is this cheap?
KnownmediumThe listing may look cheap relative to land or the street. What reduces it: Conservation Area - General. Heritage can block demolition and dual occupancy even when land size looks like a site.
Lot-level flood
UnknownFlood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”
Catalyst exposure
UnknownFunded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.
This lot's DA history
UnknownNo DA adapter returned applications for this parcel.
Statutory land value versus ask
UnknownNSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.
Net yield / holding costs
UnknownNSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.
Area
Balmain East at a glance
1,954
People
$3,452,500
Median sale
$868/wk
Median rent
1.31%
Suburb gross yield
Median sale from 12 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.
Listing material
Listed by CobdenHayson BalmainA rare opportunity in an exclusive harbourside enclave, this double-fronted cottage features DA approved plans to transform a peninsula classic into a contemporary luxury retreat to meet its new owners' lifestyle aspirations. Designed by Oikos Architects, it restores the original cottage's quintessential charm while introducing ample natural light into the spacious ground floor extension that flows seamlessly from indoor to outdoor. The light-filled upper level extension features vaulted ceiling, a generously proportioned master suite with possible harbour bridge and city skyline views and a separate space that can be adapted as either home-office or dressing room. Set in a quiet cul-de-sac just off Darling Street it affords a sense of sanctuary while being just footsteps to village life and scenic harbour parkland.
- Approval for a high-end home that complements its setting
- Possible Harbour Bridge and city views from second level
- 3 double bedrooms with built-ins, 2 Euro appointed baths
- Upper level retreat with ensuite and study or dressing room
- Dream entertainer's island kitchen with a butler's pantry
- Spacious dining, living pavilion with a feature fireplace
- Multi-fold doors to garden, fluid in/outdoor entertaining
- A timless palette, natural materials and luxurious finishes
- Tightly held peninsula enclave, 450m to the ferry wharf
Listing description written by Rita Lopresti, CobdenHayson Balmain — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.