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142 Union St, Erskineville NSW 2043

House

$1,880,000

Last sold

16 May 2026

2

Bedrooms

1

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

145 m²

Land

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What should you know about this lot before spending serious money?

Why this property?

  • FactLast recorded sale $1,880,000 (16 May 2026).(Recorded sale)
  • FactLand 145 m²; no building size recorded.(Property record)
  • CalculationRecorded House sales in Erskineville (last 5 years) with land size: median $15,549/m² of land (n=39). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.(Districts recorded sales)

What could make it worth more?

  • FactZoned General Residential (R1) under the Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 1 Sept 2026)

What could make it worth less?

  • FactConservation Area - General intersects 99.7% of this parcel.(NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer · 1 Sept 2026)

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Conservation Area - General affects this parcel — verify the mapped extent against the title / planning certificate before relying on unaffected land.

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

What this lot has actually traded at

Last sold

$1,880,000

16 May 2026 · derived via latest_sale

Local land rate: recorded House sales in Erskineville (last 5 years) with land size have a median of $15,549/m² of land (n=39). Districts calculation from recorded sales — not a valuation.

Erskineville at a glance

10,464

People

$2,000,000

Median sale

$900/wk

Median rent

2.34%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 47 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Erskineville report →

Vs Erskineville

-6.0%

Median sale

Suburb $2,000,000

+0.15 pp

Gross yield

Suburb 2.34%

Suburb median $2,000,000 from 47 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation, not a portal figure.

Planning

Planning and development

Planning scheme

Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012

Zone

General Residential

R1

Jurisdiction

Sydney

Sydney, NSW

Planning overlays

  • heightDetected
  • Conservation Area - GeneralDetected — 99.7% of parcel

Planning constraints

  • 109

Development activity

Not detected

Source

  • Provider: NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer
  • Dataset: Planning Portal Principal Planning — Land Zoning Map
  • Retrieved: 1 Sept 2026
  • Version: 1
  • Parcel: 102832414

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

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, bushfire and heritage

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Flood

Not retrieved

Flood exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Bushfire

Not retrieved

Bushfire exposure has not been retrieved from any source for this property yet. Unknown is not the same as clear.

Heritage

Detected — official

The official layer maps a heritage listed area on this parcel, intersecting about 99.7% of it (NSW ePlanning Spatial Viewer, retrieved 1 Sept 2026). Verify the extent against the title before relying on unaffected land.

Records

Property history

  1. Sold$1,880,00016 May 2026
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted8 Apr 2026
  3. Listedprice unknowncompleted8 Apr 2026

Events are recorded observations from public listings, kept with their source and date. Missing values are shown as unknown, never estimated.

Capital growth

NSW

Why this lot, not just this suburb

Why could this property outperform?

Confidence: medium

Zoned General Residential · R1 (Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 146 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.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: medium

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

Income, competition, and yield

What will it realistically rent for?

Confidence: low

No advertised rent is recorded. Suburb median rent $900/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.

What competition will it face?

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.

What does the yield actually look like?

Confidence: low

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

What this means for this property

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.

Read more

Nearby competing dwellings and net yield are still unknown.

Evidence

What is known for this property

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.

4 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Knownmedium

    Zoned General Residential · R1 (Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012). Official parcel area about 146 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

    Unknown

    NSW has a statewide DA API. Nearby (100–800 m) applications are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Honest achievable rent

    Knownlow

    This 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

    Unknown

    Supply pressure needs comparable listings near this lot plus a nearby DA pipeline. Neither is loaded.

  • Why is this cheap?

    Knownmedium

    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.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Flood overlay has not been queried for this lot. Missing layer is unknown, not “no.”

  • Catalyst exposure

    Unknown

    Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

  • This lot's DA history

    Knownmedium

    No development applications were returned for this parcel. That is not a statement about nearby lots.

  • Statutory land value versus ask

    Unknown

    NSW Valuer General land values are not loaded for this property yet.

  • Net yield / holding costs

    Unknown

    NSW net yield needs land tax and VG inputs that are not loaded. Gross yield from listings is not net yield.

Area

Erskineville in one glance

Erskineville at a glance

10,464

People

$2,000,000

Median sale

$900/wk

Median rent

2.34%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 47 recorded sales (last 12 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Erskineville report →

Keep researching

  • Why Erskineville? Read the area thesis →
  • What else is on the market in Erskineville →
  • Other records on Union St →

Listing material

Listed by Ray White Surry Hills

A garden paradise with versatile attic retreat

All the classic terrace charm is here with authentic period character brightened up by a flawless renovation that brings a tailored contemporary feel to this timeless beauty. Part of a picturesque Victorian streetscape, the recently recreated terrace is set on an unusually deep 145sqm approx block in a leafy urban village setting with a friendly community feel and an idyllic courtyard. Tastefully appointed interiors are complemented by custom finishes but it's the alfresco lounge and sunny flagstone courtyard that steal the show with soaring trees bringing a relaxed holiday like feel. Complete with an attic conversion ideal as a study or yoga retreat, the two-bedroom home is surrounded by pocket parks in a one-way enclave equidistant to Erskineville village and South King Street's eclectic mix of organic cafes, fantastic restaurants and vintage stores.

- Pretty picket-fenced forecourt and sunshine yellow front door

- 2 double bedrooms with built-ins and a skylit attic level retreat

Read the full description

- Main bed with a wall of built-ins and French doors to a balcony

- Light and airy interiors with free-flowing living and dining rooms

- Restored fireplace, bespoke cabinetry, custom wool curtains

- Wide Blackbutt floorboards unify the lower level living spaces

- Caesarstone gas kitchen, integrated stainless steel appliances

- Streamlined soft-close cabinetry, large pantry and wine storage

- All-weather entertainer's deck/lounge with plantation shutters

- Sunny stone-paved deep courtyard with a garden shed for storage

- Designer bathroom with rainfall shower, concealed Euro laundry

- Bright and airy attic retreat/study with extensive custom storage

- Reverse cycle air, original leadlight windows, garden storage shed

- Footsteps to Rochford St Playground, 550m to Erskineville station

- 250m to King Street's vibrant dining scene, 750m to Sydney Park

- Close to RPA Hospital and the University of Sydney, 4km to the CBD

- 400m to Woolworths Metro, stroll to cafes, pubs and wine bars

- Rates: Council $449pq, Water $228pq (All Approx.)

Contact Moira Verheijen 0414 343 995

Our recommended mortgage broker: Tommy Nguyen (http://broker.loanmarket.com.au/erskineville)

Listing description written by Moira Verheijen, Ray White Surry Hills — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

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