Districts
SuburbsBlogSearch
Sign inGet started
Districts
SuburbsBlogSearch
Sign inGet started

NSW › Newcastle › Watt St

26 Watt St, Newcastle NSW 2300

Block of Units

4

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

0

Car spaces

184 m²

Land

618 m²

Building

Districts ViewPrice evidencePlanningSite constraintsHistoryListing

Districts View

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

View not ready — official layers are still retrieving for this property. Official planning layers still retrieving. Flood / bushfire / heritage not yet retrieved. No recorded sale price for this property. Districts does not score a property it cannot yet see.

Why this property?

Nothing about this record stands out yet — coverage may still be filling in.

What could make it worth more?

No upside evidence detected in the data Districts holds for this lot.

What could make it worth less?

No detected risks — but see the checklist: absence of evidence is not an all-clear.

What should you verify next?

  1. 1Official planning layers are still retrieving for this parcel — check back before relying on zoning or overlay absence.
  2. 2No hazard layer has been retrieved — confirm flood, bushfire and heritage exposure from council mapping before an offer.

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

No recorded sale price for this property yet.

Newcastle at a glance

5,227

People

$1,142,500

Median sale

$766/wk

Median rent

3.49%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newcastle report →

Planning

Planning and development

Planning data is being calculated

Development activity

Data unavailable

Source

  • Provider: unavailable
  • Dataset: unavailable
  • Retrieved: not yet retrieved
  • Version: planning-v1

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

i

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

Not retrieved

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

Records

Property history

  1. Soldprice unknown29 Sept 2021
  2. Listedprice unknowncompleted3 Aug 2021

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?

Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet. A suburb median or growth rate is not a reason this particular lot would outperform. Funded catalyst catchments are not loaded. A TOD badge is not this product.

What could kill that thesis?

Confidence: low

Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). Missing layer is unknown, not “no.” 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 $766/week — not this address. An inferred likely-rent range is not shown until official bond series are loaded for this dwelling type and bedrooms. No recorded off-street parking — often a discount versus the suburb median for the same beds.

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

Not enough official evidence yet to underwrite this as an investment.

Detail

The same ten questions apply to every property. Missing flood, nearby DAs, achieved rents, or lot geometry is unknown — not “no.”

Read more

Do not treat a suburb median, an advertised yield, or a listing score as the case for this lot.

The evidence loaded so far isn't enough on its own to change a buy, offer, or walk-away decision for this property.

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.

1 of 10 questions answered so far

  • Development optionality of this lot

    Unknown

    Planning layers have not been retrieved for this property yet.

  • 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?

    Unknown

    The constraint stack has not been retrieved for this lot, so Districts cannot explain a discount versus land size.

  • Lot-level flood

    Unknown

    Official flood overlay has not been retrieved (pending). 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

    Unknown

    Development applications have not been queried for this parcel.

  • 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

Newcastle in one glance

Newcastle at a glance

5,227

People

$1,142,500

Median sale

$766/wk

Median rent

3.49%

Suburb gross yield

Median sale from 6 recorded sales (last 24 months) — a Districts calculation.

See the full Newcastle report →

Keep researching

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

Listing material

Listed by Presence Real Estate

Art Deco Block of 4 Apartments and a Commercial Suite in a Blue-Chip Location

Auction Location: PRD Newcastle 2/16 Telford St, Newcastle East and Live via Auction Now Website.

**One on one, pre-registered inspections only. Please contact the below agent to book your COVID Compliant inspection.

An exciting and totally unique opportunity to purchase an entire Art Deco block of four apartments and a ground floor commercial suite on one title in Newcastle's oldest street.

Read the full description

Prominently positioned in the historic and flourishing east end of the city, 'Carthona' is a four-storey (plus basement) mixed use building. Within easy walking distance of the city's working harbour and its beautiful beaches, 26 Watt Street is also surrounded by an abundance of infrastructure and a mix of residential, commercial, retail, hotel and hospitality venues.

Operating as boutique short stay accommodation, the first and second floors each feature two x one-bedroom apartments. Beautifully presented to showcase their original Art Deco features, the apartments are spacious and light-filled and offer guests an elegant retreat in the heart of the city. Tastefully furnished and with solid consistent forward bookings in place, income is immediate.

Currently vacant, the commercial suite on ground floor features a reception area, two consulting rooms/offices and a kitchenette, with toilet facilities available in the rear landing. Offering approximately 103sqm of floor space, the suite would make an attractive base for a unique retail store, boutique agency, professional, creative or any allied health business.

A beautiful terrazzo staircase links all three levels crowned by a spacious shared laundry, storeroom and two rooftop terraces. The east facing terrace is a delightful spot to relax or entertain outdoors offering city skyline views and glimpses of the harbour at the end of Watt Street.

In its current configuration, this is an exciting real estate prospect for the astute investor with solid, instant returns in a blue-chip location. Although presented in pristine original condition, there is scope to add value to the apartments with contemporary updates, and to rent out the building with five separate tenancies. Property developers may be interested in exploring options to add further accommodation or parking by increasing the height of the building in line with adjoining 'Athcourt' (STCA).

- Prominent four storey Art Deco building in the heart of Newcastle's CBD

- Zoned B4 Mixed Use under the Newcastle LEP 2012 allows for a variety of uses

- The four apartments each feature a spacious living area, kitchen, full bathroom, and robed bedroom all enhanced by original Art Deco features

- All furniture and fittings included in the sale

- Financials and projected income available on request

Location

- Parking - Short walk to Bolton Street and King Street parking stations

- Light rail - 350m to Pacific Park stop

- Newcastle Interchange Wickham – 2.6km

- University of Newcastle City Campus – 1.3km

- Nihon University Newcastle Campus – 300m

- Newcastle Courthouse – 1km

- Nobbys Beach – 1km

- Newcastle Beach – 300m

- Honeysuckle Entertainment Precinct – 1.4km

Outgoings:

Council Rates: $4,472 approx. per annum

Water Rates: $3,030.54 approx. per annum

Dimensions:

Internal Living Area: 420m²

Commercial Premises: 103m²

External Living Area: 95²

Total Living Area: 618m²

**Health & Safety Measures are in Place for Open Homes & All Private Inspections

**All inspection attendees will have to answer a health and safety survey to qualify for the inspection of the property

Disclaimer:

All information contained herein is gathered from sources we deem reliable. However, we cannot guarantee its accuracy and act as a messenger only in passing on the details. Interested parties should rely on their own enquiries. Some of our properties are marketed from time to time without price guide at the vendors request. This website may have filtered the property into a price bracket for website functionality purposes. Any personal information given to us during the course of the campaign will be kept on our database for follow up and to market other services and opportunities unless instructed in writing.

Listing description written by Mark Kentwell, Presence Real Estate — reproduced as published, not verified by Districts.

Property features

  • Air Conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Built-in Robes
  • Floorboards
  • Living Areas: 4
  • Reverse Cycle Aircon
  • Toilets: 6
Districts

Australian property research from recorded sales, listings, and official layers. Missing data is shown as unavailable, never filled in.

Research

  • Property search
  • Suburb profiles
  • Blog
  • Calculators
  • Follow suburbs
  • Sign in

Learn

  • How we use data
  • What's covered
  • Questions
  • Who it's for
  • Access

Company

  • About
  • Contact
  • support@districts.com.au

Legal

  • Privacy
  • Terms

© 2026 Districts

districts.com.au

Research purposes only. Not personal financial advice, a valuation, or a planning certificate. Always speak to a licensed financial adviser before you act.