Neil Casey
Prosperitii Property Investment Advisory - 30+ reviews (Granny Flat and Dual Occ specilaists)
Nowra, NSW+8
Sydney · Inner West
An inner west Sydney suburb with its station on King Street. Most homes are terraces, semis and apartments.
Last reviewed 24 October 2026
Market snapshot
Estimate, not an official figure · September 2026
Median house
$1.60M - $2.20M
Mid-band $1.9Mspread 32%
Median unit
$700,000 - $950,000
Mid-band $825Kspread 30%
Rental yield
2.6% to 3.6%
Gross yield on house stock. Premium suburbs compress.
Price growth for Newtown is not shown. Our estimates for May and September 2026 gave five-year figures more than 10 points apart, and no licensed sales data is available to check which is right.
Before you buy
Two heritage conservation areas on Inner West Council's list cover parts of Newtown. Enmore-Newtown (C71) runs southwest of the King Street and Enmore Road corner, between Simmons Street and Camden Street, and King Street and Enmore Road (C73) covers the properties along those two roads. Ask the council that covers the address whether these or other controls apply before you plan works.
NSW Department of Communities and Justice bond data for the June 2026 quarter puts the median weekly rent for a new tenancy in postcode 2042, which covers more than Newtown, at $950 for a house, from 96 bonds, and $685 for a unit, from 166 bonds.
At the 2021 Census, 52.0% of Newtown homes were semi-detached, terrace or townhouses, 39.8% were flats or apartments and 5.0% were separate houses.
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Why a buyers agent
Terraces in the same street can differ in width, condition, heritage controls and parking. A buyers agent who works the inner west checks the conservation area and the council's rules for each home on your shortlist, prices it against the sales closest to it, and negotiates or bids at auction for you.
Heritage conservation areas cover parts of Newtown, including the properties along King Street. An agent checks the address, and what the council allows there, before you bid.
At the 2021 Census, separate houses were 5.0% of Newtown homes. Most homes are terraces or apartments, and an agent compares the two for your budget.
If you buy at auction, an agent sets a limit with you from comparable sales and bids for you on the day.
Revenue NSW charges first home buyers no transfer duty on a home up to $800,000, and a reduced amount below $1,000,000. An agent with your conveyancer checks whether the home you choose qualifies before you exchange.
The place
Newtown had 14,690 residents at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 34.
Newtown Station is on King Street and has a lift.
At the 2021 Census, 40.7% of Newtown homes were owned outright or with a mortgage. The median weekly rent at that Census was $550 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,000.
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