Investors compete for $300,000 Werrington offering which sells at 6.24% yield

A three-bedroom Werrington brick house was last weekend’s cheapest auction sale in New South Wales, selling for $300,000 according to Australian Property Monitors.

Located at 20 Dunkley Place, the house sits on a 562 square metre block of land and features a large backyard.

The property sold for $10,000 over the reserve price, which was set at $290,000. It last sold for $19,750 in 1991 according to RP Data records.

Its listing agent Paul Abassi of Laing+Simmons St Marys/Ropes Crossing told Property Observer there were seven registered bidders present at the auction, most of whom were potential investors.

“The successful bidder was an investor,” he said.

Based on Laing+Simmons’ estimated $360 rental per week, the price reflected a likely rental yield of 6.24%, slightly higher than the average rental yield in Werrington which currently stands at 5.5% according to RP Data.

Abassi added that the market in Werrington is “pretty strong”. While the area is populated by “older people”, he told Property Observer that new homes are coming up, and younger families are “buying and renovating”.

According to the latest report by RP Data, the median sale price for houses in Werrington is $335,000, up 2.5%% on last year. The average discount required to sell a house is 4.2%, while private treaty sales average 67 days on market.

Other houses currently on sale on Werrington include: 70 Reid Street, listed for $379,000 by JLB Real Estate Werrington, and 205 Victoria Street, listed for $509,950 by LJ Hooker St Marys.