FOR SALE: 32/21-25 Coulson street, Erskineville, Sydney
Apartment 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car
Refurbished 2007
Size 85 sqm internal space including ground floor courtyard. It has security car space of 12.65 sqm and a separate storage facility of 4.2 sqm.
Asking price Close to the mid $600k’s.
Erskineville is known for its vibrancy in terms of an alternative lifestyle among Sydney’s hip and Bohemian. This suburb is a mere 4.5km from Sydney CBD and 2km from the University of Sydney.
Location wise, this apartment is ultra convenient whereby it is within 300 metres to the St Peters train station, a 3-stop train ride to Central station. It is also within walking distance to the cafes and restaurants along King street in Newtown and Erskineville village shops and cafes.
This building was previously a light industrial premise but is now known as Star Printery Apartments. It has since been fully refurbished with modern conveniences and the professional team involved in this project include Turner & Associates architects and builder DeiCorp.
The apartment has 2 bedrooms both with built-in wardrobes opening out to an east-facing enclosed courtyard. The main bedroom has an ensuite.
Erskineville has been identified by Peter Koulizos, author of Top Australian Suburbs as one of the best areas to invest in 2010 along with other inner west suburbs such as Alexandria, Enmore and Darlington.
The downside to this property is that it may experience train noise due to its close proximity to the tracks.
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Vital statistics
| Erskineville | Median price $ | Weekly advertised median rent $ | Gross yield $ | 3-year growth % | 5-year growth % | Average annual growth % |
| Apartment | 490,000 | 500 | 5.3 | 22.5 | 16.7 | 6.8 |
| House | 650,000 | 570 | 4.56 | 15.04 | 14.04 | 7.3 |
Source: RP Data, June 2010
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How it’s calculated:
Median price: Median price for the 12 months to February 2010
Average annual growth: Average percentage change over the past 10 years as a per annum figure
3 and 5-year growth: Median price percentage change over the past 3 and 5 years to February 2010
Weekly median advertised rent: Median price of rental listings for the 12 months to February 2010
Gross yield: Estimated rental return, based on advertised rent to median price
