Postcode 2042: Newtown, Enmore

Suburbs in postcode 2042: Newtown and Enmore.

How much is rent in Newtown and Enmore (2042)?

New leases of all home types in postcode 2042 had a median rent of $780 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 389 new leases, up 6.8% on a year earlier.

1-bedroom units in postcode 2042: $667.50 a week (130 new leases), up 6.8% on a year earlier
2-bedroom units in postcode 2042: $800 a week (53 new leases), up 1.3% on a year earlier
2-bedroom houses in postcode 2042: $900 a week (60 new leases), up 5.9% on a year earlier
3-bedroom houses in postcode 2042: $1,150 a week (42 new leases), the same as a year earlier

Half the new leases of 1-bedroom units in postcode 2042 were between $565 and $741.25 a week.

New leases are rents agreed at the start of a tenancy in July–Sept 2026, from NSW Fair Trading bond data, not what current tenants pay.

Median rent and sale prices: Postcode 2042

Medians from the published data, for every group. Middle half: half the figures fall in this range, a quarter below it and a quarter above. Method

New-lease rents · postcode 2042

July–Sept 2026 · NSW Fair Trading bond data

Homes	Median	Middle half	Leases	vs a year earlier
all homes	$780/wk	$650/wk – $950/wk	389	+6.8%
0-bed homes	$485/wk	$442.50/wk – $566.25/wk	22	—
1-bed homes	$652.50/wk	$500/wk – $730/wk	162	+4.4%
2-bed homes	$850/wk	$800/wk – $950/wk	127	+2.4%
3-bed homes	$1,120/wk	$1,010/wk – $1,350/wk	61	+3.7%
4-bed homes	$1,500/wk	$1,150/wk – $1,690/wk	13	—
units, any sizeCheck an increase	$690/wk	$582.50/wk – $797.50/wk	211	+6.2%
0-bed unitsCheck an increase	$485/wk	$437.50/wk – $575/wk	20	—
1-bed unitsCheck an increase	$667.50/wk	$565/wk – $741.25/wk	130	+6.8%
2-bed unitsCheck an increase	$800/wk	$750/wk – $880/wk	53	+1.3%
houses, any sizeCheck an increase	$930/wk	$778.75/wk – $1,105/wk	148	+3.3%
1-bed housesCheck an increase	$457.50/wk	$362.50/wk – $672.50/wk	30	—
2-bed housesCheck an increase	$900/wk	$845/wk – $950/wk	60	+5.9%
3-bed housesCheck an increase	$1,150/wk	$1,050/wk – $1,350/wk	42	+0.0%
townhouses, any sizeCheck an increase	$955/wk	$835/wk – $1,187.50/wk	30	+4.7%
2-bed townhousesCheck an increase	$925/wk	$835/wk – $957.50/wk	14	—
3-bed townhousesCheck an increase	$1,200/wk	$1,045/wk – $1,337.50/wk	11	—

Sale prices · postcode 2042

Jan–Mar 2026 · the NSW Rent and Sales Report

Sales of	Median	Middle half	Sales	vs a year earlier
all homes	$1,465,000	$1,008,000 – $1,985,000	63	+1.0%
strata homes	$958,000	$825,000 – $1,250,000	—	—
non-strata homes	$1,935,000	$1,668,000 – $2,464,000	35	+3.5%

Rent in nearby postcodes

Each postcode's median weekly rent for new leases, July–Sept 2026, from NSW Fair Trading bond data: up to eight nearby postcodes, those with the most new leases, in name order. A median from fewer than 20 new leases isn't shown (—).

Postcode (its suburbs)	All homes	2-bed units	3-bed houses
2008: Chippendale, Darlington	$925/wk	$1,100/wk	—
2015: Alexandria, Beaconsfield, Eveleigh	$850/wk	$905/wk	—
2037: Glebe, Forest Lodge	$875/wk	$1,100/wk	$1,200/wk
2038: Annandale	$750/wk	—	$1,250/wk
2043: Erskineville	$920/wk	$1,050/wk	—

Every postcode in the council area: Inner West council area rents by postcode

Suburbs in postcode 2042: Newtown, Enmore

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How much is rent in Newtown and Enmore (2042)?

New leases of all home types in postcode 2042 had a median rent of $780 a week in July–Sept 2026, across 389 new leases, up 6.8% on a year earlier.

1-bedroom units in postcode 2042: $667.50 a week (130 new leases), up 6.8% on a year earlier

2-bedroom units in postcode 2042: $800 a week (53 new leases), up 1.3% on a year earlier

2-bedroom houses in postcode 2042: $900 a week (60 new leases), up 5.9% on a year earlier

3-bedroom houses in postcode 2042: $1,150 a week (42 new leases), the same as a year earlier

Half the new leases of 1-bedroom units in postcode 2042 were between $565 and $741.25 a week.

New leases are rents agreed at the start of a tenancy in July–Sept 2026, from NSW Fair Trading bond data, not what current tenants pay.

Homes

Median

Leases

vs a year earlier

all homes

$780/wk

389

+6.8%

0-bed homes

$485/wk

—

1-bed homes

$652.50/wk

162

+4.4%

2-bed homes

$850/wk

127

+2.4%

3-bed homes

$1,120/wk

+3.7%

4-bed homes

$1,500/wk

—

units, any sizeCheck an increase

$690/wk

211

+6.2%

0-bed unitsCheck an increase

$485/wk

—

1-bed unitsCheck an increase

$667.50/wk

130

+6.8%

2-bed unitsCheck an increase

$800/wk

+1.3%

houses, any sizeCheck an increase

$930/wk

148

+3.3%

1-bed housesCheck an increase

$457.50/wk

—

2-bed housesCheck an increase

$900/wk

+5.9%

3-bed housesCheck an increase

$1,150/wk

+0.0%

townhouses, any sizeCheck an increase

$955/wk

+4.7%

2-bed townhousesCheck an increase

$925/wk

—

3-bed townhousesCheck an increase

$1,200/wk

—

Sales of

Median

Sales

vs a year earlier

all homes

$1,465,000

+1.0%

strata homes

$958,000

—

non-strata homes

$1,935,000

+3.5%

Postcode (its suburbs)

All homes

2-bed units

3-bed houses

2008: Chippendale, Darlington

$925/wk

$1,100/wk

—

2015: Alexandria, Beaconsfield, Eveleigh

$850/wk

$905/wk

—

2037: Glebe, Forest Lodge

$875/wk

$1,100/wk

$1,200/wk

2038: Annandale

$750/wk

—

$1,250/wk

2043: Erskineville

$920/wk

$1,050/wk

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