Bondi Junction houses in 2026 — scarcity in a suburb being rebuilt
A town centre on the cusp of its biggest change in twenty years — and, around its edges, a small, tightly-held pocket of houses that rarely comes to market. Here is what this year's sales actually say.
By Alan Weiss · Weiss Real Estate · Licence 218396
A house market read plainly
Bondi Junction is usually discussed as an apartment and retail story — and with good reason. But it is also home to a thin band of freestanding houses and Victorian terraces, held in the conservation pockets that ring the commercial core. In the first half of 2026, the full sales register records just thirty house transactions across the suburb. Twenty-one of them — the sales with complete listing records — are profiled in the ledger below, and together they account for $75 million in trade. That scarcity is the first thing the numbers tell you.
The median house sale across the full register was $2.71 million, with the profiled set a touch higher at $2.855 million — either way, consistent with the roughly $2.9 million reported across the suburb over the past year. The average sat higher still, at $3.57 million across the profiled sales. The gap is the familiar one: a handful of character results doing the lifting, with most houses trading in a tighter, more accessible range.
Bondi Junction — the tower cluster and Westfield core, with the terrace pockets that ring it.
30
House transactions, H1
$2.71m
Median sale
$10m
Top sale
$75m
Profiled sales value
An objective view
The defining feature of this market is how little of it there is. Thirty sales in six months is a thin, tightly-held pocket — and under the draft Waverley Master Plan unveiled in May 2026, the heritage conservation areas these houses sit in are explicitly protected, even as density rises in the town centre core. That protection is part of why they hold their scarcity value.
Character sets the ceiling
The top of the market is period housing. A grand 1880s Victorian on Ruthven Street led at $10 million; renovated and architect-finished houses on St James Road followed at $7.3m and $5.425m. Land, scale and provenance — not finishes alone — drive the premium.
A thin, held market
Thirty house transactions in six months, against a far deeper apartment market. Houses sit in small protected pockets at the edge of the centre, comparable to Woollahra, Queens Park and Waverley — and they rarely turn over.
The transformation backdrop
A council master plan, the next evolution of Westfield, and a wave of private approvals are converging at once. For house owners inside the precinct, the policy direction signals where capital and amenity will flow next.
Beneath the prestige end, the market is genuinely accessible by Eastern Suburbs standards. Eleven of the twenty-one profiled sales landed between $2 and $3 million — compact terraces, semis and value-add cottages bought for their walkable position as much as the home itself. The entry point this year was a house on Old South Head Road at $1.85 million. For buyers priced out of Bondi or Bronte, a freehold house this close to Westfield, the station and the beaches remains a rational trade.
For owners weighing a sale, the practical reading is specific to this suburb: a Bondi Junction house is no longer just a home, it is a lifestyle asset in a precinct being deliberately reshaped. Presentation and pricing still matter — but so does positioning the property against the right buyer pool, and against a planning backdrop that is changing faster than it has in two decades.
Volume — where the trading actually happens
Set the house market against the apartment market and the imbalance is stark. Over the six years to mid-2026, Oxford Street alone recorded 397 verified unit sales — better than one settled sale every six days, sustained for six straight years — at a median of $1.44 million. Spring Street added 129 unit sales over the same period, and Gray Street 73. Bondi Junction trades like an apartment economy with a house market attached to its edges.
House turnover tells the opposite story. The busiest house street in the suburb, Ruthven Street, managed 40 sales in six years — a tenth of Oxford Street's count — at a $2.68 million median. Suburb-wide, house volume ran to 34 sales in 2020, spiked to 86 in the 2021 boom, then settled into a band of fifty to seventy a year through the middle of the decade. Thirty transactions in the first half of 2026 puts this year at the quieter end of that record.
The four busiest addresses by verified sales, 2020–2026. Oxford Street outsells the suburb's busiest house street ten to one.
For an owner, that imbalance is the point. Liquidity lives in the towers; scarcity lives in the terraces. A house that comes to market here is not competing with a steady stream of near-identical stock the way an apartment is — which is precisely why presentation, timing and campaign strategy carry more weight, not less.
The 2026 house sales
The twenty-one Bondi Junction house, terrace and semi sales with complete listing records across the first half of 2026 — units excluded — grouped by price band, with the listing position as it was presented to the market.
Prestige tier
$5m and above
57 Ruthven Street, Bondi Junction
5 bed · 3 bath · 305sqm internal · Jan 2026
$10,000,000
Grand five-bedroom Bondi Junction house on a substantial family-sized holding, with three bathrooms, two car spaces and approximately 305sqm of internal area. Public records describe a late-Victorian residence dating from the 1880s, with the scale, land size and accommodation profile that place it at the very top of the local house market. The result reflects the rarity of large character homes close to Westfield, transport, Woollahra village and eastern suburbs schools.
21 St James Road, Bondi Junction
5 bed · 4 bath · 286sqm land · Mar 2026
$7,300,000
Bespoke five-bedroom, four-bathroom designer sanctuary in a prized parkside pocket of Bondi Junction, with parking and approximately 286sqm of land. Listing material positioned the home as a high-quality, architecturally finished family residence with strong contemporary appeal. The sale demonstrates how premium buyers continue to compete for renovated houses that combine design, accommodation and walkability to Cooper Park, Westfield, transport and Woollahra village.
70 St James Road, Bondi Junction
4 bed · 3 bath · 206sqm land · Feb 2026
$5,425,000
Refined four-bedroom Victorian terrace on approximately 206sqm, with three bathrooms and parking. Marketing material described a distinguished street presence in a peaceful cul-de-sac, with interiors by Nellie Tilley, formal lounge and dining spaces, fireplaces and a balance of period character with modern luxury. This is a strong example of the premium attached-house market, where architectural finish and a blue-chip parkside address drive value.
Premium house band
$3m – $5m
46 Birrell Street, Bondi Junction
4 bed · 2 bath · 206sqm land · Mar 2026
$4,500,000
Four-bedroom, two-bathroom Bondi Junction house with two car spaces on approximately 206sqm. Public sold records confirm a practical family layout with the added advantage of off-street parking, a valuable feature in this part of Bondi Junction. The result reflects ongoing demand for well-located houses close to transport, schools, Bondi Road amenity and the broader beach-to-city corridor.
14 Woodstock Street, Bondi Junction
5 bed · 3 bath · 260sqm land · Mar 2026
$4,080,000
Five-bedroom, three-bathroom lowset house with two car spaces on approximately 260sqm. Public listing records show a substantial family home in a prized wide, tree-lined street, with a strong accommodation profile and rare parking for the price band. The sale sits firmly in the upper family-house segment of Bondi Junction, driven by space, convenience and proximity to Bondi Junction retail and transport.
7 Keiran Street, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 1 bath · 247sqm land · Feb 2026
$3,835,000
Three-bedroom Bondi Junction house on approximately 247sqm, recorded with one bathroom in the sale listing and sold through Belle Property. The property sits in a quiet residential pocket close to Waverley village, schools and the Bondi Junction transport hub. The result shows the premium buyers are prepared to pay for land and location, even where accommodation is more traditional and future improvement potential remains part of the value story.
87 Bronte Road, Bondi Junction
4 bed · 2 bath · 319sqm land · Jan 2026
$3,800,000
Substantial four-bedroom, two-bathroom commercial/residential terrace with three car spaces on approximately 319sqm. Listing material described it as a two-storey terrace on the doorstep of the retail and business district, with renovation or redevelopment opportunity. The sale reflects the market’s appetite for flexible mixed-use or high-exposure assets close to Bondi Junction’s commercial core and Bronte Road’s established lifestyle strip.
34 St James Road, Bondi Junction
4 bed · 2 bath · 105sqm land · Jan 2026
$3,534,000
Compact St James Road house on approximately 105sqm, with listing records showing four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a floorplan despite no parking. Publicly listed features included air conditioning, heating, built-in wardrobes, floorboards, courtyard, fully fenced outdoor area, rumpus room and close proximity to schools, shops and transport. The result highlights the strength of renovated small-lot homes in tightly held parkside streets.
10 Hough Street, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 2 bath · Jan 2026
$3,076,000
Three-bedroom, two-bathroom house on a compact holding, sold early in January 2026. Public records show a small-lot terrace-style home with no parking, supported by a floorplan and recent prior sales history. The value lies in its walkable Bondi Junction position, close to Westfield, the train station and village amenity, appealing to buyers seeking a low-maintenance house alternative to strata living.
Established band
$2.5m – $3m
15 Brisbane Street, Bondi Junction
4 bed · 3 bath · 176sqm land · Mar 2026
$2,900,000
Four-bedroom, three-bathroom Bondi Junction house on approximately 176sqm, sold with a floorplan and no parking recorded. Public records confirm a larger accommodation profile than many homes in this price band, with the appeal centred on bedroom count, bathroom flexibility and proximity to Waverley, Bondi Road and Bondi Junction. The sale reflects buyer demand for family-sized internal space on a manageable inner-east holding.
110 Mill Hill Road, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 2 bath · 113sqm land · Feb 2026
$2,855,000
Contemporary three-bedroom, two-bathroom house on approximately 113sqm with no parking. Listing material highlighted air conditioning, floorboards, built-in wardrobes, dishwasher, bath, balcony/deck and garden/courtyard, giving the home a modern low-maintenance profile. Its position close to transport, shops and schools supports the result, particularly for buyers wanting a renovated terrace-style home within walking distance of Bondi Junction.
33 Ruthven Street, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 1 bath · 122sqm land · Apr 2026
$2,710,000
Three-bedroom, one-bathroom Bondi Junction cottage on approximately 122sqm. Public marketing described it as a creatively reinvented ‘gingerbread cottage’, giving the property a distinctive character profile in a popular residential pocket. The sale reflects the appeal of renovated charm, strong presentation and walkability to Woollahra, Westfield, transport and Cooper Park, even without off-street parking.
42 Allens Parade, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 1 bath · 251sqm land · May 2026
$2,650,000
Three-bedroom, one-bathroom semi-style home on approximately 251sqm. Listing material described it as a generously proportioned, potential-packed charmer, positioned within a convenient Bondi Junction pocket. The larger land component for this price band adds flexibility, while the location offers access to schools, parks, transport and retail. The sale reads as a value-add opportunity rather than a purely finished-home purchase.
73 Newland Street, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 1 bath · 209sqm land · Feb 2026
$2,600,000
Three-bedroom, one-bathroom Bondi Junction house on approximately 209sqm, with public records confirming a February 2026 sale through Belle Property. The property sits close to the retail, café and transport spine of Bondi Junction, while retaining the scale and independence of a house. The result reflects demand for traditional homes with land and scope in a market where many buyers are priced out of larger renovated family properties.
20 Ruthven Street, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 1 bath · 101sqm land · Apr 2026
$2,600,000
Three-bedroom Bondi Junction house on a compact approximately 101sqm holding, with one bathroom and one car space recorded in the sales data. Public property records identify it as a small-lot house in a heritage-overlay pocket close to Woollahra Public School catchment and Bondi Junction amenity. The sale reflects strong demand for entry-level houses with parking, particularly in streets that provide quick access to transport and village life.
Accessible house band
below $2.5m
94 Ruthven Street, Bondi Junction
2 bed · 1 bath · 98sqm land · Mar 2026
$2,420,000
Two-bedroom, one-bathroom Bondi Junction house on approximately 98sqm. Public listings recorded a compact floorplan, balcony and built-in robe features, with no parking shown. This sale sits in the smaller house and terrace segment, where buyers are effectively paying for land ownership, character and position rather than scale. Its appeal is centred on walkability to Bondi Junction, Woollahra and surrounding parks.
49 Ruthven Street, Bondi Junction
2 bed · 1 bath · 108sqm land · Apr 2026
$2,285,000
Two-bedroom, one-bathroom terrace-style house on approximately 108sqm, with public records noting features including balcony, courtyard, floorboards, full fencing and a shed. Earlier rental marketing described the home as a parkside terrace in a sought-after location, close to cafés, shopping, transport, Queen Street village and Westfield. The sale reflects the continued strength of compact character homes in walkable eastern suburbs pockets.
22 Mackenzie Street, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 2 bath · 89sqm land · Feb 2026
$2,200,000
Three-bedroom, two-bathroom Bondi Junction house on a small approximately 89sqm holding, sold by Ray White Eastern Beaches in February 2026. The sale price positions it in the more accessible house segment, with value underpinned by accommodation, location and ownership of a freehold-style asset rather than strata. The property appeals to buyers wanting a compact home close to Waverley, Bondi Junction and public transport.
109 Denison Street, Bondi Junction
2 bed · 1 bath · 116sqm land · Jun 2026
$2,175,000
Two-bedroom, one-bathroom Bondi Junction house on approximately 116sqm. Listing features included built-in wardrobes, courtyard, fully fenced outdoor space, rumpus room and proximity to transport, shops and schools. The sale represents the compact terrace and cottage market, where buyers focus on land ownership, character, outdoor space and convenience to the Bondi Junction retail and transport precinct.
128 Denison Street, Bondi Junction
2 bed · 1 bath · 108sqm land · Jun 2026
$2,175,000
Two-bedroom, one-bathroom house on approximately 108sqm, sold prior to auction in June 2026. Public rental and listing material described a stylish dual-level Victorian terrace with landscaped entertainer’s garden and potential third bedroom. The result reflects demand for well-presented compact terraces offering character, outdoor living and a walkable Bondi Junction position.
107 Old South Head Road, Bondi Junction
3 bed · 1 bath · 150sqm land · May 2026
$1,850,000
Three-bedroom, one-bathroom character terrace on approximately 150sqm. Listing material described period features including ornate ceilings, original fireplaces, timber floors, stained glass windows and a north-east facing courtyard, with scope to renovate, extend or add a second level subject to approval. Positioned within walking distance of Westfield, Bondi Junction station, Bellevue Hill village, Cooper Park and Bondi Beach, it was a strong value-add purchase.
Methodology. Transaction counts and the $2.71 million median are drawn from the full register of verified 2026 house, terrace and semi sales in Bondi Junction (postcode 2022); strata apartments and units are excluded, as are nominal transfers under $50,000 and undisclosed prices. The ledger profiles the twenty-one sales within that register with complete public listing records; their median is $2.855 million and their combined value $75 million. Property descriptions reflect public listing and sold-record material at the time of sale and are reproduced for reference. Street-level volume figures (Oxford, Spring, Gray and Ruthven Streets) are drawn from the same verified-sales dataset across 2020–2026. Suburb medians are corroborated against CoreLogic, Domain and PropTrack suburb data, which places the Bondi Junction house median at approximately $2.9 million over the past year. Master Plan and Westfield details reflect Waverley Council and Scentre Group announcements current to May 2026. Sales data is indicative, not a valuation. Past results are not a guarantee of future outcomes.
