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Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016

Street

Street Summary

Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016 is a collector road with a 50km/h limit where 98.7% of residential stock fronts the street. Houses sit level with the street, and 58 homes are heritage-listed. Two homes have a flood overlay and 24 are recommended for a flood check. The street is 10.6% houses and 87% apartments. Recent sales include 1 house and 11 apartments. The street sits above the suburb's house median. Major developments include 219 Chalmers St (119 lots, 4 levels, 1990), 249 Chalmers St (104 lots, 5 levels, 2005), and 217 Chalmers St (46 lots, 5 levels, 1995).


PART 1
Street Profile

Property Type Mix

The mix of houses and apartments (units) that make up the Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016 property market.

Houses vs Apartments545 total lots
10.6%
87%
2.4%
Houses (10.6%)
Apartments (87%)
Townhouses/Villas/Unclassified (2.4%)

Street Class & Speed Limit

The road classification and posted speed limit along Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016. Road class and speed limit can each vary from section to section; the dominant setting along the street is shown here.

Dominant road class & speed limitCOLLECTOR ROAD · 50 km/h98.7% of properties front this section

PART 2
Houses

"Houses" in this report includes detached houses, duplexes, and terraces.

Land Topography

How house lots on Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016 sit relative to street level — topography that affects drainage, flood risk, privacy, and build cost. Statistics are calculated from properties with available data.

High-side vs low-side house lots
Flat
50 lots
High-side (1m above)
Flat
Low-side (1m below)

Risks &Overlays

See which key planning overlays and environmental risks affect this street before you buy.

Heritage
58 houses affected
Bushfire
0 houses affected
Flood
2 houses affected
High voltage power line
0 houses affected

Street Sales - Houses

Actual house sales on Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016 over the past 5 years, plotted against the Redfern NSW 2016 median house price trend over the same period.

Street sales vs suburb median
Street SalesSuburb Median Price
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5.0MSept 21May 23Jan 25Sept 26$1.6M · 2022$1.8M · 2023$2M · 2024$2.1M · 2025$2.1M · 2026$2.4M · 2021-10-02 · 264 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$3.7M · 2025-02-27 · 274 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$2.1M · 2023-08-19 · 277 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$2.5M · 2024-09-26 · 279 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$3.5M · 2024-10-02 · 280 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$3.2M · 2026-04-28 · 280 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$2M · 2023-10-10 · 289 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$2.9M · 2022-02-10 · 216 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$2.2M · 2023-09-21 · 218 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$2.8M · 2022-10-11 · 252 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$2.3M · 2024-11-04 · 241 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016
Street price+28%vs suburb median
Turnover rate19%Past 5 years

PART 3
Apartments

Street Sales - Apartments

Actual apartment (unit) sales on Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016 over the past 5 years, plotted against the Redfern NSW 2016 median apartment price trend over the same period.

Street sales vs suburb median
Street SalesSuburb Median Price
$0$1.3M$2.5M$3.8M$5.0MSept 21May 23Jan 25Sept 26$1M · 2022$1.1M · 2023$1.1M · 2024$1.2M · 2025$985k · 2026$991k · 2024-06-21 · 18/292 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$951k · 2021-11-23 · 19/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1M · 2024-06-18 · 20/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.1M · 2023-09-21 · 26/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.2M · 2021-09-17 · 35/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$995k · 2025-04-17 · 42/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$950k · 2025-11-06 · 45/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$990k · 2026-02-13 · 46/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$924k · 2022-02-03 · 6/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1M · 2023-09-15 · 8/217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$950k · 2022-01-04 · 15/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1M · 2024-07-24 · 14/292 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$945k · 2026-05-21 · 15/292 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$985k · 2024-09-03 · 20/292 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$850k · 2022-07-06 · 8/292 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$808k · 2021-12-17 · 9/292 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$2.8M · 2022-11-19 · 101/251 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$880k · 2024-08-21 · 10/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.3M · 2024-07-31 · 11/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.2M · 2022-10-25 · 18/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.2M · 2026-06-04 · 18/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1M · 2021-11-06 · 1/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$725k · 2025-07-18 · 26/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$680k · 2024-06-06 · 27/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1M · 2024-05-06 · 29/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$980k · 2021-11-06 · 4/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$953k · 2023-07-15 · 52/251 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$790k · 2022-07-07 · 5/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$970k · 2026-03-13 · 5/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$713k · 2023-11-22 · 63/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$900k · 2025-08-22 · 65/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.1M · 2024-08-10 · 66/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.3M · 2022-02-12 · 69/251 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$933k · 2023-09-22 · 73/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$985k · 2025-03-13 · 74/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.4M · 2022-12-21 · 80/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$970k · 2023-03-09 · 85/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.2M · 2025-07-24 · 85/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$988k · 2025-02-06 · 90/251 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.1M · 2025-05-29 · 93/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.3M · 2022-06-24 · 94/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.7M · 2025-05-03 · 99/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$950k · 2021-09-17 · 107/253 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$930k · 2024-06-20 · 100/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$860k · 2023-03-27 · 101/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$740k · 2022-07-04 · 104/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.2M · 2024-05-01 · 109/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$945k · 2023-04-17 · 10/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1M · 2024-02-29 · 113/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$995k · 2026-06-16 · 113/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$793k · 2024-08-28 · 117/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$990k · 2023-05-10 · 118/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$835k · 2025-10-10 · 11/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$715k · 2026-06-18 · 35/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$730k · 2022-10-10 · 43/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$730k · 2025-08-08 · 47/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.1M · 2025-04-30 · 53/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$985k · 2024-09-21 · 56/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.1M · 2022-12-22 · 58/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$670k · 2026-05-19 · 60/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$800k · 2024-09-19 · 82/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1M · 2024-05-24 · 84/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.2M · 2025-10-18 · 86/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.2M · 2025-08-23 · 88/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$955k · 2024-10-11 · 8/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1M · 2026-06-19 · 98/219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016$1.3M · 2022-08-26 · 25/249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016
Apartment sales14Past 12 months
Turnover rate14.1%Past 5 years

Largest Apartment Projects

The largest apartment projects on Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016, ranked by number of lots.

1
219 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016Large project (100+ lots)
2
249 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016Large project (100+ lots)
3
217 CHALMERS ST, REDFERN NSW 2016Small-Medium project (20-50 lots)

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Living in Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016 : Street Profile & FAQs

Common questions about living on and buying property on Chalmers St, Redfern NSW 2016 — lifestyle, transport, and the local housing market.

Note: Data is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2021 Census data and knest.ai internal statistical data.

Is Chalmers St an expensive or affordable street relative to Redfern?

House prices on Chalmers St sit 27.97% above the Redfern suburb house median.

What are the risk and overlay factors on Chalmers St?

There are 58 heritage-listed properties on Chalmers St, meaning renovations or exterior changes may require additional council approval. Two properties fall within a flood overlay, 24 are recommended for a flood check, and 32 have been reviewed with no flood risk identified or not mapped. There is no bushfire or high-voltage powerline risk on the street.

Are properties on Chalmers St mostly on high, level or low ground?

50 homes sit level with the street.

What type of road is Chalmers St?

Chalmers St is predominantly a collector road with a 50 km/h speed limit. Collector roads generally connect local streets with larger roads, carrying more through traffic than local residential streets.

Is Chalmers St mostly houses or apartments?

Chalmers St has 545 residential properties, with 87% being apartments and 10.6% being houses.

What are the major apartment developments on Chalmers St?

The major apartment developments on Chalmers St include 219 Chalmers St (119 lots, 4 levels, built in 1990), 249 Chalmers St (104 lots, 5 levels, built in 2005), and 217 Chalmers St (46 lots, 5 levels, built in 1995).

How many properties have sold on Chalmers St?

1 house and 11 apartments sold on Chalmers St in the past 12 months. The 5-year turnover rate is 19% for houses and 14.3% for apartments, representing the proportion of properties that changed ownership during the past five years.

Is Chalmers St a good street to buy property on?

Chalmers St is a collector road with a 50 km/h speed limit, predominantly featuring apartments (87%) with a smaller share of houses (10.6%). House prices sit 27.97% above the Redfern suburb median. There are 58 heritage-listed properties, meaning renovations may require council approval. Buyers should consider the collector road classification, the high density of apartments, and the heritage overlay implications when purchasing.