Wolseley Road Explained

Wolseley Road is a road in the Sydney suburb of Point Piper. It is one kilometre long. It starts at New South Head Road and curves around the west side of Point Piper, terminating in a dead end above Lady Martins Beach.

Description

As at 2002, Wolseley Road was the most expensive residential road/street in Australia with 16 of the top 100 most expensive houses in Sydney being located on it.[1] Property writer Cindy Martin calculated in 2002 that the total value of the properties on the one-kilometre waterfront section of Wolseley Road was worth, in total, $720 million.[2]

In 2007, the Andrew Banks property on Wolseley Road was made an offer of $50 million, which was declined.[3] In 2022, 20 Wolseley Road sold for $45 million.[4]

In 2015, it was named the sixth most expensive street in the world. Notable residents included Frank Lowy and Malcolm Turnbull.[5]

Housing styles

Houses in the area are designed according to the limited availability and price of land, as well as the physical nature of the location. There is considerable variety because every house is unique; in contrast to many Sydney suburbs, there has been no mass development with identical houses. The range of styles goes from Federation Arts and Crafts cottages to multi-storey mansions and some towers of home units.

Heritage Listed

The following items are Heritage Listed by Woollahra Council:

External links

-33.866°N 151.2496°W

Notes and References

  1. News: A city and its multi-million dollar digs . The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 April 2002 .
  2. News: Cindy Martin. Extreme Sydney . . 24 December 2002 .
  3. Web site: Anthony . Klan . Anthony Klan. Turi . Condon. Prestige house price record set to soar . . 12 August 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811152849/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business-old/property/prestige-house-price-record-set-to-soar/story-e6frg9gx-1111113010045 . 11 August 2011 . dead . 20 September 2023.
  4. https://www.allhomes.com.au/ah/research/wolseley-road-point-piper-nsw-2027/195080712/sale-history History for Wolseley Road, Point Piper
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220904022817/https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/north-shore/wolseley-rd-in-point-piper-named-the-sixth-most-expensive-street-in-the-world/news-story/467a84765301bdc37b3af89731a112f1 Wolseley Rd in Point Piper named the sixth most expensive street in the world
  6. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710173 Danmark – residential flat building
  7. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=10597 Chinese Boatshed
  8. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710172 28 Wolseley Road
  9. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710167 Stone walling
  10. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710171 Residential flat building
  11. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2711064 Vaynol – house, sandstone walling, entrance archway
  12. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710170 134–136 Wolseley Road
  13. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710169 138–140 Wolseley Road
  14. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710168 142 Wolseley Road
  15. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710165 Lady Martins Beach
  16. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2711564 Norfolk Island Pine
  17. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2710175 Seven Shillings Beach