Wolseley Road
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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 include 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
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The following items are Heritage Listed by Woollahra Council:
- 16–18 Wolseley Road[6]
- 20 Wolseley Road[7]
- 28 Wolseley Road[8]
- 63–67 Wolseley Road[9]
- 66 Wolseley Road[10]
- 69 Wolseley Road[11]
- 134–136 Wolseley Road[12]
- 138–140 Wolseley Road[13]
- 142 Wolseley Road[14]
- Lady Martins Beach[15]
- Norfolk Island Pine[16]
- Seven Shillings Beach[17]
References
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald (27 April 2002). "A city and its multi-million dollar digs". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Cindy Martin (24 December 2002). "Extreme Sydney, Wealthiest". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Anthony Klan and Turi Condon (2007). "Prestige house price record set to soar". The Australian.
- ^ History for Wolseley Road, Point Piper Allhomes
- ^ Wolseley Rd in Point Piper named the sixth most expensive street in the world Daily Telegraph 15 July 2015
- ^ Danmark – residential flat building Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ Chinese Boatshed Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ 28 Wolseley Road Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ Stone walling Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ Residential flat building Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ Vaynol – house, sandstone walling, entrance archway Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ 134–136 Wolseley Road Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ 138–140 Wolseley Road Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ 142 Wolseley Road Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ Lady Martins Beach Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ Norfolk Island Pine Office of Environment & Heritage
- ^ Seven Shillings Beach Office of Environment & Heritage
External links
Media related to Point Piper, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons