Toowoomba real estate: Every suburb’s highest-selling property in 2022 revealed
Toowoomba’s housing market is booming, and it’s not isolated to a single suburb either. Here is every top property sale in your area and how house prices have grown over the past 12 months.
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As agents and property experts will tell you, Toowoomba’s real estate market is going crazy right now.
And it’s not hard to see why based on the top-selling homes from every suburb across the city in 2022.
The statistics, collated by The Chronicle based on RP Data and RealEstate.com.au, has revealed most communities’ top-selling house was above $1 million, with several seeing $2 million sales or more.
Sales of unit complexes and large land parcels snapped up by developers have been omitted from this list, with the focus placed on owner-occupiers where possible.
Check out all 34 properties here, in alphabetical order by suburb:
BLUE MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS – 23 Murphys Creek Road
Price: $1.255m
Date: June 10, 2022
Agency: RealWay Property Partners
This 70s-era home with stunning views of the Toowoomba escarpment was snapped up by a couple just a few months ago.
The four-bedroom property had been previously sold in 2016 for less than $800,000.
Blue Mountain Heights’ median house price is now $855,000, up 20 per cent in 12 months.
CAWDOR – 44 Holly Avenue
Price: $1.18m
Date: April 29, 2022
Agency: Ray White Highfields/Toowoomba Range
The four-bedroom with 11 car spaces sold this year for the first time since 2014.
Agent Tony Franke said the property was in an “extremely desirable location”.
The home also has a 90,000-litre rainwater tanks and extensive fresh produce garden.
Cawdor has a median price of $900,000 (based on a small sample size), up 56 per cent from a year ago.
CENTENARY HEIGHTS – 4 Edwin Court
Price: $822,000
Date: May 17, 2022
Agency: Toowoomba City Realty
A four-bedroom home not far from Ballin Park, this property sold in May for the first time since 2003.
Listing agent Michael Teahan said the home had “plenty of heart and an undeniable family feel”.
Median sales prices for homes in Centenary Heights are up 23 per cent in a year to $510,000.
COTSWOLD HILLS – 2 Christine Court
Price: $1.39m
Date: July 8, 2022
Agency: NGU Real Estate
High-selling Toowoomba agent Matt Hawkins sold this five-bedroom stunner in Cotswold Hills for a massive price-tag just a few months ago.
Cotswold Hills now has a median price of $740,000 according to RealEstate.com.au, up a staggering 31 per cent in a year.
CRANLEY – 15 Bedwell Street
Price: $940,000
Date: June 30, 2022
Agency: Ray White Highfields/Toowoomba Range
Cranley, which will soon be home to the new Toowoomba Hospital, has been known for its rural farmland in the past.
This four-bedroom home was snapped up for $940,000 in June, which is up from the $482,500 median price in Cranley (an 11 per cent increase in 12 months).
DARLING HEIGHTS – 6 Postle Street
Price: $1.5m
Date: June 11, 2022
Agency: NGU Real Estate
Easily one of the newest homes on this list, the five-bedroom “Hamptons” home in Darling Heights sold for $1.5m after being built in 2021.
“Less than a year old, this property provides a breathtaking option for those looking to have the very best of contemporary living without a compromise on block size, living space or entertainment value while also accommodating the rare feature of a bore only minutes from town,” selling agent Robbie Witt wrote.
The selling price is far higher than the $450,000 median, which itself has grown more than 18 per cent in the past year.
DRAYTON – 709 Anzac Avenue
Price: $840,000
Date: April 19, 2022
Agency: Harcourts Toowoomba
Sporting distinct architecture and finishings, this magnificent 80s-era home enjoyed a healthy price tag when it was sold in April.
“Spectacular in scale and style, this striking and contemporary residence boasts generous proportions with exquisite living and dining areas,” agent Mark Abra wrote.
Drayton’s median house price is currently at $450,000, up 12.5 per cent since October 2021.
EAST TOOWOOMBA – 615/2-4 Herries Street
Price: $2.61m
Date: June 10, 2022
Agency: Qld Hot Property
Not only one of the highest-selling properties in Toowoomba in 2022, this 500 sqm penthouse also broke the record for a unit sale in the Garden City.
Known as one of Toowoomba’s most luxurious suburbs, East Toowoomba’s average house price is now more than $690,000 (up 12.3 per cent), while its median unit price has actually dropped to $335,000 over the same period.
GLENVALE – 312 Hursley Road
Price: $1.125m
Date: June 2, 2022
The four-bedroom home on Hursley Road was built in 2017, after a large parcel of land was subdivided.
Glenvale is one of Toowoomba’s fast-growing areas, with median house prices now at $480,000 after being just $397,000 12 months prior (21 per cent growth).
GOWRIE JUNCTION – 323 Gowrie-Tilgonda Road
Price: $1.9m
Date: January 13, 2022
Agency: Webster Cavanagh Rural
Sitting on the 38-hectare “Tilgonda” farmstead, this five-bedroom home was sold for seven figures through Webster Cavanagh Rural.
“This lovely property with spectacular views is well suited to cattle, horses, horticulture or agritourism,” agent Michael Tomlinson wrote.
HARLAXTON – 16A Mabel Street
Price: $660,000
Date: July 20, 2022
Agency: Ray White Toowoomba
This quaint home just around the corner from Downlands College was the best-performing property in Harlaxton in 2022.
Sporting four bedrooms and two bathrooms on more than 1000 sqm, the property significantly outperformed its suburb (median price $402,250, up 28 per cent in 12 months).
HARRISTOWN – 21 Melody Drive
Price: $880,000
Date: July 9, 2022
Agency: Re/Max Success
Built in 2008 on a hatchet block on the southern side of Harristown, the beautiful contemporary home features six bedrooms and 310 sqm of floor space.
Selling agent Jacqui Walker said it also included a media room, open-plan living and outdoor entertainment areas.
It sold for more than double the current median price in Harristown, which is $430,000 (up 20 per cent in a year).
HIGHFIELDS – 36 Kuhls Road
Price: $2.25m
Date: October 25, 2022
Agency: Webster Cavanagh Marsden
The most recent sale on this list, 36 Kuhls Road has been dubbed “Misty Mountain” and sits on nearly a hectare of land in Highfields.
It is also just a few hundred metres from the popular Peacehaven Botanic Park.
“Spread across 535 sqm, this magnificent family home offers five bedrooms, two bathrooms, multiple indoor and outdoor living options with a centrally located Bali hut overlooking your heated pool and full sized, flood lit tennis court,” agents Andrew Webster and Sam Marsden wrote.
Highfields is one of the fastest-growing communities in the Toowoomba region, with the median price growing 24 per cent in 12 months to $760,000.
KEARNEYS SPRING – 27 O’Neill Circuit
Price: $880,000
Date: June 17, 2022
Agency: Colliers Toowoomba
A new build in the growing suburb of Kearneys Spring, this five-bedroom home was sold through Colliers Toowoomba for a strong price.
“Offering an unprecedented lifestyle with unbeatable charm and the elegance of authentic luxurious living, combining contemporary style and modern convenience to ensure absolute comfort in this flawlessly appointed family home,” agents Dominic Ryan and Louise Bizzell wrote.
Kearneys Spring has a median price of $490,000, up 15.3 per cent in just a year.
KLEINTON – 20 Charmaine Court
Price: $892,000
Date: June 21, 2022
Agency: Jess Jones Real Estate
This stately home, which was built in 2005, sits on more than 3300 sqm in Kleinton.
“From the moment you arrive and stroll along the enchantingly leafy entrance, adorned with an array of seasonal botanical delights, you will be swept away by the sheer beauty this home exudes,” listing agent Amy Makim wrote.
One of Toowoomba’s emerging communities, Kleinton’s median house price is currently $680,000 and up 15 per cent in a year.
MIDDLE RIDGE – 5 Glencoe Court
Price: $2.45m
Date: April 1, 2022
Agency: Colliers Toowoomba
A couple snapped up this late 1980s-era Middle Ridge home through Colliers’ Dominic Ryan and Louise Bizzell, making it one of Toowoomba’s best-selling properties in 2022.
The five-bedroom property includes contemporary amenities and plenty of outdoor area in what has been called a “blue-chip” suburb.
The home sold for just $810,000 less than 10 years ago.
Considered one of Toowoomba’s most lucrative suburbs, Middle Ridge has an average house price of $795,000 (up 24.7 per cent in a year).
MOUNT KYNOCH – 3 Rosewall Court
Price: $2.5m
Date: January 30, 2022
Agency: The Agency Toowoomba
This magnificent property overlooking the Toowoomba escarpment was sold through The Agency in January. Based over one hectare of land, the 2010 home designed by award-winning architect Lester Ehrlich includes six bedrooms, three bathrooms and 519 sqm of floor space.
Mount Kynoch, which will soon be home to thousands of new residents thanks to the upcoming Habitat housing estate, has a median price of $602,500.
This is up an astonishing 35 per cent in just 12 months.
MOUNT LOFTY – 7 Simla Street
Price: $2.6m
Date: March 16, 2022
Located in one of Toowoomba’s most beautiful suburbs, the four-bedroom property on Simla Street has 373 sqm of floor space.
Little is known about the sale of this Mount Lofty home, as it appears the matter was an off-market transfer.
Mount Lofty is one of the city’s most lucrative markets, with the median price for a house growing 33 per cent in a year to $715,000.
MOUNT RASCAL – 183 Postle Street
Price: $2.1m
Date: May 11, 2022
Agency: RealWay Property Partners
Dubbed “Project Black”, this contemporary five-bedroom home just south of Toowoomba was a passion home for its previous owner.
The property includes a luxury kitchen, wine cellar, mud room, ducted airconditioning, solar power, automated irrigation, alfresco dining area and saltwater pool.
“It’s a really unique house, there’s nothing like that,” RealWay Property Partners’ Cooper Watson said.
NEWTOWN – 13 Warra Street
Price: $925,000
Date: February 15, 2022
Agency: Ray White Toowoomba
Easily one of the oldest homes on this list, 13 Warra Street was reportedly built in 1880 and features four bedrooms and 200 sqm of floor space.
Selling for $925,000, this was double the price it sold for in 2011.
Newtown is one of Toowoomba’s most historical suburbs, but has enjoyed 25 per cent house price growth in the past year to sit at $425,000.
NORTH TOOWOOMBA – 21 Moloney Street
Price: $1.1m
Date: January 24, 2022
Agency: RealWay Property Partners
This 1910s-era home was fully-restored by the previous owner and secured North Toowoomba’s only $1m-plus house sale of 2022 when it transferred in January.
“From the moment you enter the home, the detail and modern style that has been beautifully incorporated throughout is an inviting taste of what is to come,” agent Cooper Watson wrote.
A historical part of the city, North Toowoomba has enjoyed modest growth in its housing market over the past year (up 10.6 per cent to $426,000).
PRESTON – 6 Oakhill Place
Price: $1.525m
Date: June 20, 2022
Agency: Ecology Property
This sprawling home just outside Toowoomba was sold for a staggering price back in June through Ecology Property.
The five-bedroom home in the Oakhill Estate includes plenty of space, a pool and great views of the escarpment.
Preston’s median house price is $720,000, down nearly 10 per cent from the previous based on a small sample size.
PRINCE HENRY HEIGHTS – 8/61-63 Prince Henry Drive
Price: $1.475m
Date: February 11, 2022
Agency: Helen Austin Property
Situated in the tightly-held suburb of Prince Henry Heights, this five-bedroom stunner was snapped up for just shy of $1.5m in February.
“A walk up the amazing timber staircase to the top level will make you feel as if you’re above the clouds,” listing agent Helen Austin wrote.
RANGEVILLE – 2 Murrumba Road
Price: $1.13m
Date: August 2, 2022
Agency: PRD Nationwide Toowoomba
2 Murrumba Road is not far from Picnic Point and enjoys incredible views of the Toowoomba escarpment.
Built in 1999, the five-bedroom home has 250 sqm of floor space over a 784 sqm block.
A leafy and attractive suburb, Rangeville has seen its average house price growth by 9.5 per cent in a year to $572,000.
REDWOOD – 2 Old Toll Bar Road
Price: $3.3m
Date: March 17, 2022
Agency: Helen Austin Property
This 1970s-era luxury home on the edge of the Toowoomba escarpment was snapped up in March for an incredible $3.3m.
Considered a “blue-chip” suburb of Toowoomba, Redwood is tightly-held and saw just three property sales in 2022.
SOUTH TOOWOOMBA – 38 Cranley Street
Price: $975,000
Date: June 9, 2022
Agency: Colliers Toowoomba
A beautiful early-20th century property, 38 Cranley was lovingly restored by the previous owner.
“Attractively located in the heart of South Toowoomba you will find this sensational family home that is nothing short of exceptional,” agent Dominic Ryan wrote.
South Toowoomba has earned significant interest from buyers, with its median price soaring 25 per cent to $475,000 in just a year.
TOOWOOMBA CITY – 135 Russell Street
Price: Not disclosed
Date: October 14, 2022
Agency: RealWay Property Partners
Better known as Vacy Hall, this incredible heritage property was used for short-term accommodation for many years.
It was recently sold to a family, with the intent of it becoming their home.
The Toowoomba CBD has seen some decent growth in its modest housing market, up 10 per cent to $462,500 over 12 months.
TOP CAMP – 2 Doyle Court
Price: $1.225m
Date: June 2, 2022
Based on more than 1.3 hectares at Top Camp, this home sold for a monster sum in an apparent off-market transaction in June.
Top Camp’s median house price has grown by 33 per cent to $765,000 since 12 months ago.
TORRINGTON – 20 Troys Road
Price: $1.1m
Date: June 10, 2022
Agency: Elders Toowoomba
A spectacular rural home just outside Toowoomba, 20 Troys Road includes four bedrooms more than 200 sqm of floor space over two hectares of land.
Known more as Toowoomba’s industrial heart, Torrington has developed a growing residential market of late.
The average house price is now $695,000, up 25 per cent from a year ago.
WELLCAMP – 319 Drayton-Wellcamp Road
Price: $2.1m
Date: March 1, 2022
Agency: Hampton Real Estate
Considered one of Toowoomba’s historic rural properties, “Craigmore” was snapped up for $2.1m in March through Hampton Real Estate.
The 43-hectare property includes a four-bedroom home and five well-fenced paddocks.
WESTBROOK – 47 Bunkers Hill School Road
Price: $1.15m
Date: June 23, 2022
Agency: Belle Property
Situated just outside of the main Westbrook town centre, this beautiful four-bedroom home on 2.5 hectares at Westbrook attracted a serious buyer who paid seven figures for it.
The home is located within the development zone of Westbrook, raising the possibility the land could be further subdivided.
Westbrook has become a fast-growing community for Toowoomba, with its median house price growing by 17 per cent in a year to $600,000.
WILSONTON – 72 Barlow Street
Price: $682,000
Date: October 21, 2022
Agency: Re/Max Success
A local buyer bought 72 Barlow Street, a four-bedroom home on more than 1000 sqm, for more than $680,000 just last month.
“Positioned within a peaceful location, its impressive front facade and manicured gardens reveal a selection of voluminous living and a tranquil alfresco entertainment area,” agents Melita Bell and Pam Goodbody wrote in the listing.
Historically considered a working-class suburb, Wilsonton’s market has exploded in the past year.
The average house price is now $406,000, up 21 per cent in 12 months.
WILSONTON HEIGHTS – 20 High Court Drive
Price: $610,000
Date: August 16, 2022
Built by local firm GJ Gardner Homes, this four-bedroom house on the outskirts of Wilsonton Heights attracted interest above $600,000.
“This outstanding home was built to raise funds for local children’s charities and no expense was spared,” agent Trevor Manteufel wrote in the listing.
While still one of Toowoomba’s most affordable suburbs, Wilsonton Height’s median house price has risen by 19 per cent to $375,000 in a year.
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