Celebrity ultra-runner Nedd Brockmann is busy growing his empire, one step at a time. Picture: Richard Dobson
Celebrity ultra-runner Nedd Brockmann has bought his first property in the Newcastle region.
The Forbes-born 26-year-old electrician, who shot to fame in 2022 by running across Australia from Cottesloe Beach in Perth to Sydney’s Bondi Beach, raising over $2.5m for the homelessness charity We Are Mobilize, has bought at Wickham.
He’s spent $1,195,000 on an original cottage on 300sq m, a short walk to the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club.
The Randwick-based renter has promptly leased the three-bedroom cottage for $680 a week, reflecting a 2.97 per cent gross yield. PropTrack calculates houses in Wickham typically rent out at $680 a week, reflecting an annual rental yield of 3.6 per cent.
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Nedd Brockman nhas bought at Wickham, a short walk to the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club. Picture: realestate.com.au
The three-bedroom cottage is being leased for $680 a week. Picture: realestate.com.au
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The recent rental marketing by PMC Property Management’s Karen Forbes indicated Brockmann’s future intentions for the home – seeking a six-month tenant “after which the owner will be taking possession”.
The home last sold for $420,000 in 2013.
PropTrack puts Wickham’s median house price at $910,000, up 0.6 per cent over the last 12 months based on 15 sales. However, three-bedroom Wickham houses have seen 18 per cent annual price growth, from just 10 sales at a $1,132,500 median. Its peak was 2021 at $1,295,000.
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Nedd Brockmann. Picture: Richard Dobson
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Brockmann’s Instagram followers has soared to over 630,000 since he ran the 4000km from Perth to Bondi Beach in 47 days in 2022.
He appeared on the cover of Stellar in February 2023.
In 2024, to raise money for We Are Mobilize, Brockmann ran 3760 laps around the 400m track at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre. He ran it in 12.5 days.
Brockmann appeared at the REA Conference REAdy25 in August, where he spoke of deciding he could no longer walk past people sleeping rough near Sydney’s Central Station while going to TAFE for his electrical apprenticeship.
“I’d see homelessness on the street; there’d be 10 or so people on Eddy Ave … it was having a profound effect on me, I had to go and do something,” he said.
Realestate.com.au reported he had helped raise over $7.5m for the charity ahead of his most recent effort, “Uncomfortable Challenge”, last month.
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Pictured is Nedd Brockman arriving at North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club in Sydney after spending the last 46 days running 100km per day from Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia and in the process raising over 1.4 million dollars for homeless charity Mobilise. Picture: Richard Dobson
Brockmann has also recently partnered with Mitre 10 to help launch the 4:01 Club, which aims to provide a hub of resources and activities to support tradie mental health. Named after knock-off time, it’s about making the most of life after work – staying active, connecting with mates, and taking small steps that make a big difference.
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