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Abercrombie vs Stanford Merthyr

Property investment comparison - Abercrombie, NSW 2795 vs Stanford Merthyr, NSW 2327

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Abercrombie wins 0, Stanford Merthyr wins 4. The better choice depends on whether you're optimising for cash flow, growth, affordability, or liquidity, the table below highlights the winner on each metric.

MetricAbercrombieStanford Merthyr
Median house price$860K-
Median unit price$455K$455K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.94%4.01%
Gross rental yield (units)5.22%5.50%
1-year house growth+8.7%estimate+11.4%estimate
3-year house growth--
Vacancy rate2.6%2.3%
Population1,127575

Abercrombie vs Stanford Merthyr: what the numbers say

On cash flow, Stanford Merthyr leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.01%, compared with 3.94% in Abercrombie, a gap of 0.07 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +8.7% in Abercrombie (an estimate) and +11.4% in Stanford Merthyr (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Stanford Merthyr, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 2.3% in Stanford Merthyr and 2.6% in Abercrombie, so landlords in Stanford Merthyr face less competition for tenants.

Abercrombie is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,127 against 575, larger than Stanford Merthyr; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Stanford Merthyr for rental income, Stanford Merthyr for recent price momentum, Stanford Merthyr for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.

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