Alstonvale vs Beaconsfield
Property investment comparison - Alstonvale, NSW 2477 vs Beaconsfield, NSW 2015
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Alstonvale wins 3, Beaconsfield wins 2. 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.
| Metric | Alstonvale | Beaconsfield |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.3M | $2.3M |
| Median unit price | $635K | $1.4M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 1.81% | 2.83% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 5.45% | 3.43% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +3.5% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +13.4% |
| Vacancy rate | 0.7% | 2.6% |
| Population | 431 | 1,172 |
Alstonvale vs Beaconsfield: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.3M in Alstonvale and $2.3M in Beaconsfield, so Beaconsfield is the cheaper entry point.
For units, Alstonvale sits at a median of $635K against $1.4M in Beaconsfield, which makes Alstonvale the more affordable unit market and Beaconsfield the pricier one.
On cash flow, Beaconsfield leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.83%, compared with 1.81% in Alstonvale, a gap of 1.02 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Alstonvale and 2.6% in Beaconsfield, so landlords in Alstonvale face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Beaconsfield is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,172 against 431, roughly 2.7 times the size of Alstonvale; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Beaconsfield for rental income, Beaconsfield for a lower purchase price, Alstonvale 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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