Beverley vs Middleton
Property investment comparison - Beverley, SA 5009 vs Middleton, SA 5213
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Beverley wins 4, Middleton wins 1. 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 | Beverley | Middleton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | - | $565K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.14% | 3.06% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.39% | 4.43% |
| 1-year house growth | +17.1%estimate | +12.5% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +15.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.2% | 1.9% |
| Population | 1,578 | 1,298 |
Beverley vs Middleton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.0M in Beverley and $1.0M in Middleton, so Beverley is the cheaper entry point, with Middleton houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Beverley leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.14%, compared with 3.06% in Middleton, a gap of 0.08 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +17.1% in Beverley (an estimate) and +12.5% in Middleton, so recent momentum favours Beverley, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.2% in Beverley and 1.9% in Middleton, so landlords in Beverley face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Beverley is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,578 against 1,298, larger than Middleton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Beverley for rental income, Beverley for a lower purchase price, Beverley for recent price momentum, Beverley 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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