Blakehurst vs Terrey Hills

The median house price is $2.3M in Blakehurst and $2.3M in Terrey Hills, so Blakehurst is the cheaper entry point, with Terrey Hills houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Blakehurst sits at a median of $950K against $2.4M in Terrey Hills, which makes Blakehurst the more affordable unit market and Terrey Hills the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved -0.1% in Blakehurst (an estimate) and +0.6% in Terrey Hills, so recent momentum favours Terrey Hills, while Blakehurst went backwards.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Terrey Hills and 3.9% in Blakehurst, so landlords in Terrey Hills face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Blakehurst is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,652 against 3,142, roughly 2.1 times the size of Terrey Hills; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Blakehurst for a lower purchase price, Terrey Hills for recent price momentum, Terrey Hills for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.