Blue Haven vs West Wallsend
Property investment comparison - Blue Haven, NSW 2262 vs West Wallsend, NSW 2286
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Blue Haven wins 2, West Wallsend 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 | Blue Haven | West Wallsend |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $850K | $850K |
| Median unit price | - | $600K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 4.02% | 4.30% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.70% | 2.97% |
| 1-year house growth | +8.9% | +4.6%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +19.1% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.8% | 1.5% |
| Population | 6,563 | 2,981 |
Blue Haven vs West Wallsend: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $850K in Blue Haven and $850K in West Wallsend.
On cash flow, West Wallsend leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.30%, compared with 4.02% in Blue Haven, a gap of 0.28 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.9% in Blue Haven and +4.6% in West Wallsend (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Blue Haven, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 1.5% in West Wallsend and 1.8% in Blue Haven, so landlords in West Wallsend face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Blue Haven is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,563 against 2,981, roughly 2.2 times the size of West Wallsend; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: West Wallsend for rental income, Blue Haven for recent price momentum, West Wallsend 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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