Brighton East vs Surrey Hills
Property investment comparison - Brighton East, VIC 3187 vs Surrey Hills, VIC 3127
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brighton East wins 2, Surrey Hills 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 | Brighton East | Surrey Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.2M | $2.2M |
| Median unit price | - | $900K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.23% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.94% |
| 1-year house growth | +0.1%estimate | -6.5%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 2.6% |
| Population | 16,757 | 13,655 |
Brighton East vs Surrey Hills: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.2M in Brighton East and $2.2M in Surrey Hills, so Surrey Hills is the cheaper entry point, with Brighton East houses about 2% dearer.
Over the past year house prices moved +0.1% in Brighton East (an estimate) and -6.5% in Surrey Hills (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Brighton East, while Surrey Hills went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.4% in Brighton East and 2.6% in Surrey Hills, so landlords in Brighton East face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Brighton East is the bigger suburb, with a population of 16,757 against 13,655, larger than Surrey Hills; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Surrey Hills for a lower purchase price, Brighton East for recent price momentum, Brighton East 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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