Brighton-Le-Sands vs Earlwood
Property investment comparison - Brighton-Le-Sands, NSW 2216 vs Earlwood, NSW 2206
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Brighton-Le-Sands wins 4, Earlwood 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-Le-Sands | Earlwood |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| Median unit price | $940K | $965K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | - | 2.43% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.96% | 3.83% |
| 1-year house growth | +0.7% | -0.4%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +7.5% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 1.1% |
| Population | 8,336 | 18,053 |
Brighton-Le-Sands vs Earlwood: what the numbers say
The median house price is $2.1M in Brighton-Le-Sands and $2.1M in Earlwood, so Brighton-Le-Sands is the cheaper entry point, with Earlwood houses about 1% dearer.
For units, Brighton-Le-Sands sits at a median of $940K against $965K in Earlwood, which makes Brighton-Le-Sands the more affordable unit market and Earlwood the pricier one.
Over the past year house prices moved +0.7% in Brighton-Le-Sands and -0.4% in Earlwood (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Brighton-Le-Sands, while Earlwood went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.1% in Earlwood and 1.4% in Brighton-Le-Sands, so landlords in Earlwood face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Earlwood is the bigger suburb, with a population of 18,053 against 8,336, roughly 2.2 times the size of Brighton-Le-Sands; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Brighton-Le-Sands for a lower purchase price, Brighton-Le-Sands for recent price momentum, Earlwood 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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