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Chatswood West vs Sans Souci

Property investment comparison - Chatswood West, NSW 2067 vs Sans Souci, NSW 2219

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Chatswood West wins 3, Sans Souci 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.

MetricChatswood WestSans Souci
Median house price$2.6M$2.6M
Median unit price$1.1M-
Gross rental yield (houses)2.32%-
Gross rental yield (units)4.06%3.80%
1-year house growth+2.6%-1.7%estimate
3-year house growth+16.1%-
Vacancy rate0.9%2.4%
Population1,52110,864

Chatswood West vs Sans Souci: what the numbers say

The median house price is $2.6M in Chatswood West and $2.6M in Sans Souci, so Sans Souci is the cheaper entry point, with Chatswood West houses about 1% dearer.

Over the past year house prices moved +2.6% in Chatswood West and -1.7% in Sans Souci (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Chatswood West, while Sans Souci went backwards.

Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Chatswood West and 2.4% in Sans Souci, so landlords in Chatswood West face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Sans Souci is the bigger suburb, with a population of 10,864 against 1,521, roughly 7 times the size of Chatswood West; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Sans Souci for a lower purchase price, Chatswood West for recent price momentum, Chatswood West 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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