Constitution Hill vs Pottsville
Property investment comparison - Constitution Hill, NSW 2145 vs Pottsville, NSW 2489
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Constitution Hill wins 3, Pottsville 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 | Constitution Hill | Pottsville |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.5M | $1.5M |
| Median unit price | - | $1.1M |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.69% | 3.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 4.77% | 4.26% |
| 1-year house growth | -1.0%estimate | +7.5% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +19.2% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| Population | 4,030 | 7,238 |
Constitution Hill vs Pottsville: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.5M in Constitution Hill and $1.5M in Pottsville, so Constitution Hill is the cheaper entry point, with Pottsville houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Pottsville leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.50%, compared with 2.69% in Constitution Hill, a gap of 0.81 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved -1.0% in Constitution Hill (an estimate) and +7.5% in Pottsville, so recent momentum favours Pottsville, while Constitution Hill went backwards.
Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Constitution Hill and 2.5% in Pottsville, so landlords in Constitution Hill face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Pottsville is the bigger suburb, with a population of 7,238 against 4,030, larger than Constitution Hill; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Pottsville for rental income, Constitution Hill for a lower purchase price, Pottsville for recent price momentum, Constitution Hill 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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