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Constitution Hill vs Pretty Beach

Property investment comparison - Constitution Hill, NSW 2145 vs Pretty Beach, NSW 2257

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Constitution Hill wins 2, Pretty Beach 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.

MetricConstitution HillPretty Beach
Median house price$1.5M$1.5M
Median unit price-$875K
Gross rental yield (houses)2.69%-
Gross rental yield (units)4.77%4.15%
1-year house growth-1.0%estimate+3.4%
3-year house growth--2.5%
Vacancy rate1.9%3.2%
Population4,030314

Constitution Hill vs Pretty Beach: what the numbers say

The median house price is $1.5M in Constitution Hill and $1.5M in Pretty Beach, so Pretty Beach is the cheaper entry point, with Constitution Hill houses about 1% dearer.

Over the past year house prices moved -1.0% in Constitution Hill (an estimate) and +3.4% in Pretty Beach, so recent momentum favours Pretty Beach, while Constitution Hill went backwards.

Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Constitution Hill and 3.2% in Pretty Beach, 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.

Constitution Hill is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,030 against 314, roughly 13 times the size of Pretty Beach; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Pretty Beach for a lower purchase price, Pretty Beach 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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