Fulham vs North Brighton
Property investment comparison - Fulham, SA 5024 vs North Brighton, SA 5048
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Fulham wins 2, North Brighton 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 | Fulham | North Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Median unit price | $700K | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.70% | 2.61% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | - | 3.37% |
| 1-year house growth | +10.3% | +20.3%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | +34.2% | - |
| Vacancy rate | 1.4% | 0.8% |
| Population | 2,920 | 2,665 |
Fulham vs North Brighton: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.6M in Fulham and $1.6M in North Brighton, so Fulham is the cheaper entry point.
On cash flow, Fulham leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.70%, compared with 2.61% in North Brighton, a gap of 0.09 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +10.3% in Fulham and +20.3% in North Brighton (an estimate), so recent momentum favours North Brighton, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is 0.8% in North Brighton and 1.4% in Fulham, so landlords in North Brighton face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Fulham is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,920 against 2,665, larger than North Brighton; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Fulham for rental income, Fulham for a lower purchase price, North Brighton for recent price momentum, North Brighton 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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