Gledswood Hills vs The Oaks
Property investment comparison - Gledswood Hills, NSW 2557 vs The Oaks, NSW 2570
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Gledswood Hills wins 2, The Oaks 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 | Gledswood Hills | The Oaks |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $1.9M | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.09% | 2.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 1.98% | 3.80% |
| 1-year house growth | +11.2%estimate | +10.2% |
| 3-year house growth | - | +33.9% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Population | 6,112 | 2,982 |
Gledswood Hills vs The Oaks: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.4M in Gledswood Hills and $1.4M in The Oaks.
On cash flow, Gledswood Hills leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.09%, compared with 2.50% in The Oaks, a gap of 0.59 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +11.2% in Gledswood Hills (an estimate) and +10.2% in The Oaks, so recent momentum favours Gledswood Hills, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Rental vacancy is the same in both, at 2.2%.
Gledswood Hills is the bigger suburb, with a population of 6,112 against 2,982, roughly 2.0 times the size of The Oaks; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Gledswood Hills for rental income, Gledswood Hills for recent price momentum. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.
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