Heathfield vs Nailsworth
Property investment comparison - Heathfield, SA 5153 vs Nailsworth, SA 5083
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Heathfield wins 1, Nailsworth wins 4. 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 | Heathfield | Nailsworth |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Median unit price | $680K | $650K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 2.60% | 2.44% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.15% | 4.40% |
| 1-year house growth | - | +9.2%estimate |
| 3-year house growth | - | - |
| Vacancy rate | 3.9% | 1.9% |
| Population | 1,062 | 2,235 |
Heathfield vs Nailsworth: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.4M in Heathfield and $1.4M in Nailsworth, so Nailsworth is the cheaper entry point, with Heathfield houses about 2% dearer.
For units, Heathfield sits at a median of $680K against $650K in Nailsworth, which makes Nailsworth the more affordable unit market and Heathfield the pricier one.
On cash flow, Heathfield leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.60%, compared with 2.44% in Nailsworth, a gap of 0.16 percentage points.
Rental vacancy is 1.9% in Nailsworth and 3.9% in Heathfield, so landlords in Nailsworth face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Nailsworth is the bigger suburb, with a population of 2,235 against 1,062, roughly 2.1 times the size of Heathfield; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Heathfield for rental income, Nailsworth for a lower purchase price, Nailsworth 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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