Loftus vs Padstow Heights
Property investment comparison - Loftus, NSW 2232 vs Padstow Heights, NSW 2211
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Loftus wins 1, Padstow Heights wins 5. 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 | Loftus | Padstow Heights |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Median unit price | - | - |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.04% | 3.17% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.13% | 3.16% |
| 1-year house growth | +5.1% | +9.6% |
| 3-year house growth | +10.9% | +17.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| Population | 4,190 | 3,594 |
Loftus vs Padstow Heights: what the numbers say
The median house price is $1.7M in Loftus and $1.7M in Padstow Heights, so Padstow Heights is the cheaper entry point, with Loftus houses about 1% dearer.
On cash flow, Padstow Heights leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.17%, compared with 3.04% in Loftus, a gap of 0.13 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +5.1% in Loftus and +9.6% in Padstow Heights, so recent momentum favours Padstow Heights, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, Loftus houses are +10.9% and Padstow Heights houses +17.7%, so Padstow Heights has compounded faster than Loftus over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 1.7% in Loftus and 2.8% in Padstow Heights, so landlords in Loftus face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
Loftus is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,190 against 3,594, larger than Padstow Heights; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Padstow Heights for rental income, Padstow Heights for a lower purchase price, Padstow Heights for recent price momentum, Loftus 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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