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Salisbury Plain vs Seaford Heights

Property investment comparison - Salisbury Plain, SA 5109 vs Seaford Heights, SA 5169

Head-to-head across core investment metrics: Salisbury Plain wins 2, Seaford Heights 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.

MetricSalisbury PlainSeaford Heights
Median house price$890K$900K
Median unit price-$620K
Gross rental yield (houses)3.33%3.87%
Gross rental yield (units)4.47%4.69%
1-year house growth-+10.3%
3-year house growth-+17.3%
Vacancy rate0.7%1.5%
Population1,3331,079

Salisbury Plain vs Seaford Heights: what the numbers say

The median house price is $890K in Salisbury Plain and $900K in Seaford Heights, so Salisbury Plain is the cheaper entry point, with Seaford Heights houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Seaford Heights leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.87%, compared with 3.33% in Salisbury Plain, a gap of 0.54 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.7% in Salisbury Plain and 1.5% in Seaford Heights, so landlords in Salisbury Plain face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Salisbury Plain is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,333 against 1,079, larger than Seaford Heights; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Seaford Heights for rental income, Salisbury Plain for a lower purchase price, Salisbury Plain 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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