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Seaford Heights vs Seaford

Property investment comparison - Seaford Heights, SA 5169 vs Seaford, SA 5169

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

MetricSeaford HeightsSeaford
Median house price$900K$910K
Median unit price$620K-
Gross rental yield (houses)3.87%-
Gross rental yield (units)4.69%3.85%
1-year house growth+10.3%+16.1%estimate
3-year house growth+17.3%-
Vacancy rate1.5%0.5%
Population1,0794,493

Seaford Heights vs Seaford: what the numbers say

The median house price is $900K in Seaford Heights and $910K in Seaford, so Seaford Heights is the cheaper entry point, with Seaford houses about 1% dearer.

Over the past year house prices moved +10.3% in Seaford Heights and +16.1% in Seaford (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Seaford, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Seaford and 1.5% in Seaford Heights, so landlords in Seaford face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Seaford is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,493 against 1,079, roughly 4.2 times the size of Seaford Heights; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Seaford Heights for a lower purchase price, Seaford for recent price momentum, Seaford 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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