Seaford vs Somerville

The median house price is $920K in Seaford and $915K in Somerville, so Somerville is the cheaper entry point, with Seaford houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Seaford sits at a median of $700K against $630K in Somerville, which makes Somerville the more affordable unit market and Seaford the pricier one.

Over the past year house prices moved +6.5% in Seaford (an estimate) and +6.8% in Somerville (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Somerville, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.3% in Somerville and 1.3% in Seaford, so landlords in Somerville 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 17,215 against 11,767, larger than Somerville; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Somerville for a lower purchase price, Somerville for recent price momentum, Somerville for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.