St Andrews vs Woodford
Property investment comparison - St Andrews, NSW 2566 vs Woodford, NSW 2778
Head-to-head across core investment metrics: St Andrews wins 0, Woodford 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 | St Andrews | Woodford |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1.0M | $1.0M |
| Median unit price | - | $730K |
| Gross rental yield (houses) | 3.33% | 3.50% |
| Gross rental yield (units) | 3.41% | 3.41% |
| 1-year house growth | +8.6% | +9.5% |
| 3-year house growth | +23.7% | +26.7% |
| Vacancy rate | 2.4% | 0.9% |
| Population | 5,785 | 1,953 |
St Andrews vs Woodford: what the numbers say
Houses cost about the same in both suburbs: the median house price is $1.0M in St Andrews and $1.0M in Woodford.
On cash flow, Woodford leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 3.50%, compared with 3.33% in St Andrews, a gap of 0.17 percentage points.
Over the past year house prices moved +8.6% in St Andrews and +9.5% in Woodford, so recent momentum favours Woodford, although both suburbs recorded growth.
Looking back three years, St Andrews houses are +23.7% and Woodford houses +26.7%, so Woodford has compounded faster than St Andrews over the longer window.
Rental vacancy is 0.9% in Woodford and 2.4% in St Andrews, so landlords in Woodford face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.
St Andrews is the bigger suburb, with a population of 5,785 against 1,953, roughly 3.0 times the size of Woodford; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.
In short: Woodford for rental income, Woodford for recent price momentum, Woodford 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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