Stratford vs West Point

The median house price is $955K in Stratford and $950K in West Point, so West Point is the cheaper entry point, with Stratford houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Stratford sits at a median of $490K against $295K in West Point, which makes West Point the more affordable unit market and Stratford the pricier one.

On cash flow, Stratford leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 4.45%, compared with 2.91% in West Point, a gap of 1.54 percentage points.

Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Stratford and 0.6% in West Point, so landlords in Stratford face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Stratford is the bigger suburb, with a population of 1,198 against 32, roughly 37 times the size of West Point; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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