Central Coast Rent - Units def Houses | July 20th, 2025
As land and house prices continue to escalate due to the limited supply of new stock and a growing population, an increasing number of our population will seek out the more affordable option of a unit. A recent investor client confirmed this week that most of their competing buyers in Gosford were first-home buyers from Sydney. A current Gosford Median 2-bedroom unit price of $550,000 generates a median rent of $520 per week. A Gosford median 3-bedroom unit price of $637,000 generates a median rent of $600 per week. These are desirable numbers for Sydney-siders.
A surprising result emerged at the end of June. The Central Coast Median house price now generates a median rental yield of only 2.8% p.a., while the Median unit price generates a median yield of 4.8% p.a.
This result places Central Coast units in a far more cash-flow-friendly position than their House counterparts. As you can see from the charts below, the 2% p.a. difference more than offsets the strata levy cost of most units.
If you would like to explore your investment options on the Central Coast, please call Mortgage Choice Central Coast to arrange a pre-approval.

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