Edgecliff vs Paddington
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | EdgecliffWoollahra | PaddingtonWoollahra |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | not available | $3,625,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median unit price | $2,300,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $1,110,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $1,200/wk | $850/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | not available | 1.22% |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 2,499 | 12,701 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 6% | 7% |
| Townhouses | 24% | 60% |
| Apartments/units | 70% | 32% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 2.8 km | 2.4 km |
| Train stations | 2 | 0 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 51% | 99% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Double Bay PS, Glenmore Rd PS, Woollahra PS | Crown St PS, Darlinghurst PS, Glenmore Rd PS, Kensington PS, Paddington PS, Woollahra PS |
| Secondary | Inner Sydney HS, Randwick HS, Rose Bay SC | Inner Sydney HS, Randwick HS |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Higher than most areas | Around the state average |
Key differences
- Edgecliff is higher on median unit price (by about 107%).
- Edgecliff is higher on median weekly rent (by about 41%).
- Paddington is higher on population (by about 408%).
- Paddington is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 48 percentage points).
- Edgecliff is higher on recorded crime rate (council area) (by about 71%).
- Edgecliff has a train station in the suburb; the other doesn't.
The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $2,300,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2027 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 12.0% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2027 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median. The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $3,625,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2021 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), down 0.4% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $1,110,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2021.