Green Is Good: Prices Higher in Sydney’s Leafy Suburbs
New data suggests a correlation between greenspace and housing prices.
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Sometimes the grass is, in fact, greener.
The value of parks, trees and backyards is bolstering property prices in a number of “green suburbs” in Sydney according to data from Corelogic.
It comes as the post-COVID-19 world shifts towards a renewed focus on healthy, urban living with many cities nationally increasing parkland, cycle lanes and more.
Greenspace refers to public or private land that is completely or partly covered with grass, trees, shrubs or other vegetation. In Sydney, that looks like parks, community gardens, cemeteries, school yards, playground and vacant lots.
New findings from Corelogic suggest that there has been a direct increase in housing value premiums in suburbs across Sydney where the average of green or open space is higher.
Highest proportion of public greenspace
| Average house sale price 2019 | Average unit sale price 2019 | Average % public greenspace | |
| Heathcote – Waterfall | $912,937 | $622,500 | 80.50% |
| Berowra – Brooklyn – Cowan | $1,007,297 | $738,500 | 78.10% |
| Terrey Hills – Duffys Forest | $2,185,206 | $585,000 | 75.00% |
| Asquith – mount Colah | $1,065,767 | $660,995 | 66.30% |
| Menai – Lucas Heights – Woronora | $998,368 | $738,072 | 64.10% |
| Bayview – Elanora Heights | $1,871,173 | $1,718,333 | 57.80% |
| Woronora Heights | $1,095,702 | $976,250 | 57.40% |
| Turramurra | $1,924,818 | $993,229 | 57.00% |
| Helensburgh | $941,500 | $726,368 | 56.20% |
| Manly Vale – Allamie Heights | $1,795,322 | $722,182 | 52.70% |
^Source: Corelogic
“Our case study has revealed a positive correlation between housing values and greenspace,” Corelogic head of research Tim Lawless said.
“As Australia’s climate change strategies and domestic policy evolve over the years ahead, the market’s readiness to value ‘greenness’ as a tangible property feature may strengthen.”
“In areas where greenspace was scarce, such as the Eastern Suburbs and Inner City, private greenspace had a far stronger relationship with price,” Lawless added.
However, when compared to European cities, the correlation between greenspace and housing prices was low due to Sydney’s larger volume of greenspace.
For example, Sydney currently has 46% public greenspace while Amsterdam has 13% and London 33%.
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