Is Guildford a nice place to live?

Guildford centres on Guildford railway station and a long retail strip of multicultural eateries, bakeries and specialty grocers. Guildford is a young community with incomes below the NSW median, where 49.2% of homes are rented while most remain owner-occupied and most families are couples with children. Everyday amenity includes suburban rail services, schools, sporting fields and local community facilities, and the Guildford Pool Modernisation project was announced to revitalise the existing centre with a new outdoor pool, a water play park and upgraded change rooms.

Is it expensive to live in Guildford?

A typical local household earned about $1,314 a week at the most recent Census. In Guildford, a house renting for $750 a week would take about 57% of that weekly income, and a unit renting for $550 a week would take about 42% of that income, both a large share of income. Buying sits well above local incomes: a median house price of $1,295,000 is about 19.0 times a typical local annual household income, and a median unit price of $487,500 is about 7.1 times. On the figures, purchasing a house in Guildford sits much further above local incomes than purchasing a unit, and renting also takes a large share of a typical local household's weekly income. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Guildford a good place to invest?

In Guildford, house values rose a solid 7.9% over the past 12 months, while unit values edged up 1.7% over the same period. That means capital growth was noticeably stronger for houses than for units in the recent year. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Guildford suburb profile

Guildford is an established suburb in western Sydney, part of the Cumberland area. The centre sits around Guildford railway station and a main commercial corridor, with suburban rail services and road links connecting it to the wider metropolitan network. Tree-lined streets give way to pockets of parkland.

Housing is a mix of interwar cottages, mid-century brick homes and low-rise apartment blocks, with terraces and small front gardens close to the shopping heart. A long retail strip offers multicultural eateries, bakeries and specialty grocers, and there are local sporting fields, schools and community facilities nearby.

Guildford property market performance

Current median dwelling price$891,250Past 3 months

Property growth+4.8%Past 12 months

Guildford's median house price is $1.295 million, up 7.9% over 12 months, a notable rise; units have a median of $487,500, up 1.7% over 12 months, a marginal rise. House values rose faster than unit values over the same period, and units recorded a median 29 days on market compared with 52 days for houses, so units sold more quickly.

In Guildford, house rents average $750 a week and unit rents average $550 a week.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.29M	$488K
Change in value Past 12 months	7.9%	1.7%
Sold Past 3 months	29	25
Median days on market Past 12 months	52	29
Average rent Past 12 months	$750	$550
Change in rent Past 12 months	N/A	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Guildford demographics

Guildford is a young community with incomes below the median for NSW, and 49.2% of homes are rented, but most homes are owner-occupied.

Most families are couples with children (52.7%). At the 2021 Census 24,091 people lived in Guildford.

Guildford and NSW

	Suburb	NSW
Median age years	31	39
Median household income weekly	$1,314	$1,829
Couples with children share of families	52.7%	44.7%
Couples without children share of families	24.4%	37.9%
One-parent families share of families	20.5%	15.8%
Homes owned outright share of homes	21.8%	32.6%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	29.0%	33.6%
Homes rented share of homes	49.2%	33.7%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Guildford infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Guildford has the Guildford Pool Modernisation project, announced under the WestInvest program in 2022; the funded plan is described as revitalising the existing 50-year-old centre and providing a new outdoor pool, a water play park and upgraded change-room facilities. Cumberland City Council also adopted the Guildford Town Centre Public Domain Plan in 2024 to guide delivery of a consistent public realm in the town centre.

Transport for NSW’s Sydney West Overhead Wiring Upgrade included construction notifications for works through Guildford in 2023, and Transport for NSW scheduled reconstruction of Platform 2 at Guildford Station from 20 to 22 September 2025.

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How does Guildford compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Guildford’s median house price is 2.0% higher than Guildford West’s.
Median unit prices: Guildford’s median unit price is 8.0% lower than Merrylands’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Guildford have grown 2.3% higher than in Merrylands.
Unit price growth: Property prices in nearby Merrylands have risen 2.0% more than in Guildford over the past year.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in nearby Guildford West are selling 28.8% faster than in Guildford.
Investment considerations: In Guildford, the rental yield for house is 18.7% lower than the Sydney average, while the rental yield for units is 30.4% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Guildford have grown 31.3% lower than the average rate of growth across Sydney.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Guildford have grown 47.5% lower than the average rate of growth for units across Sydney.

Common questions about Guildford

Is Guildford a nice place to live?
Guildford centres on Guildford railway station and a long retail strip of multicultural eateries, bakeries and specialty grocers.
Guildford is a young community with incomes below the NSW median, where 49.2% of homes are rented while most remain owner-occupied and most families are couples with children. Everyday amenity includes suburban rail services, schools, sporting fields and local community facilities, and the Guildford Pool Modernisation project was announced to revitalise the existing centre with a new outdoor pool, a water play park and upgraded change rooms.
Is it expensive to live in Guildford?
A typical local household earned about $1,314 a week at the most recent Census. In Guildford, a house renting for $750 a week would take about 57% of that weekly income, and a unit renting for $550 a week would take about 42% of that income, both a large share of income.

Buying sits well above local incomes: a median house price of $1,295,000 is about 19.0 times a typical local annual household income, and a median unit price of $487,500 is about 7.1 times. On the figures, purchasing a house in Guildford sits much further above local incomes than purchasing a unit, and renting also takes a large share of a typical local household's weekly income.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Guildford a good place to invest?
In Guildford, house values rose a solid 7.9% over the past 12 months, while unit values edged up 1.7% over the same period. That means capital growth was noticeably stronger for houses than for units in the recent year.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Guildford

Choosing the right real estate agent in Guildford can have a big impact on your sale. While there are 112 real estate agents working in the suburb, but just 5 of them were responsible for 34.9% of all property sales over the past year, showing a strong footprint and track record in the area.

Commission rates typically range from 1.75% to 2.63%, depending on the agent and what’s included. Comparing both performance and fee structures can help you find someone who's well-suited to your needs, and set them up for a successful result.