Is Seaford a nice place to live?

Seaford is a bayside suburb centred on the Seaford Wetlands, an open foreshore reserve and a compact shopping strip close to Seaford railway station. The largest family group is couples with children, who make up 39.9% of families, and most homes are owner-occupied. Everyday services include local shops and cafés, community sports facilities and a Frankston line station, while the shoreline and wetlands provide walking and cycling paths, picnic areas and abundant birdlife; the Seaford Wetlands Rejuvenation Project has completed a pedestrian and cycling bridge and lists remaining shared-use path and signage works as expected to finish.

Is it expensive to live in Seaford?

A typical local household earned about $1,500 a week at the most recent Census. In Seaford, average house rent of $650 a week would take about 43% of that weekly income, while unit rent of $510 a week would take about 34%. On the buying side, the median house price of $810,000 works out to about 10.4 times a typical local annual household income and the median unit price of $599,500 to about 7.7 times. On these figures, renting a house would take a large share of local income, renting a unit a sizeable share, and buying, for both houses and units, sits well above what a typical local household earned at that Census. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Seaford a good place to invest?

Units were the stronger mover in Seaford over the past 12 months: median unit values rose 12.5% while median house values rose 6.0%, and unit rents increased 10.9% compared with a 4.8% rise in house rents. For both houses and units, value gains were larger than rent gains, so capital growth outpaced rental income growth for each property type. 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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Seaford suburb profile

Seaford is a bayside suburb in Melbourne's south-east, within the City of Frankston. It sits near Port Phillip Bay and is characterised by the Seaford Wetlands and an open foreshore reserve. Walking and cycling paths, picnic areas and abundant birdlife make the shoreline and wetlands a regular backdrop to daily life.

Housing ranges from postwar brick homes and weatherboard cottages to more recent low-rise units and infill. Seaford railway station on the Frankston line links the suburb to the rail network, while a compact shopping strip, cafés and community sports facilities provide everyday services close to home.

Seaford property market performance

Current median dwelling price$704,750Past 3 months

Property growth+9.3%Past 12 months

Seaford's median house price is $810,000, up 6.0% over 12 months in a notable rise, and the median unit price is $599,500, up 12.5% over 12 months in a strong rise.

Unit values rose faster than house values, and units had a median days on market of 15, selling more quickly than houses. In Seaford, unit rents rose 10.9% over 12 months, a sharp increase that outpaced the smaller rise in house rents.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$810K	$600K
Change in value Past 12 months	6.0%	12.5%
Sold Past 3 months	56	31
Median days on market Past 12 months	22	15
Average rent Past 12 months	$650	$510
Change in rent Past 12 months	4.8%	10.9%

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Seaford demographics

Seaford is a community whose largest family group is couples with children, and most homes are owner-occupied.

Couples with children make up 39.9% of families, while one-parent families account for 21.9%. At the 2021 Census 17,215 people lived in Seaford.

Seaford and Victoria

	Suburb	VIC
Median age years	40	38
Median household income weekly	$1,500	$1,759
Couples with children share of families	39.9%	45.5%
Couples without children share of families	36.1%	37.6%
One-parent families share of families	21.9%	15.2%
Homes owned outright share of homes	28.7%	33.2%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	36.9%	37.3%
Homes rented share of homes	34.4%	29.5%

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

Seaford infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Seaford is part of the Seaford level crossing removals project, where designs were released in 2026 to remove the Armstrongs Road and Station Street level crossings by building two rail bridges and a new elevated Seaford Station; site investigations began in 2026 and construction is planned to start in 2027 with the new station due to open in 2028.

The Seaford Wetlands Rejuvenation Project, funded through the State Suburban Parks Program, completed a 36-metre pedestrian and cycling bridge in May 2024 and lists remaining shared-use path and signage works as expected to finish in 2025. Frankston City Council is consulting on upgrades to two Seaford Foreshore public toilets, with concept designs developed in 2025–2026, community engagement run in October–November 2026 and construction planned for May to November 2027. Council also commenced the Coastal Resilience 2100 project in 2024 to develop local coastal hazard mapping and adaptation planning for the foreshore.

Suburbs near Seaford

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How does Seaford compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Seaford’s median house price is 18.2% higher than Frankston North’s.
Median unit prices: Seaford’s median unit price is 11.0% higher than Frankston’s.
House price growth: Property prices in nearby Frankston North have risen 7.5% more than in Seaford over the past year.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Seaford have grown 7.3% higher than in Carrum Downs.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Seaford are selling 18.5% faster than in Carrum.
Selling speed for units: Properties in Seaford are selling 31.8% faster than in Frankston.
Investment considerations: In Seaford, the rental yield for house is 2.2% higher than the Melbourne average, while the rental yield for units is 14.3% lower.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Seaford have grown 14.3% lower than the average rate of growth across Melbourne.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Seaford have grown 14.2% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Melbourne.

Common questions about Seaford

Is Seaford a nice place to live?
Seaford is a bayside suburb centred on the Seaford Wetlands, an open foreshore reserve and a compact shopping strip close to Seaford railway station.

The largest family group is couples with children, who make up 39.9% of families, and most homes are owner-occupied. Everyday services include local shops and cafés, community sports facilities and a Frankston line station, while the shoreline and wetlands provide walking and cycling paths, picnic areas and abundant birdlife; the Seaford Wetlands Rejuvenation Project has completed a pedestrian and cycling bridge and lists remaining shared-use path and signage works as expected to finish.
Is it expensive to live in Seaford?
A typical local household earned about $1,500 a week at the most recent Census. In Seaford, average house rent of $650 a week would take about 43% of that weekly income, while unit rent of $510 a week would take about 34%. On the buying side, the median house price of $810,000 works out to about 10.4 times a typical local annual household income and the median unit price of $599,500 to about 7.7 times. On these figures, renting a house would take a large share of local income, renting a unit a sizeable share, and buying, for both houses and units, sits well above what a typical local household earned at that Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Seaford a good place to invest?
Units were the stronger mover in Seaford over the past 12 months: median unit values rose 12.5% while median house values rose 6.0%, and unit rents increased 10.9% compared with a 4.8% rise in house rents.

For both houses and units, value gains were larger than rent gains, so capital growth outpaced rental income growth for each property type.

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 Seaford

Currently, there are 132 real estate agents working in Seaford—but not all agents deliver the same results. The right agent could make a huge difference to your final sale price.

Only 5 out of these 132 agents sold 32.9% of all properties in Seaford over the past year. Choosing one of these top-performing agents means tapping into proven expertise for a better sale outcome.

Real estate agents in Seaford typically charge a commission of 2% to 2.95%. Negotiating a fair commission rate and the right structure can motivate your agent to work even harder, helping you sell for more and potentially saving you thousands of dollars.