San Remo
If being beachside is a non-negotiable, head 60 kilometres south of Perth and you’ll find the small suburb of San Remo, just north of Mandurah. Gazetted in 1989, the neighbourhood is home to more than 1000 people, according to the 2021 Census. The median house price sits at $620,000, below the Perth average of $672,177.
This renovated four bedroom, two bathroom home on Poivre Place features three living areas and is a three-minute walk to the beach.
Boya
If you’re looking for a tree change, you’re not alone. The Perth Hills have become popular since the onset of the pandemic, but few prospective buyers would have heard of Boya. It is one of those hidden suburbs you actually have to be looking for to find. It’s a tiny suburb, just 1.9 square kilometres, squished between Helena Valley, Darlington and Koongamia.
There are no shops, or schools, or any sort of infrastructure other than quaint country lane-type roads, but that’s the way residents like it: just hills, trees and creeks.
There are currently no houses for sale in the suburb which has a median house price of $713,000 according to REIWA.
This luxury five-bedroom, two-bathroom hills retreat features a chef’s kitchen, theatre room, powder room and home office on a large 2000-square-metre block with valley views. It is under offer.
Bushmead
Bushmead in the City of Swan is a newly created suburb surrounded by 185 hectares of bushland. Developed on a former rifle range, the planned residential community was previously part of the industrialised suburb of Hazelmere. The area between Gooseberry Hill, High Wycombe and the Helena Valley is now home to around 700 people. The median house price is $750,000, a rise of more than 11 per cent over the year.
This modern three-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse along Leeuwin Boulevard is currently the only house on the market.
Belhus
Located in the heart of the Swan Valley is the tightly held suburb of Belhus. Named after the original English estate owned by one of the pioneers of the Swan Valley table grape industry, it has a population of just over 250. There are no houses for sale in the suburb.
This unique rammed-earth property along Aveley Road sold in 2021 for $1 million.
Haynes
Located in the booming northeast corridor near Armadale is this rarely heard-of suburb. With a population of 2500 this underrated suburb on the urban fringe is attracting a large number of residential developments.
With a median sales price of $440,000 and an average rental income of $600 per week, Haynes it is a savvy choice for investors.
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom home along Siltstone Road sold in December 2022.
Perth property expert Trent Fleskens said there was a reason some Perth suburbs fell off the radar of prospective buyers.
Fleskens said obscure suburbs were less in demand and usually experienced less significant price growth.
“When a suburb is not well known it is due to factors such as obscure location, small size and population – which reduces the likelihood of visiting the suburb – or even the fact the suburb is relatively new,” he said.
“If a suburb is more well-known or well-regarded, mainly for the history or amenity related to it, there will be more people seeking to buy property in that suburb.
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“Suburbs such as Mount Lawley, Cottesloe, Perth, Subiaco, Claremont, and Fremantle experience a constant level of demand as they benefit from their existing fame due to either historical events or hosting significant landmarks.”
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