Gepps Cross vs Northfield

Gepps Cross scores higher on walkability (24/100 vs 4/100 ), useful if you're optimising for a car-light household. Gepps Cross skews owner-occupied (72%), Northfield runs more rental-dense (56% owner).

Buying in Gepps Cross or Northfield?

The free buying guide: what you can really spend, the schemes and stamp duty in your state, inspecting, and making the offer.
Get the free buying guide

Selling in Gepps Cross? The free selling guide

Gepps Cross and Northfield side by side

MeasureGepps CrossNorthfield
Price and market
Median house–$945,000
Median unit–$259,920
House price change, 12 months–+11.8%
Renting
House rent$652/wk$585/wk
Unit rent$321/wk$242/wk
Owner occupied72.0%56.0%
Renter occupied28.0%41.0%
Schools
Schools nearby2020
Average ICSEA10111011
Lifestyle and people
Walk score244
Transit score600
Bike score100100
Population6485,043
Median age4135
Climate
Annual rainfall440 mm440 mm
Mean max, January30.1°C30.1°C

Green dot: better on that measure (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk). Each suburb’s profile gives the source and period of its figures.

Which suits whom

For buyers
We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.
For investors
Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.
For families
School and household data is too similar between the two to call a winner on family fit. Check the individual profiles for street-level school catchments.

Gepps Cross vs Northfield: common questions

Which is more walkable, Gepps Cross or Northfield?

Gepps Cross scores 24/100 on walkability vs 4/100. Above 70 is considered very walkable (most errands on foot), 50-69 is walkable for some errands, below 50 typically requires a car for daily life.