Suburb Report
House values surged over the past year to a median of $8.05m, with 63 homes changing hands in the last twelve months.
By Richard Faludi · Updated September 2026 · Data: Pricefinder
In the twelve months to September 2026, Dover Heights recorded 31 house sales at a median of $8.05m — up 15% on the year before. The spread is wide: the highest recorded house sale reached $17.8m, while entry to the suburb — excluding outlier transfers — starts around $2.80m.
Apartments changed hands 32 times in the same period — 1 more transactions than houses, at a median of $1.71m. The median unit rent is $1,100 a week, putting gross yields at 3.4%.
At the 2021 Census the suburb was home to about 4,000 people; 23% of dwellings are apartments, and 19% of households rent.
Dover Heights trades on clifftop light and ocean air, with the family blocks the beach suburbs can't offer. It has quietly become one of the east's most tightly held streetscapes.
Median sale price, year by year. Toggle between houses and apartments — hover any point for the detail.
Calendar-year medians from recorded sales. The current year is shown to date.
68 sales were recorded here over the past twelve months. This is where they landed by price — and the months they sold.
62 rentals were recorded in Dover Heights over the past year. Median weekly rents by bedroom count, tracked quarter by quarter.
Median advertised weekly rent per quarter, from recorded rental listings.
2 homes in Dover Heights, sold by Richard himself — most recent first.
Sold $5.25m
2/2 Elvina St
Sold $7.82m
177 Military Rd
Sold $6.65m
1/70 Military Rd
Sold $1.05m
4/1-3 Peel St
Sold $6.05m
84a Liverpool St
Sold $6.51m
5 Elvina St
Source: Pricefinder recorded sales. Some recent prices are agent-advised pending settlement.
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