Good value homes in Sydney for less than $700,000

503d/5 Pope Street, Ryde
$600,000 +
1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car

Located in a two-year-old pet-friendly building atop the Top Ryde Shopping Centre, this ground floor, 88-square-metre unit has excellent facilities but low strata rates. There’s a huge resort-style pool, a spa, gym, outdoor common areas and a media room for meetings and direct access to 270 stores. The block has an on-site building manager.

Strata: $921 pq
Inspect: Sat, 9.30am-10am; Wed, 6.30pm-7pm
Agent: Belle Property Hunters Hill, 0411 706 306
Auction: November 7

8/4 King Edward Street, Rockdale
$580,000 +
2 bed, 1 bath, 1 car

You could buy a one-bedroom unit in Newtown for about $605,000 but a little further south in Rockdale you’d get a second bedroom for the same price. Two blocks from the station, this second floor 108-square-metre unit has floating floorboards, a stone feature wall, ornate-style ceilings with downlights, a separate eat-in kitchen and living room plus a balcony.

Strata: $580 pq
Inspect: Sat, 10am-10.30am
Agent: One Agency, 0416 220 330
Auction: November 7

322/17-19 Memorial Avenue, St Ives
$680,000 +
2 bed, 2 bath, 1 car

Boasting 123 square metres of internal space including a courtyard and a deck, this split-level ground and first floor apartment is priced under the St Ives’ $720,000 two-bedroom unit median but has the size and layout of a townhouse. The centrally located complex also offers a pool, gym, spa and sauna and has landscaped gardens.

Strata: $1359 pq
Inspect: Sat and Wed, 11am-11.30am
Agent: Macartney, 0420 842 119
Auction: November 7

4/5 Hastings Parade, North Bondi
$550,000 +
1 bed, 1 bath, 0 car

The potential weekly rent of $550 means that this elevated ground floor 46-square-metre units would deliver a very healthy gross rental yield of 5.2 per cent at this price. It’s in an art deco block of 12 that’s a short stroll to the beach. The kitchen and bathroom were both renovated this year and no further improvements are required.

Strata: $703 pq
Inspect: Sat and Thurs, 11am-11.30am; Tues, 5.30pm-6pm
Agent: McGrath Edgecliff, 0414 549 966
Auction: November 14