Good value Sydney homes for less than $950,000

Mosman

35/98 Ourimbah Road

Guide: $710,000 – $780,000

3 bed, 1 bath

The lowest price paid for a three-bedroom unit in Mosman in the past year was $920,000, on Cabramatta Road in August, and the median price there is $1.6 million.

Much cheaper, this recently refreshed top-floor, 87-square-metre unit has windows on three sides and it shares just one wall. Middle Harbour Public is over the fence.

Strata: $1023 pq

Inspect: Sat and Wed, 10am-10.30am

Agent: McGrath Neutral Bay, 0420 975 175

Auction: February 6

Pyrmont

810/199 Pyrmont Street

$665,000 to $725,000

1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car

This 64-square-metre unit on the top floor has a study that could be used as a smaller second bedroom, but it’s priced like a one bedder. The main bedroom and the lounge both open onto an east-facing balcony and the unit is flushed with light. The bathroom has a tub and the block has a pool, spa, sauna and gym and superfast internet.

Strata: $1346 pq

Inspect: Sat, 1pm-1.30pm; Wed, 5.30pm-6pm

Agent: LJ Hooker Pyrmont, 0408 330 118

Auction: February 13

Leichhardt

51 Styles Street

$900,000 – $950,000

2 beds, 1 bath

Priced under Leichhardt’s $1.1 million median for two-bedroom houses, this classic brick semi on 140 square metres was renovated six years ago. It received a stylish kitchen and bathroom but the all-important period details were retained. It has polished timber floors and a paved courtyard with a timber deck.

Inspect: Sat, 12.15pm-1pm; Wed, noon-12.45pm

Agent: Belle Annandale, 0433 236 281

Auction: February 27

Paddington

63/237 Underwood Street

$700,000

1 bed, 1 bath, 1 car

Investors could reap a gross rental yield of just over 4 per cent from this sixth floor, 43-square-metre unit that could be rented for $550 a week and has low strata levies to boot. Featuring parquetry floors, the apartment has an east-facing balcony and the rooftop terrace has sweeping city and harbour views. Oxford Street is a block away.

Strata: $740 pq

Inspect: Sat, 10am-10.30am; Wed, 6pm-6.30pm

Agent: BresicWhitney​, 0409 938 844

Auction: February 22