Surry Hills Suburb Profile
Living in Surry Hills
Laneways, coffee and creative energy.
Surry Hills packs more food, design and culture into its terraced streets than almost anywhere in Sydney. Crown Street and Bourke Street carry the cafes, the wine bars and the design studios; Central station sits at the bottom of the hill.
For renters it is one of the most wanted postcodes in the inner city. For owners it is a suburb where a well-presented terrace or apartment leases quickly and holds its value.
2km
From Sydney CBD
$1,100
Median weekly rent, 2-bed units
$1,430
Median weekly rent, 3-bed houses
8 days
Our median time to lease
Life in Surry Hills
The everyday things that make tenants want to live here and stay here.
Eat & drink
Bourke Street Bakery started here, Single O still anchors the morning coffee run and the Crown Street strip runs from casual dumplings to some of Sydney's most awarded dining rooms.
Green space
Prince Alfred Park brings a heated outdoor pool, tennis courts and picnic lawns to the suburb's edge, with Ward Park and Shannon Reserve as local pocket greens.
Getting around
Central station and the light rail along Devonshire Street put the CBD, the universities and the tech precinct within minutes, and most of the suburb is genuinely walkable.
The homes
Victorian terraces, warehouse conversions and boutique apartment blocks, with individual strata lots making up much of the rental stock.
Renting in Surry Hills
Median weekly asking rents in Surry Hills currently run at one-bedroom units around $750 a week, two-bedroom units around $1,100, three-bedroom houses around $1,430 (June 2026 medians).
Demand comes largely from young professionals, creatives and couples who want to walk to work. Well-presented and well-managed properties lease quickly; our portfolio-wide median time to lease is 8 days against an inner Sydney market median of around 19.
See our current properties for lease or get an instant, data-backed rent estimate for a property in Surry Hills.
Homes, managed properly
Gallery-managed homes are presented properly, photographed professionally and looked after all year, which is why they lease in a median of 8 days.
Own a property in Surry Hills?
The Gallery Real Estate is a boutique real estate agency specialising in property management and leasing across Inner Sydney. See how we manage in Surry Hills, or ask us what your property should be returning.
Talk to a local specialist
Leave your details for a no obligation call with Thomas Tamine, our Director, about renting, leasing or managing a property in Surry Hills.