Ashfield Suburb Profile

Living in Ashfield

The inner west's everything suburb.

Ashfield has one of the inner west's deepest rental markets: apartments around the station, federation homes on the quieter streets and a main road famous across Sydney for its dumplings.

For owners it is a reliable performer. Strong transport, schools and shopping keep tenant demand consistent across every property type.

9km

From Sydney CBD

$700

Median weekly rent, 2-bed units

$1,000

Median weekly rent, 3-bed houses

8 days

Our median time to lease

 

Life in Ashfield

The everyday things that make tenants want to live here and stay here.

Eat & drink

Liverpool Road is Sydney's Shanghainese heartland, the birthplace of the dumpling crawl, with Ashfield Mall covering the everyday shop.

Green space

Ashfield Park's fig-lined lawns host the weekend picnics, Pratten Park carries the sport and the rebuilt Ashfield Aquatic Centre is one of the best pools in the inner west.

Getting around

Ashfield station puts the CBD around 15 minutes away on fast trains, with buses fanning across the inner west.

The homes

A deep apartment market around the station and the main roads, plus federation homes and semis on the residential streets.

Renting in Ashfield

Median weekly asking rents in Ashfield currently run at one-bedroom units around $615 a week, two-bedroom units around $700, three-bedroom houses around $1,000 (June 2026 medians).

Demand comes largely from a broad mix, from students and young professionals to established families. 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 Ashfield.

A Gallery-managed home near Ashfield

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.

 
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Own a property in Ashfield?

The Gallery Real Estate is a boutique real estate agency specialising in property management and leasing across Inner Sydney. See how we manage in Ashfield, 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 Ashfield.

 

Schools & Transport in Ashfield

Ashbury Primary School
Primary School
K-6
Ashfield Primary School
Primary School
K-6
Canterbury Primary School
Primary School
K-6
Croydon Park Primary School
Primary School
K-6
Croydon Primary School
Primary School
K-6
Haberfield Primary School
Primary School
K-6
Summer Hill Primary School
Primary School
K-6
Yeo Park Infants School
Infants School
K-2
Ashfield Boys High School
Boys High School
7-12
Burwood Girls High School
Girls High School
7-12
Canterbury Boys High School
Boys High School
7-12
Canterbury Girls High School
Girls High School
7-12
Concord High School
Co-Ed High School
7-12
Dulwich HS of Visual Arts and Design
Co-Ed High School
7-12
Marrickville High School
Co-Ed High School
7-12
Strathfield SHS
Co-Ed High School
7-12 Only intake zones which intersect with the official locality boundary of Ashfield are listed. Zones may only partially cover the suburb. Source: School intake zones for NSW government schools
St Vincent's College Ashfield
Combined
Pri+Sec
St Vincents College Ashfield, Primary School Campus
Primary
Pri Only schools independent schools within the official locality boundary of Ashfield are listed. Source: Acara Australian Schools
Bus Services
Hurlstone Park to Five Dock
Transit Systems
406
Central Pitt St to Campsie
Transit Systems
413
Burwood to Sydenham and Tempe
Transit Systems
418
City Hyde Park to Burwood
Transit Systems
461N
City Domain to Burwood
Transit Systems
461X
Ashfield to Mortlake
Transit Systems
464
Central Pitt St to Strathfield via Homebush Rd
Transit Systems
480
Central Pitt St to Strathfield via South Strathfield
Transit Systems
483
Five Dock to Hurstville
Transit Systems
491
City Town Hall to Liverpool via Strathfield (Night Service)
Transport for NSW
N50
City Town Hall to Fairfield via Strathfield (Night Service)
Transport for NSW
N60
City Town Hall to Carlingford via Strathfield (Night Service)
Transport for NSW
N61
Train Services
T1 North Shore and Western Line
Sydney Trains
T1
T2 Leppington and Inner West Line
Sydney Trains
T2
T3 Liverpool and Inner West Line
Sydney Trains
T3
T7 Olympic Park Line
Sydney Trains
T7
T9 Northern Line
Sydney Trains
T9 Only routes with a boarding point within the official locality boundaries are listed. Source: TfNSW Timetables
Yeo Park Infants School
Public Primary
Pri
Ashfield Public School
Public Primary
Pri
Ashfield Boys High School
Public Secondary
Sec
St Vincent's College Ashfield
Private Combined
Pri+Sec
St Vincents College Ashfield, Primary School Campus
Private Primary
Pri

Properties in Ashfield

22 Oak Street, Ashfield Leased by The Gallery Real Estate
Ashfield22 Oak Street

Spacious & Impressive Family Home in the Heart of Ashfield

Positioned in the heart of Ashfield, this substantial family home offers an impressive blend of space, comfort and lifestyle.
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