If you’re looking to invest in property in Newcastle, it’s worth knowing where the high growth areas are in the city.
We’ve combed through Real Estate’s data and come up with a definitive list of the suburbs where property prices have risen the most over 2025. We’ve split the list up by monetary value rise and percentage rise to show both options (for example Cooks Hill properties have gone up by $130,000 over the year – the fifth highest – but because they already started out as a million dollar suburb it only went up by 8.74% – the 15th highest).
All data is based only on house prices (excluding units) except in the rare cases of suburbs where data was only available for units (like Newcastle, Newcastle East, Newcastle West and The Hill).
Of course, past performance is not indicative of future results, so while these suburbs have seen the most growth over 2025, that doesn’t mean it’ll be the same names on this list in 2026.
Highest growth suburbs in Newcastle (by monetary gains)
Of the 42 suburbs that we could find data for, 32 of them saw an increase in their median property price in 2025. This ranges from a $17,500 increase in Maryville to a $200,000 increase in Mayfield East.
Here’s the top ten Newcastle suburbs for property growth:
| Suburb | Median Dec 2024 price | Median Dec 2025 price | Monetary increase |
| Mayfield East | $850,000 | $1,050,000 | $200,000 |
| Wickham | $865,000 | $1,025,000 | $160,000 |
| Stockton | $1,135,000 | $1,280,000 | $145,000 |
| North Lambton | $817,666 | $960,000 | $142,334 |
| Cooks Hill | $1,487,500 | $1,617,500 | $130,000 |
| Newcastle* | $861,000 | $980,000 | $119,000 |
| Hamilton | $965,000 | $1,077,500 | $112,500 |
| New Lambton Heights | $1,182,500 | $1,292,000 | $109,500 |
| Adamstown | $994,000 | $1,100,000 | $106,000 |
| Mayfield | $891,750 | $993,000 | $101,250 |
So not only does Mayfield East top the list, but Mayfield also comes in at 10.
Other pockets of growth can be seen in Wickham-Newcastle-Cooks Hill and Hamilton-Adamstown, showing that demand often goes beyond a suburb’s boundaries and that growth in one area can often spark an increase in demand in nearby regions.
Highest growth suburbs in Newcastle (by percentage gains)
Sometimes the real gems can be hidden in the weeds if their starting price was already low. Of the 32 suburbs in Newcastle that grew in value over 2025, the percentage growth ranged from 1.18% in Merewether Heights to 23.53% in Mayfield East.
| Suburbs | Median Dec 2024 price | Median Dec 2025 price | Percentage increase |
| Mayfield East | $850,000 | $1,050,000 | 23.53% |
| Wickham | $865,000 | $1,025,000 | 18.50% |
| North Lambton | $817,666 | $960,000 | 17.41% |
| Newcastle* | $861,000 | $980,000 | 13.82% |
| Jesmond | $725,000 | $820,000 | 13.10% |
| Stockton | $1,135,000 | $1,280,000 | 12.78% |
| Waratah West | $800,000 | $900,000 | 12.50% |
| Birmingham Gardens | $722,000 | $810,000 | 12.19% |
| Hamilton | $965,000 | $1,077,500 | 11.66% |
| Mayfield | $891,750 | $993,000 | 11.35% |
There’s a lot of crossover in the two lists, with Mayfield East, Wickham and North Lambton in both, but looking at percentage growth brings in a few new suburbs: Jesmond, Waratah West and Birmingham Gardens.
If you’re looking to invest in some of the cheapest suburbs in Newcastle, looking at percentage growth gives a much better overview.
Buying a home in Newcastle
When you’re buying property in Newcastle, whether it’s for yourself or as an investment, it’s always best to do your research. Find out which suburbs in Newcastle are performing well, visit as many properties as you can, and speak to a local mortgage broker to get your finances in order.
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* Newcastle suburb numbers based on units, not houses