Buying your first home in Ashfield, NSW 2131 — 2026 affordability
What a first home actually costs in Ashfield: the current median for each dwelling type (houses and units shown separately — never blended), the stamp duty you'd pay at standard and first-home-buyer rates, and the deposit you'd need. Finance figures are computed from New South Wales transfer-duty rates; medians come from New South Wales property-sales data with sale counts shown so you can judge reliability.
Ashfield median house — $2,287,500 (208 sales, 12 months to February 2026)
| Median house price | $2,287,500 |
| Stamp duty — standard rate | $107,825 |
| Stamp duty — first home buyer | $107,825 |
| 5% deposit (LMI likely without a guarantee) | $114,375 |
| 10% deposit (LMI likely without a guarantee) | $228,750 |
| 20% deposit (no LMI) | $457,500 |
At $2,287,500, this house is above NSW's FHB stamp-duty concession cap. Whether the federal 5% Deposit Scheme or First Home Super Saver Scheme apply depends on the current price caps + your circumstances — check those guides and the borrowing-power calculator.
Ashfield median unit — $885,000 (764 sales, 12 months to February 2026)
| Median unit price | $885,000 |
| Stamp duty — standard rate | $34,237 |
| Stamp duty — first home buyer | $16,750 (−$17,487) |
| 5% deposit (LMI likely without a guarantee) | $44,250 |
| 10% deposit (LMI likely without a guarantee) | $88,500 |
| 20% deposit (no LMI) | $177,000 |
At $885,000, this unit is in NSW's FHB stamp-duty concession band. Whether the federal 5% Deposit Scheme or First Home Super Saver Scheme apply depends on the current price caps + your circumstances — check those guides and the borrowing-power calculator.
How to read this
Houses and units are reported separately on purpose — blending them produces a "median" that describes no real property. In a suburb like Ashfield, the unit median is usually the figure first home buyers care about, because it's where most FHB purchases happen and where the stamp-duty concessions actually bite. The deposit rows show 5% / 10% / 20% — below 20% you'll usually pay Lenders Mortgage Insurance unless you use a government guarantee.
Median data: Computed by NestPath from NSW Valuer-General Property Sales Information — the median of residence sales in Ashfield over the 12 months to February 2026, drawn from ~2.2 million government sale records (208 house / 764 unit sales). House and unit split by strata title; first-party and reproducible. Source: New South Wales Valuer-General. Stamp duty + FHB concession computed at build time from New South Wales transfer-duty formulas (same source as our stamp-duty calculator). Last sourced . Not financial advice — eligibility is determined by the relevant state revenue office + lender.