Rental reviews in Ashfield, NSW 2131

Ashfield is a NSW suburb in Inner West LGA, matched to postcode 2131. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $660 in 2025, up 3.1% from $640 in 2024. That is about 5% below the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Ashfield recorded 1,386 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026, up 3.4% from 1,341 a year earlier. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $850 a week and flats/units at $650. Townhouse bonds sat at $870 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $680; three-bedroom bonds $900. One-bedroom bonds sat at $600 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $1,200 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $580 and $758 a week. Fair Trading recorded 1,563 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $420 to $660 a week. Property offences totalled 595 and violent-related offences 312. Theft made up the largest published share (491 incidents, 35%). Next was Against justice procedures (250). The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. The two windows are not identical: rents are calendar year, recorded crime is the 12 months to March 2026. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.