Rental reviews in Lane Cove West, NSW 2066

Lane Cove West is a NSW suburb in Willoughby LGA, matched to postcode 2066 — also covering Lane Cove, Lane Cove North, Linley Point and nearby localities. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $750 in 2025, up 3.4% from $725 in 2024. That is about 8% above the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Lane Cove West recorded 73 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026, up 7.4% from 68 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 $1,245 a week and flats/units at $720. Townhouse bonds sat at $1,100 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $750; three-bedroom bonds $1,100. One-bedroom bonds sat at $670 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $1,500 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $660 and $900 a week. Fair Trading recorded 1,585 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $512 to $750 a week. Because several suburbs share the postcode, the rent charts are a postcode picture, not a street-level one. Property offences totalled 33 and violent-related offences 24. Theft made up the largest published share (26 incidents, 36%). Next was Assault (11). Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.