Rental reviews in North Arm Cove, NSW 2324

North Arm Cove is a NSW suburb in Maitland LGA, matched to postcode 2324 — also covering Balickera, Brandy Hill, Bundabah and nearby localities. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $558 in 2025, up 9.4% from $510 in 2024. That is about 20% below the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. North Arm Cove recorded 78 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026, up 95.0% from 40 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 $580 a week and flats/units at $480. Townhouse bonds sat at $520 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $480; three-bedroom bonds $570. One-bedroom bonds sat at $345 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $650 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $480 and $619 a week. Fair Trading recorded 724 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $400 to $558 a week. Because several suburbs share the postcode, the rent charts are a postcode picture, not a street-level one. Property offences totalled 43 and violent-related offences 20. Theft made up the largest published share (39 incidents, 50%). Next was Intimidation, stalking and harassment (8). Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.