Monique Treder
Northern Beaches, NSW+10
Sydney · Northern Beaches
A northern beaches Sydney suburb in the Northern Beaches Council area, where the state plans a centre around the Northern Beaches Hospital. Most homes are separate houses.
Last reviewed 25 October 2026
Market snapshot
Estimate, not an official figure · September 2026
Median house
$2.05M - $2.75M
Mid-band $2.4Mspread 29%
Median unit
$525,000 - $700,000
Mid-band $613Kspread 29%
Rental yield
3.1% to 4.1%
Gross yield on house stock. Premium suburbs compress.
Price growth for Frenchs Forest is not shown. Our estimates for May and September 2026 gave five-year figures more than 10 points apart, and no licensed sales data is available to check which is right.
Before you buy
The NSW Government finalised the Frenchs Forest 2041 Place Strategy on 17 December 2021. It plans a strategic centre based around the Northern Beaches Hospital and 2,000 new homes, 1,000 in the town centre and 1,000 in the residential areas next to it. Planning controls for the Frenchs Forest Precinct were added to the Warringah Local Environmental Plan in 2021. Check what the precinct allows near the address before you buy.
From Term One 2026 the Forest High School moved to Allambie Heights, and the state ran a registration of interest for its former site on Frenchs Forest Road West.
NSW Department of Communities and Justice bond data for the June 2026 quarter puts the median weekly rent for a new tenancy in postcode 2086 at $1,338 for a house and $673 for a unit, each from 30 or fewer bonds.
At the 2021 Census, 92.5% of Frenchs Forest homes were separate houses, 4.3% were semi-detached or townhouses and 3.1% were flats or apartments.
Agents on a Pro plan who serve Frenchs Forest
Why a buyers agent
In Frenchs Forest, a planned town centre and new homes near the hospital will change some streets more than others. A buyers agent who works the northern beaches checks each home on your shortlist against the precinct plan, prices it against the sales closest to it, and negotiates or bids at auction for you.
The state's 2041 place strategy plans 2,000 new homes around the hospital. An agent checks what is planned near the address.
The Forest High School has moved, and the state sought interest in its former site. An agent watches what happens there if you buy nearby.
At the 2021 Census, nine in ten Frenchs Forest homes were separate houses. An agent tells you what the house stock looks like at your budget.
Revenue NSW charges first home buyers no transfer duty on a home up to $800,000, and a reduced amount below $1,000,000. An agent with your conveyancer checks whether the home you choose qualifies before you exchange.
The place
Frenchs Forest had 14,267 residents at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 40. It is in the Northern Beaches Council area.
At the 2021 Census, 83.1% of Frenchs Forest homes were owned outright or with a mortgage. The median weekly rent at that Census was $800 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,467.
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