Looking to buy a property in 2026? Here’s where you should be looking.
We’ve analysed PropTrack’s data to find the suburbs to have experienced the greatest value increase over the past 12 months to give you an idea of where you could potentially see some solid growth in the future.
In order to make your househunting as easy as possible, we’ve broken it down by budget and geographic area to highlight the year’s star performers.
With a recent PropTrack report tipping metropolitan Adelaide is forecast for 6 to 9 per cent growth in 2026, it is expected homeowners will see another solid year of value growth.
Here’s where you should look to get in on the action in 2026.
Under $600,000
According to PropTrack, those looking to buy in the north at this budget should target Kilburn units, which increased 45 per cent last year to a $507,500 median.
Those looking to buy in the central east and hills area should aim to bag a Walkerville unit, at a $520,000 median and 15.6 per cent growth over the past year.
Rosewater units, in the west are up 45.6 per cent over the past year to a $524,000 median, while southern buyers should target Hackham units, which have increased by a whopping 198.6 per cent over the past year to a $545,000 median.
Andrew Robey of Magain Real Estate
Magain Real Estate agent Andrew Robey said the value growth was represented by a run of high-value unit sales this year compared with a bundle of single-bedroom retirement units in the previous year.
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“That skews the data, but that said, even at that median price, they are great buying because they’ll continue to appreciate due to the fact that units are highly sought by first-time buyers who are priced out of neighbouring suburbs,” he said.
“When you don’t have the $700,000 you need to buy there, you’re really almost forced to buy these.”
$600,000 to $800,000
There’s been some solid growth in this price point with Torrensville units showing the biggest capital growth over the past year of 74.9 per cent, taking the median to $775,000.
Goodwood units in Adelaide’s central east and hills area, jumped by 40.2 per cent to $688,500.
In the south, Hove units have had the biggest price hike over the past year – up 37.4 per cent to $769,250.
And for buyers targeting the northern suburbs, Parafield Gardens units have increased by 27.8 per cent to a $664,000 median.
Paul Whitney of Harris Real Estate
Harris Real Estate agent Paul Whitney said he had been selling in the suburb for 15 years and never seen demand so high.
“The suburb has boomed in that time, and it’s one of the most multi-cultural areas I’ve ever sold in,” he said.
Goodwood Rd outside Goodwood Primary. Picture: Emma Brasier
“I think with so many cultures all wanting to be in the one area, that fuels demand, and while it used to be a fair drive from the city, now with urban sprawl it’s not as far from it.
“I don’t see any reason why an area like Parafield Gardens would see any sort of a decline.”
$800,000 to $1.5m
For those with a budget of $800,000 to $1.5m, Glenside units in Adelaide’s central east and hills area saw the biggest jump over the past 12 months, up 55.1 per cent to an $860,725 median.
Greenwith was the northern star, with 30.3 per cent growth to a $945,000 median.
Trott Park homes were the south’s star performers, up 29.4 per cent over the past year to a $965,000.
Whereas in Adelaide’s western suburbs, Ovingham houses were the real winners, jumping 40.6 per cent to a $1.005m median.
Real estate agent Vincent Doran at a home he is selling at Ovingham. Picture: Tim Joy
Crawford Doran agent Vincent Doran said some large house price sales had pulled the median up, and that the suburb’s small size had helped fuel demand.
“It’s zoned for North Adelaide Primary School, which is a difficult school to get into if you don’t live in North Adelaide, so it’s got that going for it, and the other thing is that because it’s such a small suburb it doesn’t capture as much attention – so it’s right next to North Adelaide but you don’t pay the North Adelaide price, you still get the same lifestyle and you get all the fantastic amenities of that inner-west area.”
$1.5m+
Despite there being no $1.5m+ median suburbs in Adelaide’s northern data catchment area, southern househunters looking for a chance at continued valued growth should target Netherby houses, where values have shot up by 51.9 per cent over the past year to a $2.301m median.
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Those looking to invest in the central east and hills area should target Toorak Gardens houses, which went up by 45.5 per cent to $2.7345m.
And those looking to drop some cash in the west should target Tennyson homes, which increased by 29.8 per cent to $3.05m.
Kate Smith of Ray White Semaphore.
Ray White Semaphore agent Kate Smith said Tennyson homes were tightly held and fought for when they did hit the market, driving prices up.
Some of the waterfront properties at Tennyson.
“It’s a small suburb and there are still a number of those older developable 60s or 70s homes along the beachfront that are now hitting the market and when they do developers pay a premium for them,” she said.
“I’d expect to see this value growth continue, particularly as that older cohort of original owners sell up and move on.”
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