Modbury Heights Property Management

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Modbury Heights is a family-home suburb with a small rental market. Separate houses accounted for 91.6% of occupied dwellings in 2021, 29.5% of homes had four or more bedrooms, and renters lived in just 17.5% of homes. Most of the suburb was built from the 1970s, as Modbury spread north into the foothills.

A thin rental pool can suit a landlord. Families renting here often want to stay close to school and work, and a well-kept house can hold the same tenant for years. Axiom Realty has leased two houses in Modbury Heights and handles rentals nearby in Wynn Vale, Ridgehaven and Para Hills.

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Modbury Heights Rental Market & Median Rents

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Recent market data for Modbury Heights (postcode 5092) shows median house rents sit around $693 per week, while median unit rents reach approximately $575 per week. Located 15.2 km from Adelaide CBD, the area maintains strong inquiry rates from quality long-term renters. Understanding current localised price benchmarks helps property owners price competitively and minimise vacant days between tenancies. Our experienced team monitors yield trends across Modbury Heights to assist landlords with strategic rent reviews. Request a free rental appraisal to see what your home could earn.

Managing Houses in Modbury Heights

Homes from the 1970s on, and what they need

Houses built from the 1970s onwards are now old enough for the large items to fall due: roof sheeting and gutters, hot water units, evaporative or ducted cooling, and the original kitchen and bathroom. Seeing the decline coming gives you time to save for the replacement, which costs less than an emergency after-hours job.

Each year brings four routine inspections, and every one ends with a photo report that covers the yard as well as the rooms. On foothill blocks, retaining walls, paving, stormwater drains and big gardens can slip quietly between tenancies.

Townhouses and semi-detached homes were only 8.0% of dwellings at the 2021 Census. If yours is one of them and belongs to a strata or community scheme, our managers liaise with the corporation’s manager, raise common-property issues with them and give the tenant the by-laws at the start of the lease.

Before a new tenancy begins, we can walk the house with you and draw up a ranked list of repairs, priced by tradespeople we use. A job that might need approval under the Planning and Design Code is flagged with you before anyone is booked. More detail sits on our residential property management page.

Who Rents in Modbury Heights

Families, local work and your return

Family households were 75.5% of all households in 2021, and couples with children were 45.7% of families. The Heights School, a public school running from preschool to Year 12, is on Brunel Drive, which matters to tenants with children at school.

Residents work across a wide spread of jobs. Professionals were 18.2% of employed people, clerical and administrative workers 16.1%, technicians and trades workers 15.1%, and community and personal service workers 14.3%, with hospitals and aged care residential services the leading industries.

Most people drive, two in three on Census day, though buses along Ladywood Road link to Tea Tree Plaza Interchange and the O-Bahn into the city. With few rentals to choose from, a tidy house priced against current listings can draw applicants quickly, and every renewal by a good tenant spares you a vacancy.

Our managers also look after homes in Wynn Vale, Modbury North, Ridgehaven, Para Hills and Gulfview Heights. Your rent is paid out twice weekly, and if you live outside South Australia, the interstate management page covers how we work with distant owners.

Suburb breakdown

Modbury Heights at a glance

Rents from Axiom’s local market notes.

Median house rent: $693; per week
Median unit rent: $575; per week
To the GPO: 15.2 km; straight line
Residents: 6,995; approximately
Postcode: 5092; North Adelaide

Around Modbury Heights

Median house rent

< $600
$600–$608
$608–$640
$640–$665
$665+

Axiom in Modbury Heights3 sold or leased

No.	Address	Suburb	Bed · Bath · Car	Price
01	3 Noya AveModbury HeightsLeased	Modbury Heights	4 · 1 · 5	$640 /week
02	101/10 Mayfield StModbury HeightsSold	Modbury Heights	—	Contact for price
03	2/10 Mayfield StModbury HeightsSold	Modbury Heights	—	$200,000

Common Modbury Heights Property Management FAQs

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Rentals are scarce, at 17.5% of homes in 2021, so there are fewer competing listings. Demand comes mostly from families who want a full-size house. Setting the rent against current local listings and presenting the home well are what keep vacant weeks down.

For a house from the 1970s or later, budget for the roof, gutters, hot water, cooling and outdoor areas. Our quarterly inspection reports track each of them, so the bigger costs never arrive as a surprise.

Yes. Expect photographs after every routine inspection, council rates and SA Water taken from the rent without any admin surcharge, and day-or-night access to your statements in the PropertyMe owner portal. New landlords can also start with a 100-day risk-free period and no lock-in contract.

We keep our pricing simple and transparent: an all-inclusive management fee with no admin charges or hidden extras. We’ll give you a written quote for your property, with every cost set out before you sign.

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Marketing your property

All eyes on your property across digital and traditional media ensures access to the most qualified tenants and drives up rental yield.

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Tenant Selection

A tried and tested tenant selection process filters through any red flags and vets applicants across 18 identifiers.

We consider human factors too – and do our best to bring good people together.