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Highgate Real Estate Agent

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When you sell in Highgate, the buyer you most need to reach is a family. Just over half of Highgate’s families (51.8%) were couples with children in 2021, and 74.0% of homes were owner-occupied, outright or on a mortgage. Those buyers look hard at bedrooms, land, school access and the condition of the house.

Axiom Realty works throughout Greater Adelaide, and in the next suburbs over, our leasing team has placed tenants in houses at Fullarton and Unley Park. For your sale, the price guide comes from comparable evidence, preparation is planned with you, and the marketing goes to everyone on our buyer and investor list.

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The Highgate Market

Who buys and why

Highgate is a City of Unley suburb with Fullarton and Malvern beside it. Families come for Highgate School on Hampstead Avenue and Concordia College’s campuses on Winchester Street and Highgate Street, and for a suburb with real history: it was subdivided in 1881 and named after the English town where its developer was born.

Buyers here usually arrive with a clear brief. Professionals filled 41.2% of residents’ jobs at the 2021 Census, and large homes are common: four bedrooms or more in 35.0% of dwellings, against 25.7% across South Australia.

Each campaign is shaped for whoever will stretch furthest on price, without shutting anyone else out. A free appraisal gives you our figure and the sales that back it.

Preparing and Marketing a Highgate Home

Older houses, units and the campaign

An older house sells on its condition as much as on its features. Before launch we look over the roof, the gutters, any damp or cracking and the electrics, because a building inspector will find them and a buyer will use them. Our reliable tradespeople can fix what would otherwise hand a buyer leverage.

Buyers with extension plans will ask what is allowed, so before launch we read the Planning and Design Code settings PlanSA gives for your address. A larger block also gets a zoning check, since a builder may see room for another dwelling. Selling a unit? Have the strata levies, fund figures and minutes to hand.

A Highgate campaign spends two to three weeks on realestate.com.au and Domain. Our staff build and run the social ads, and the listing is pushed to the 10,000-plus buyers and investors we hold on file, landlords on our management books among them.

Local Agents Around Highgate

Neighbouring suburbs and leasing

Our sales service also covers Fullarton, Malvern, Myrtle Bank, Kingswood and Unley Park.

Would holding the house as a rental suit you better? See property management in Highgate. We can estimate the rent as well as the sale price, so you can weigh both before deciding.

Suburb breakdown

Highgate at a glance

Rents from Axiom’s local market notes.

Median house rent: $670; per week
Median unit rent: $660; per week
To the GPO: 4.1 km; straight line
Nearest Axiom listing: 1 km; unley park
Postcode: 5063; Central Adelaide

Around Highgate

Median house rent

< $670
$670–$748
$748–$780
$780–$850
$850+

Axiom Realty near HighgateThe closest Axiom listings

No.	Address	Suburb	Bed · Bath · Car	Price
01	4 King StUnley ParkLeased	Unley Park	3 · 1 · 1	$740 /week
02	4 King StUnley ParkFor Sale	Unley Park	3 · 1 · 1	$1,750,000
03	41 Florence StFullartonLeased	Fullarton	3 · 1 · 2	$780 /week
04	Unit 7/122 L'Estrange StGlenungaLeased	Glenunga	2 · 1 · 0	$430 /week
05	Unit 1/623 Portrush RdGlen OsmondLeased	Glen Osmond	1 · 1 · 1	$390 /week
06	Unit 3/49 L'Estrange StGlensideLeased	Glenside	2 · 1 · 2	$600 /week

Nothing listed in Highgate itself right now. Join Property Watch to hear first when something comes up.

Common Highgate Real Estate Agent FAQs

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Our starting point is what similar Highgate and nearby houses fetched lately, then we allow for land, condition, bedroom count and position. You get it in person, at no cost and with no strings, comparable sales included.

Being close to schools matters to many family buyers, so we make the walk or drive to them clear in the listing. Family households were 72.7% of Highgate households at the 2021 Census.

Rarely in full. Fix what an inspector is bound to report, like roof leaks, damp or cracked render, and present the house well. We’ll name the jobs that pay off and can book tradespeople for them.

Some do. With tenants in 22.9% of homes in 2021, investors are in the mix, and our database and landlord clients put your listing in front of them.

Axiom Realty charges a percentage commission plus a marketing budget. Both are set out in the sales agency agreement before your property goes to market, so you know the full cost before you commit.

So, why do customers love us?

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Our formula:

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By placing people at the heart of what we do the landlord-tenant relationship becomes a matter of genuine trust and good-will, instead of duties and responsibilities.

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Accurate Appraisal

Realistic appraisals are key to the sales process – Axiom Realty will never exaggerate your home’s market value just to win your business.

Preparation

Often, minor touch ups prior to listing a property can increase final sale price. We suggest changes and refer reliable trades people so that your home enters the market looking its best.

Marketing your property

We have a heavy focus on technology and digital marketing channels to target potential buyers directly. By analysing your property’s suburb, we target buyers with even greater precision thereby achieving impressive results at lower cost.

Axiom Boasts an in-house social media specialist to ensure your home gains maximum exposure to potential buyers.

Expert Negotiation

Skilled negotiation has often increased the sale (and rental) price of our listings significantly. This alone can increase your sales price by thousands or allow for more favourable sale conditions (eg. no finance, higher deposit).