Metford, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 4,707
- Median age
- 35
- Household income
- $1,484/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 60%
- Renting
- 38%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Metford Station · 0.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Maitland Hospital · 7.5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$680k
Median unit (5 yr)
$500k
Sales (5 yr)
359
Sales (12 mths)
53
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
554 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 17.9% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Metford PS
Secondary
Maitland Grossmann HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · East Maitland - Metford
District population (2025)
18,334
-0% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
54
houses 39 · other 15
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Metford:
- Chelmsford Drive (206)
- Streeton Drive (173)
- Ferraby Drive (144)
- Schanck Drive (102)
- Hargreaves Circuit (96)
- Lowe Street (94)
- Coburn Circuit (85)
- Conder Crescent (84)
- Drysdale Crescent (78)
- Dumaresq Parade (78)
- Melaleuca Drive (77)
- Strutt Crescent (74)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.