📡 PropertyEye tracks live listings in Sydney and Brisbane today — Melbourne pages are built from published auction results (2021–2026), our price model and weekly clearance data. Live Melbourne tracking is on the roadmap.
🎯 Price model — what the model says a typical home here achieves at auction
| Configuration | Model estimate | Range | Comparable sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-bed unit | $454k | $411k–$509k | 132 |
| 2-bed unit | $675k | $602k–$746k | 132 |
| 3-bed unit | $962k | $858k–$1.06M | 132 |
| 3-bed house | $1.28M | $1.14M–$1.42M | 408 |
| 4-bed house | $1.45M | $1.29M–$1.6M | 408 |
| 5-bed house | $1.53M | $1.35M–$1.72M | 408 |
| 2-bed townhouse | $769k | $686k–$850k | 112 |
| 3-bed townhouse | $962k | $858k–$1.06M | 112 |
| 4-bed townhouse | $1.06M | $943k–$1.17M | 112 |
Modelled from 138,399 Australian auction sales (2021–2026). Melbourne cells run on the base model (suburb prior + configuration + time) without the Sydney-only land/school/transport features — ranges are honest about the wider uncertainty. Estimates from comparable auction results — not valuations or financial advice.
🧾 Recent comparable sales — the real auction results behind the estimates
Units
| Address | Config | Sold | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/108 Albert St | 2 bd · 2 ba | $585,500 | Jul 2025 |
| 10/297 Plenty Rd | 2 bd · 1 ba | $420,000 | May 2025 |
| 2/44 Eton St | 3 bd · 1 ba | $755,000 | May 2025 |
| 5/93-103 High St | 2 bd · 2 ba | $770,000 | May 2025 |
| 303B/8 Clinch Av | 2 bd · 2 ba | $655,000 | May 2025 |
| 16/465 Murray Rd | 2 bd · 1 ba | $743,000 | Mar 2025 |
Houses
| Address | Config | Sold | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 Madeline St | 4 bd · 1 ba | $1,080,000 | Jul 2025 |
| 80 Spring St | 3 bd · 1 ba | $1,035,000 | Jul 2025 |
| 176 Miller St | 5 bd · 3 ba | $1,450,000 | Jul 2025 |
| 41 Sheila St | 2 bd · 1 ba | $1,000,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 50 Victoria St | 3 bd · 1 ba | $1,410,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 40 Penola St | 5 bd · 3 ba | $1,540,000 | Jun 2025 |
Townhouses
| Address | Config | Sold | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/10 Belgrove St | 3 bd · 2 ba | $945,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 40A James St | 2 bd · 1 ba | $942,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 128F Raglan St | 2 bd · 1 ba | $771,000 | May 2025 |
| 1/25-27 Jacka St | 3 bd · 2 ba | $1,100,000 | May 2025 |
| 24B Tynan St | 4 bd · 3 ba | $1,375,000 | May 2025 |
| 1/23 Laha Cr | 3 bd · 2 ba | $714,000 | May 2025 |
Recent sold auction results in Preston from the price model's training set (published Domain results). A sample, not every sale.
💰 What Preston actually sold for — published auction results, quarter by quarter
Units — median sold price by quarter
Latest quarter $705k (4 sales) · measured trend +2.9%/yr (2-bed like-for-like, 88 sales)
Houses — median sold price by quarter
Latest quarter $1.08M (3 sales) · measured trend +0.2%/yr (3-bed like-for-like, 300 sales)
Quarterly medians of real published auction results (sold outcomes only). Historical results — not a prediction, valuation or financial advice.
🛡 Crime — recorded criminal incidents, year ending March 2026
Index 100 — well above the Greater Melbourne average (50 = average) · 106.5 key incidents per 1,000 residents · year-on-year -18%
Most recorded: Steal from a motor vehicle (832) · Steal from a retail store (738) · Other theft (442)
Key offences: homicide, assault, sexual offences, robbery, property damage, burglary/break-and-enter, theft (CSA subdivisions A10/A20/A30/A70/B20/B30/B40). Rates are per RESIDENT — suburbs with heavy visitor/entertainment traffic (CBD, nightlife strips) read high on this basis. Source: Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria), criminal incidents year ending March 2026 (CC BY 4.0); populations ABS Census 2021 (SAL).
🎓 Schools in Preston — located in the suburb (ACARA 2025)
In-suburb enrolments 5,427 · 5-year trend +25.9% (surging) — total across the schools below; family demand signal, openings/closures counted
| School | Type | Sector | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Primary School | Primary | Government | 1165 |
| East Preston Islamic College | Combined | Independent | 976 |
| Newlands Primary School | Primary | Government | 1146 |
| Northern College of the Arts and Technology | Secondary | Government | 1060 |
| Preston High School | Secondary | Government | 1104 |
| Preston Primary School | Primary | Government | 1113 |
| Preston South Primary School | Primary | Government | 1127 |
| Preston West Primary School | Primary | Government | 1135 |
| Sacred Heart School | Primary | Catholic | 1090 |
| St John's College Preston | Combined | Independent | 1066 |
| Yarra Me School | Special | Government | — |
Schools whose ADDRESS is in Preston — residents are often zoned to schools in neighbouring suburbs too; check the actual zone for any address at findmyschool.vic.gov.au. ICSEA is the socio-educational advantage of a school's community (national average ~1000) — a demographic measure, not a quality or results score.
🔨 Auction market pace — Melbourne weekly clearance
Benchmark series (Domain): week to 2026-08-01 — 54.9% of 448 reported auctions. Our own tracking (withdrawn counted): week to 2026-08-01 — 54% of 506 scheduled. Lower clearance generally means more room for buyers to negotiate.
Suburb breakdown — trailing 8 weeks, our tracking, withdrawn counted
| Suburb | Clearance | Withdrawn | Auctions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craigieburn | 44% | 5% | 102 |
| Reservoir | 58% | 5% | 92 |
| Wollert | 49% | 6% | 79 |
| Tarneit | 16% | 25% | 76 |
| Coburg | 51% | 10% | 68 |
| Preston | 40% | 15% | 68 |
| Glen Waverley | 60% | 9% | 67 |
| Mount Waverley | 51% | 5% | 63 |
| Mickleham | 30% | 21% | 56 |
| Bentleigh East | 44% | 12% | 52 |
🏠 Recent auction addresses in Preston
Every address links to its own page — published results, price estimate, suburb context.
88 Spring St · 5 Margtmary Av · 4C Wood St · 11 Hay St · 117-119 Gilbert Rd · 42/93-103 High St · 48 Malpas St · 1/27 Sylvester Gr · 20 Victoria St · 289 Plenty Rd · 53A Carlisle St · 7 Sheila St · 2/70 Jensen Rd · 7/427 Murray Rd · 309/388 Murray Rd · 4/247 Gower St · 1/29 Ambon St · 1/7 Mihil St · 3 Etnam St · 2 Tiernan St · 210/18 Gilbert Rd · 648 Plenty Rd · 85C Murray Rd · 15 Ambon St · 1B Hodson St · 152 Murray Rd · 255 Gower St · 19 Wurruk Av · 6 Ruby St · 9A Matlock St
All figures derive from published auction results and public data — estimates only, not financial advice.