Sydney’s cheapest train stations to rent a room near

Living close to a train station in Sydney can be a welcomed convenience, particularly if you don’t have a car—but like everything else in the harbour city it can also be super expensive.

In fact, data from Flatmates.com.au showed that renting a room within 1km of a station was more expensive than the suburb average in 69% of suburbs considered.

Epping saw the biggest disparity between station and suburb, where a room within 1km of the station averaged $283, a whopping 66% more than the suburb average of $170.

Not all is lost, however, with the data also showing there are still a few affordable options left.


Of the cheapest stations to rent a room within 10km of the city, Hursltone Park came out on top with a weekly private room average of just $247 per week.

Croydon and Dulwich Stations rounded out the cheapest three with average rents of just $248 and $256 per week, respectively.

Average room prices for the 10 cheapest all fell under the $300 mark, a far cry from the cities most expensive station Circular Quay where rooms fetch an average of $542 per week.

Station	Avg. Rent Per Week	Postcode	Dist. to CBD (Km)
Hurlstone Park Station	$247	2193	9.2
Croydon Station	$248	2132	9.9
Dulwich Hill Station	$256	2203	8.5
Turrella Station	$272	2205	9.9
Tempe Station	$283	2044	8.2
Lewisham Station	$286	2049	7.0
Marrickville Station	$289	2204	7.7
Summer Hill Station	$290	2130	7.7
Arncliffe Station	$294	2205	9.9
Wolli Creek Station	$296	2205	8.8

^{Data based on all room listings created on Flatmates.com.au for the previous six months to April 8, where that listing fell within 1km of a train station. Only stations with more than 10 rooms listed were considered}