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Merton Close, Cheltenham VIC
Strong street profile · 4 of 4 tests pass — Merton Close scores 49 points above the Cheltenham street average.
- Owner-occupiers above 65%
- Public housing 5% or less
- Rent at or above suburb median
- Yield at or above suburb
A street with the profile we look for
High owner-occupation, little public housing, and rents and yields at or above the suburb median. It is running ahead of most of the suburb around it.
Streets scoring 75+ make up 35% of the 411,166 Australian streets we score; in VIC it's 36%. Merton Close sits above 86% of them.
High confidence · 24 addresses across 1 census block · Tenure: 2021 Census · Rent & yield: Sept 2026
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Merton Close scores 49 points above the Cheltenham street average.
The blocks on Merton Close pass more of the four tests than the typical Cheltenham street.
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Merton Close, Cheltenham FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions: Merton Close, Cheltenham VIC
What is the Street Score for Merton Close, Cheltenham VIC?
Merton Close, Cheltenham VIC scores 100/100 on the Ripehouse Street Score — 49 points above the Cheltenham street average of 51/100 (ranked #1 of 336 streets in Cheltenham). The score is calculated across 24 addresses and 1 ABS census block.
What is the owner-occupier and public housing percentage on Merton Close, Cheltenham VIC?
On the ABS 2021 Census SA1 blocks that Merton Close runs through in Cheltenham, owner-occupiers account for 76% of households (Ripehouse benchmark: >65%) and public/social housing accounts for 2.3% of households (Ripehouse benchmark: ≤5%).
What is the typical rent and rental yield on Merton Close, Cheltenham VIC?
Blocks along Merton Close, Cheltenham VIC record a typical asking rent of $850/wk (compared with the Cheltenham suburb median of $650/wk) and a gross rental yield of 4% (versus 3.6% across Cheltenham).
How does Merton Close compare with other streets in Cheltenham VIC?
Cheltenham has 336 streets with a suburb street average of 51/100 and an overall suburb R-Score of 86/100. Merton Close sits in the top tier of streets in Cheltenham.
How the Street Score works. Every address on Merton Close is matched (G-NAF) to its ABS 2021 mesh block and SA1 area. Each block scores 100 when owner-occupiers are above 65%, public housing is 5% or less, and both its median rent and rental yield are at or above the Cheltenham median; 75 when one of the rent/yield tests passes; 50 when neither does; 25 when only one of the two tenure tests passes; 0 when neither does. The Street Score is the address-weighted average of its blocks — the same street test our research engine applies to every listed property. Suburb medians are as of Sept 2026; tenure is from the 2021 Census. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Nothing on this page is personal financial advice.