The Nambucca Valley, NSW Mid North Coast
Nambucca Valley Living
Five towns between the hills and the sea: river towns, surf villages and one of the last affordable stretches of the NSW coast. What each place is like to live in, and what homes cost.
Compare the five townsNambucca Heads and the river mouth from the air at sunset. Photo: Bob T, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Life by the river and the sea
Calm river flats, surf beaches, a painted breakwall and small towns where people still say hello. This is what people move here for.
Town guides
The five towns, and what homes cost
From the river towns of Macksville and Bowraville to the surf villages of Valla Beach and Scotts Head. Each guide covers the homes, the streets and the prices.
The valley in pictures
Between the hills and the sea
From the hills to the sea
The river line
Follow the Nambucca River from Bowraville down to the river mouth, and the coast north to Valla Beach and south to Scotts Head. Each stop shows what homes sell and rent for there. Tap a town to open its guide.
- Valla BeachBeach village$720k median sale$530 a week rent · 41 km to Coffs
- Nambucca HeadsRiver mouth$720k median sale$530 a week rent · 49 km to Coffs
- MacksvilleRiver town$790k median sale$570 a week rent · 56 km to Coffs
- BowravilleHinterlandToo few sales to publish a median67 km to Coffs
- Scotts HeadBeach village$790k median sale$570 a week rent · 70 km to Coffs
The valley in numbers
Nambucca Valley council area. ABS 2021 Census; NSW Rent and Sales Report.
Before you move