Umina Beach is the southern Central Coast’s biggest beach, and buying into the suburb usually means choosing between two quite different kinds of streets. Berith Street and Lace Avenue share the same school catchments, the same beach and the same West Street lifestyle, but they are built and priced very differently. Berith Street is the larger, townhouse-weighted option right behind the shops. Lace Avenue is a compact, freestanding family pocket inside the North Pearl Estate. Here is how the two compare.
Street Character and Housing Mix
Berith Street is the bigger, more mixed street. The Domain street profile counts 159 properties: 74 townhouses, 64 houses, 3 units and 18 others, on mostly level blocks with some rear-lane, dual-frontage access. Owner-occupiers make up 65 per cent of the street, and the average owner-occupier tenure is 13 years and five months, so turnover is slow.
Lace Avenue is a different proposition altogether. Domain lists 29 properties, 24 of them houses. In practice that means a quiet line of brick family homes, mostly built between 2000 and 2003, on blocks of about 555 to 607 square metres within the North Pearl Estate. It is also 95 per cent owner-occupied, one of the more settled owner-occupier streets in the suburb.
Property Prices and Value Growth
Both streets sit on the same base. Umina Beach’s median house price is $1,250,000, and the suburb has posted 10.28 per cent annual house capital growth across 255 sales in the past year, according to Your Investment Property.
What changes is the shape of each price ladder. Berith Street stretches wider, from entry houses around $940,000, through townhouses between $1.2 million and $1.47 million, up to a $2.1 million renovated four-bedroom home at 25 Berith Street. The long-run growth is there too: 4 Berith Street sold for $155,000 in 1994 and is now estimated at $2,012,000.
Lace Avenue clusters tighter, mostly $1.2 million to $1.7 million for four to six bedroom family homes. 11 Lace Avenue is currently listed at $1,480,000, and 20 Lace Avenue sold for $1,291,000 in March 2025 after changing hands for $730,000 in June 2016, according to the Domain street profile. Its sale history tells the same story, with 17 Lace Avenue moving from $175,000 in 2000 to $1,200,000 in 2021.
Schools and Everyday Family Access
Both streets feed the same government schools, so the real difference is the walk. Berith Street sits about a three minute walk from Umina Beach Public School (ICSEA 1,010, 606 enrolments), which makes the morning school run an easy one. Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus (ICSEA 966, 787 enrolments) is further out, about a 19 minute walk away.
Lace Avenue is close, just not quite as close. The primary school is about a 14 minute walk, and the secondary campus is a seven minute drive.
Beyond the catchments, both streets sit near a strong cluster of established government primaries, including Ettalong Public School (ICSEA 975, 490 enrolments), Woy Woy South Public School (ICSEA 996, 648 enrolments), Woy Woy Public School (ICSEA 970, 365 enrolments) and Pretty Beach Public School (ICSEA 1,102, 154 enrolments), plus Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus (ICSEA 974, 639 enrolments). The nearest private option is EOC Broken Bay in Woy Woy, a Catholic primary about 2.5 km from Berith Street and 2.9 km from Lace Avenue, with St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School and Green Point Christian College also within reach.
Umina Beach also has 18 childcare services averaging about $134.69 a day, and a new Umina Beach Public Preschool is part of the state’s school infrastructure program. On the education front, the two streets are close enough that school access rarely decides between them.
Beach, Shops and Lifestyle
This is where the two streets separate most clearly. Umina Beach is a long golden-sand stretch along Broken Bay, with calm, family-friendly water near the southern end and gentle surf further along, patrolled from the September school holidays through to April. Both streets share that, plus the Peninsula Recreation Precinct, the coastal foreshore path linking Umina Beach, Ocean Beach and Ettalong Beach, surf schools at Kiddies Corner, and the cafés and shops that line West Street, where Coles, Woolworths and Aldi anchor the weekly shop.
Berith Street simply sits closer to the action. 1/7 Berith Street was marketed as just 100 m to West Street amenities and 300 m to the Umina Beach sands, while 25 Berith Street was described as set just 250 m from the beach in one of Umina’s most tightly held streets. Lace Avenue leans on a quieter pitch: 6 Lace Avenue was marketed as only minutes from the beach, shops, schools and more, 20 Lace Avenue as a walk to Umina Surf Beach and shops, and 12 Lace Avenue sits about 790 m from the West Street corridor. The beach is an easy, flat walk away within the peaceful North Pearl Estate.
Transport and Getting Around
Both streets plug into the same Busways network, with Route 50 and Route 54 among the services linking Umina Beach to Woy Woy, Ettalong Beach and Gosford, and Woy Woy Station offering direct trains to Sydney in just over an hour.
Berith Street reads as the more connected of the two. Woy Woy Station sits about 2,015 m away, roughly a 26 minute walk, with routes 54 and 50/3 nearby, and listings note a roughly 15 minute drive to the M1 Motorway. Lace Avenue is marketed as a short drive to Woy Woy Station as well, and 20 Lace Avenue points to a 500 m walk to bus service, with the nearest stops about a nine minute walk away. In practice, Berith suits a walk-and-bus day, while Lace leans a little more on the car.
Conclusion
The decision comes down to the kind of Umina Beach address you want. Berith Street suits buyers after a wide price ladder, townhouse options and the shortest walk to the beach, West Street and the primary school. Lace Avenue suits buyers after a quieter, mostly owner-occupied pocket of freestanding brick family homes on bigger blocks. Both share the same beach, schools and Central Coast growth story, so the choice is really about dwelling type and day-to-day proximity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Berith Street Umina Beach known for?
Berith Street is known as a townhouse-weighted street of 159 properties, with 74 townhouses and 64 houses, sitting between West Street and the beach. It is often described as tightly held, with low turnover and a 65 per cent owner-occupier mix.
How far is Berith Street Umina Beach from the beach and West Street shops?
Listings place 1/7 Berith Street about 100 m from West Street amenities and 300 m from the Umina Beach sands, while 25 Berith Street was described as set just 250 m from the beach. Some parts of the street are even closer to the sand.
What types of properties are on Berith Street Umina Beach?
Berith Street mixes townhouses and villas with freestanding houses. The Domain profile counts 74 townhouses, 64 houses, 3 units and 18 other properties, including larger lots such as a 784 square metre parcel at 45 Berith Street.
What are typical house prices on Berith Street Umina Beach?
Prices run from about $940,000 for an entry house, through $1.2 million to $1.47 million for townhouses, up to $2.1 million for a renovated four-bedroom house, with higher guides for larger homes.
Is Berith Street Umina Beach good for families with school age children?
It works well for families. Umina Beach Public School is about a three minute walk away, and the street shares the same primary and secondary catchments as the rest of the suburb.
What is Berith Street Umina Beach’s long term growth history?
4 Berith Street sold for $155,000 in 1994 and is now estimated at $2,012,000. An entry house grew from $730,000 in January 2021 to $940,000 by July 2026.
What is Lace Avenue Umina Beach known for?
Lace Avenue is known as a smaller, quieter pocket of about 29 properties within the North Pearl Estate, made up mostly of brick freestanding family homes built around 2000 to 2003.
What types of properties are on Lace Avenue Umina Beach?
The street is largely freestanding four to six bedroom family homes on 555 to 607 square metre blocks. The Domain profile lists 24 houses, 1 unit and 4 other among its 29 properties.
What are typical house prices on Lace Avenue Umina Beach?
Recent sales and estimates cluster around $1.2 million to $1.7 million. 11 Lace Avenue is currently listed at $1,480,000, and 20 Lace Avenue sold for $1,291,000 in March 2025, according to the Domain street profile.
Is Lace Avenue Umina Beach close to the beach and schools?
Yes. 6 Lace Avenue was marketed as only minutes from beaches, shops, schools and more, and 20 Lace Avenue as a walk to Umina Surf Beach, Umina Beach Primary School and shops. The primary school is about a 14 minute walk away.
Is Lace Avenue Umina Beach mostly owner occupied or rented?
It is 95 per cent owner-occupied and 5 per cent rented, which makes it one of the more settled owner-occupier streets in the suburb.
What is Lace Avenue Umina Beach’s long term growth history?
17 Lace Avenue rose from $175,000 in 2000 to $1,200,000 in 2021. 20 Lace Avenue went from $730,000 in June 2016 to $1,291,000 in March 2025.