Calm water out front, Arthurs Seat behind.
Real estate agents in Safety Beach
Safety Beach sits on a sweep of calm bay beach between Mount Martha and Dromana, with the Martha Cove marina, a golf course and the slopes of Arthurs Seat behind it. Homes range from beach houses to modern marina-side residences.
LynchCo sells real estate in Safety Beach. With our office in nearby Mornington, we know this coastline well. If you're looking for the best real estate agent in Safety Beach, choose someone who understands how the beach, the marina and the views shape value here.
Safety Beach began as a beach of holiday shacks, and it hasn’t lost the feeling. The water is calm and shallow, the beach is long and sheltered, and Arthurs Seat rises behind it all. Then there’s Martha Cove, where homes sit on the water and your boat can be moored outside your door, with sheltered access straight onto the bay. There’s no main street yet, but Dromana is next door and the freeway is minutes away. More families and retirees now live here all year, and it’s easy to see why.
The market
- Median house price, 2025
- $1.17m
- Median house price, last 10 years
- 97% increase
- Median house price, Jan–Mar 2026
- $1.15m
- Houses sold, Jan–Mar 2026
- 40
Source: Valuer-General Victoria, Victorian Property Sales Report (CC BY 4.0), Jan–Mar 2026
Places to go
- Safety BeachFamily beach
- Martha CoveMarina, cafés and boardwalk
- Safety Beach Sailing ClubSailing club
- Safety Beach Country ClubGolf course
- Dunns CreekCreek walk
- Mount Martha Beach SouthBeach and bathing boxes, Mount Martha
- Arthurs Seat EagleScenic gondola up Arthurs Seat, Dromana
- Dromana BeachBay beach, Dromana
- HeronswoodHistoric house and garden, Dromana
- Bass and Flinders DistilleryDistillery, Dromana
- Trofeo EstateWinery and restaurant, Dromana
- The BriarsHistoric homestead and wildlife sanctuary, Mount Martha
Travel times
- Frankston Station30 min drive, trains to the city
- Melbourne CBD1 hr 10 min drive
- Melbourne Airport1 hr 35 min drive
By car from the centre of Safety Beach, without traffic.
Schools and drive times from OpenStreetMap data, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
School zones
- Dromana Primary School Primary, Prep to Year 6, part of Safety Beach
- Mount Martha Primary School Primary, Prep to Year 6, part of Safety Beach
- Dromana Secondary College Secondary, Years 7 to 12
Government school zones for 2027, from the Department of Education. All school zones
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Selling a home in Safety Beach
Safety Beach attracts holiday-home buyers, families, retirees and boating buyers who want a berth at Martha Cove. Homes close to the beach and on the water at Martha Cove are the most sought after. We present each home to its best and aim the campaign at the buyers most likely to want it, across Melbourne and the Peninsula.
- PresentationWe get it ready, properly, so buyers connect with it from the first photograph.
- Pre-marketWe introduce it quietly to buyers already looking on the Peninsula, so there’s momentum on day one.
- On-marketA campaign made for the home, with private inspections seven days a week.
- NegotiationHandled by your agent, start to finish, to secure the best possible price.
Choosing the best real estate agent in Safety Beach
It's important to choose an agent who can explain, with real evidence, how value changes between the beach streets, Martha Cove and the rest of Safety Beach, and who will personally manage every inspection and negotiation. With LynchCo there are no hidden costs, we contribute to your marketing, and there are no lock-in contracts.
Safety Beach real estate: your questions
- Who is the best real estate agent in Safety Beach?
- Look for an agent who understands Safety Beach’s mix of buyers: holiday-home buyers, families, retirees and boating buyers drawn to Martha Cove. Each wants something different, so your campaign should be aimed at the right ones. LynchCo knows Safety Beach and Martha Cove well, with one agent handling your sale from start to finish.
- Is Safety Beach a good place to live?
- It’s a great holiday place and a great place to call home. Safety Beach has a long, sheltered beach, the Martha Cove marina and Arthurs Seat behind it, and the freeway is minutes away. It doesn’t have a main street like Mornington’s, but it’s still growing, with Martha Cove’s next precinct of shops yet to come.
- Why is it called Safety Beach?
- The name goes back to 1836, when John Aitken’s ship ran aground here in a storm and its livestock were brought safely ashore. For a while locals also called it Shark Bay, after waste from a nearby abattoir drew sharks into the bay, but that name never made it onto a map, and the abattoir was eventually made to clean up. Today the beach is known for its calm, sheltered water.
- What is Martha Cove?
- Martha Cove is Safety Beach’s marina precinct, with homes on the water and direct, sheltered access to Port Phillip Bay. Living with your boat moored outside your door is a rare lifestyle, and in our view a marina like it is unlikely ever to be built on the bay again. The precinct is still developing, with its next stage of shops yet to be built.
- What is the median house price in Safety Beach?
- The median house price in Safety Beach was $1.17m in 2025, up 97% over ten years, according to the Valuer-General Victoria. Waterfront homes at Martha Cove and homes close to the beach sit at the top of the market.
- How far is Safety Beach from Melbourne?
- About 1 hour 10 minutes’ drive from the Melbourne CBD without traffic. Because it’s so close to the freeway, the trip takes little longer than it does from Mornington, which makes Safety Beach, and Martha Cove in particular, practical for commuters.
- Is Safety Beach a holiday-home market?
- Partly. It began as a beach of holiday shacks and still has plenty of holiday-home buyers, but it has grown into a suburb of owner-occupiers and more high-end homes, with families and retirees living here year-round. That mix makes it a little more seasonal than Mornington or Mount Eliza.
- When is the best time to sell in Safety Beach?
- Safety Beach is more seasonal than its neighbours because many buyers are looking for a holiday home, and they’re most active when they’re down on the peninsula in the warmer months. We’ll time your campaign to reach both the holiday buyers and the families and retirees who live here all year.
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