Most drone quotes are easy to read until you try to compare them. One operator charges per photo, another per hour, and a third adds travel and editing on top. This guide sets out what real estate drone photography actually costs with UberRE in Sydney and Melbourne, what is included in the price, and how to choose between aerial photos, Aerial 360 and drone video for each listing.
If you want the bigger picture on how drone pricing works across the industry and the return aerials deliver for vendors, read our drone photography cost and ROI guide. This post is the practical price list.
All prices below are + GST and are the same in Sydney, Melbourne and every other area we work.
The first photo carries most of the cost because it covers the pilot's time on site, the airspace check and the flight itself. After that, each extra photo is cheap. Four aerials work out at $75 each, and ten work out at $42 each.
Most residential listings need one Aerial 360. Extra panoramas are useful for large acreage, estates and development sites, where one viewpoint can't show the whole property.
A low headline price means little if the extras pile up afterwards. Every UberRE drone booking includes:
Boundary lines and labels for nearby beaches, schools and transport can be added to aerial photos. Ask when you book.
The price doesn't change between cities. What changes is the airspace, and that is where an unlicensed operator can let you down.
Much of Sydney sits near Sydney Airport, Bankstown, helipads or the Harbour, all of which are no-fly zones for most drone operators. Our ReOC lets us apply to CASA to fly in these zones, except airport approach and departure paths and Defence restricted areas, so harbourside and inner-city listings can still get their aerials. See drone photography in Sydney for local examples.
In Melbourne, the controlled airspace is around Melbourne Airport, Essendon, Moorabbin, helipads and the CBD. See drone photography in Melbourne.
In both cities, give us the property address when you book and we'll confirm whether an approval is needed before the shoot. For the rules behind this, read our guide to drone laws for real estate.
Each product does a different job. Match it to what buyers need to understand about the property.
Aerial stills give you the hero image for the portals, the signboard and the brochure. They show the block, the street and what is nearby. For a standard suburban home, one or two aerials alongside the ground photos are usually enough. For waterfront, view and acreage properties, four to eight give buyers the full story.
An Aerial 360 lets buyers spin the view and see the beach, the school, the station and the skyline for themselves. It is worth the extra $240 when the location sells the home, or when buyers are interstate or overseas and can't easily visit the area.
A fly-through is a continuous flight through the home, filmed with a small indoor drone. At $540 it suits architect-designed homes, open-plan layouts and prestige listings, and it gives you strong content for social media.
At $840, a property video with aerial footage combines ground and drone footage in one edit. It is the right choice for high-interest listings where the campaign leans on video across the portals, email and social media.
Here is what four common orders add up to, all + GST:
UberRE aerial photos cost $180 for one photo, $220 for two, $260 for three and $300 for four, up to $420 for ten (all + GST). The prices are the same in Sydney, Melbourne and every other area we cover.
It is worth adding when the location is a major selling point, such as beach, water, school or transport access, or when many buyers are shopping from interstate or overseas. For a typical suburban home, still aerials are usually enough.
A drone fly-through ($540 + GST) is a continuous flight through the home, filmed with a small indoor drone. A property video with aerial footage ($840 + GST) is an edited video that combines ground footage with exterior drone shots of the home and its surroundings.
Travel is included within 50 km of a capital city or regional CBD. Beyond that, it is $100 + GST for each extra 50 km. For example, a property 100 km from the CBD adds $100.
Aerial photos are delivered within 24 hours of the flight. Drone-only orders are flown as soon as the weather is suitable.
UberRE flies with CASA-certified pilots and fixed prices, with no hourly rates and no surprises. See our drone photography services to book online, or call 1300 823 773 and we'll check the airspace for your next listing.
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