NRL halfback Nathan Cleary has bought a home at Curl Curl on Sydney's Northern Beaches for $5.5 million and put it straight on the rental market at $2,350 per week.

The Penrith Panthers star acquired the coastal property and placed it on the rental market rather than living there himself. Curl Curl sits on Sydney's Northern Beaches, one of the city's more sought-after coastal strips. No other specifics about the property's condition or settlement timeline have been disclosed.