VIC Buying a house next to a public golf course

U 3/350 Canterbury Road, Ringwood, Vic 3134 - View Sold History & Research Property Values - realestate.com.au

What are your thoughts on the location?

Privacy issue? Balcony view straight onto the greens and vice versa.
Getting hit by golf balls
Noise issue cause by golf course maintenance

 

Need to know where it sits on the golf course, do you have a layout of the course?

Looks like it's behind a green, pending length of hole would determine how often would see balls going through the green.

Is it only close to that hole?

 

Believe I've found where it lays in relation to the course.

Looks like it's next to the 1st tee and 9th green.

Would only get 'fore' calls coming from the 1st tee, looks like reasonable amount of distance and cover from trees.

The 9th is a Par 4 - but it's only 201m which means would have people driving for the green in 1 which means could have people landing drivers, woods, long irons into the house. I would go sit there on there busiest day and see how often it happens. Although again looks like there is some coverage from the trees.

 

got a mate have his house back by golf course and he love it, sitting on the backyard watching hopping kangaroos and flying golf balls.

 

Just check out direction of play.
Issues can arise if balls being hit towards the houses.
Marg

 

my dads previous ppor backed on to a fairway. He loved living there. Really nice outlook.
The golf course changed their layout slightly, which meant balls were regularly landing on his roof and cracking tiles ( tiles on a golf course bad idea). It was an IP by this time and he had regular issues with roof leaks and broken tiles and ended up selling because of it.

 

As it's a public course (council owned), check what council's policy is regarding fencing - you may be fully liable for repairs and replacement under the fencing act.

 

The law says that if the golf course came first (you moved in after the golf course was already there), then they are not responsible for the cost of repairing any damage to your home. Buyer beware.

 

I lived on a golf course for most of my teen years. Had the occasional ball in the swimming pool and only one ever went through the window. We were on the fairway so they were hitting past our house not towards it. Never really noticed noise from maintenance equipment. The houses on the course appeared to be more desirable than the others in the suburb.