VIC One for the Melb Locals - 10 km from CBD

Hi All
Just looking, not necessarily buying now and learning.

Here is a list of suburbs in the 10 km ring

What represents good value in your opinion (apartments will not be considered)

What has a great vibe, community spirit/lifestyle in your opinion.

Of course its all about our own perception and what we like. For me want to be near cafes, restaurants.

I love Hawthorn, but surely there are other locations ...….without this price tag. I want more bang for my money....

Inner Melbourne suburbs (within 10 km from CBD)
Abbotsford
Aberfeldie
Albert Park
Alphington
Armadale
Ascot Vale
Balaclava
Balwyn
Balwyn North
Bellfield
Brunswick
Brunswick East
Brunswick West
Burnley
Camberwell
Canterbury
Carlton
Carlton North
Caulfield
Caulfield East
Caulfield North
Caulfield South
Clifton Hill
Coburg
Collingwood
Cremorne
Deepdene
Docklands
East Melbourne
Elsternwick
Elwood
Essendon
Essendon West
Fairfield
Fitzroy
Fitzroy North
Flemington
Footscray
Gardenvale
Glen Iris
Hawthorn
Hawthorn East
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe East
Kensington
Kew
Kew East
Kingsville
Kooyong
Maidstone
Malvern
Malvern East
Maribyrnong
Melbourne
Middle Park
Moonee Ponds
Newport
North Melbourne
Northcote
Parkville
Pascoe Vale South
Port Melbourne
Prahran
Preston
Princes Hill
Richmond
Ripponlea
Seddon
South Kingsville
South Melbourne
South Wharf
South Yarra
Southbank
Spotswood
St Kilda
St Kilda East
St Kilda West
Thornbury
Toorak
Tottenham
Travancore
West Footscray
West Melbourne
Williamstown
Williamstown North
Windsor
Yarraville

 

Abbotsford- I personally love it hubby hates it because there are junkies around. Trendy and cafes around

Balaclava

Brunswick
Brunswick East
Brunswick West
Burnley
Carlton
Carlton North
Caulfield
Caulfield East
Caulfield North
Caulfield South
Clifton Hill - love it.
Collingwood
Cremorne
East Melbourne
Elsternwick
Elwood
Fitzroy
Fitzroy North
Flemington
Kensington
Kingsville
Maribyrnong
North Melbourne
Northcote
Parkville
Pascoe Vale South
Port Melbourne
Prahran
Preston
Princes Hill
Richmond
Seddon
South Kingsville
South Melbourne
South Yarra
St Kilda
St Kilda East
St Kilda West
Thornbury
Travancore
West Melbourne
Windsor
Yarraville

Narrowed it down a bit for you. I like the same things your after- these suburbs are most suited. The Footscray/kingsville/seddon slightly less so.

 

Thanks
Would you say many junkies in inner city regardless????

 

Pretty extensive list there! Assume you're buying a PPOR?

I work in Windsor (in between High & Chapel St) and I've been pleasantly surprised - it's a really nice area with great schools, shopping, transport and restaurants at your doorstep. There's also a new school going in on High St which is opening in 2019.

Others that I like in that list are Elwood, St Kilda, Richmond and South Yarra for similar reasons as Windsor, but finding a standalone dwelling may be hard. Avoid apartments.

Caulfield is nice if you want a balance between proximity to city and being 'in the suburbs'.

I think the next step for you is to nut out whether you want to go west, north, inner east or south east... for example, in the last few months I've been travelling back and forth to Clifton Hill for work, and I'd never want to live here as you'd be dealing with Punt Road every day...

 

Thanks for these tips

Your right....about whether I go inner north, west or east.... still working on this

Clifton Hill is off the list perhaps??? Though I think this suburb represents good value

I dont need to travel to work each day do perhaps Punt street not an issue whatsoever

 

That's the only negative that I've seen re Clifton Hill being on the ground. Otherwise it's a very nice small pocket, it has character, some shops, access to train stations, quiet streets, etc.

But it's completely different to the likes of St Kilda or Caulfield in your list, so definitely narrow it down to region and go from there

 

For your requirements? Seddon/Yarraville.

 

I’m probably biased but I have have always maintained that the north west is the most undervalued real estate in Victoria.
It makes zero sense to pay almost double to be the same distance (with far worse traffic) in the East. With the “credit crunch” but people still wanting a lifestyle and proximity to CBD will switch sides.

My choice on that list is Moonee Ponds and Essendon.

 

Out of that list, Seddon/Essendon/Moonee Ponds (not in order).

Didn't think Gardenvale is <10kms from the city, definitely feels further out when driving SE.

 

Pascoe vale south is really good value to my mind as it's on the other side of Bell street and 15 minutes away from the city(using city Link).
Why the 10km radius and not 11-12KM for example? You'd be missing out on other good suburbs that are probably cheaper

 

I think Moonee Ponds - Ascot Vale - Kensignton are good in terms of overall amenity and distance from the city, especially considering the prices for property a similar distance from the city on the east.

 

Also, Kensington, St Kilda East, North Melbourne, Windsor.

 

Good point

As long as they still have a good vibe

 

I personally quite like Port Melbourne/South Melbourne - you have to pick the right areas specifically in South Melbourne though (there are a couple of dodgy spots).

 

If you don't mind me asking what are the dodgy spots to avoid in South Melbourne?

I also find South Melbourne very appealing. In terms of proximity to the city, the beach and the nice areas of Middle / Albert Park it takes some beating. I think you would want to find a quiet street though as it seems to be a bit busy near the main thoroughfares like Clarendon street.

 

Yes as Dennis Denuto famously put it "it's the vibe and aah no that's it, it's the vibe."

 

and on that note... thinking North Fitzroy snd Richmond

 

Balaclava.... interesting name, thing is significantly cheaper than its neighbours....nice

 

Actually we are in the same boat as I am looking at purchasing a PPOR within 5 to 10 km of the cbd as well.

The areas I am currently looking at are West Melbourne/North Melbourne, South Melbourne, Richmond, North Fitzroy and Brunswick/ East Brunswick. Would love to get either a renovated terrace house or a converted warehouse in any of those suburbs.

Something to be mindful of if you have kids is the High School the suburbs are zoned for. Each of the suburbs listed above (i.e. West Melbourne zoned to University High) have good schools with in their zone.

Whereas Kensington (whilst a ripper of a suburb and close to the cbd) is not zoned to a particularly good high school. In Melbourne more so than any other Australian capital city high school zoning is very important (more so if you have kids obviously).

Let me know how you go though as we can compare notes on our search for the perfect house!

 

Northcote... has a good vibe. Palace cinema Westgarth is a really nice cinema. Lots of places to eat, and trams.

If you go slightly north to next Suburb - Thornbury it's nice too and a fraction cheaper. But definitely recommend Northcote if you want to be walking distance to many things, eg. trams, trains, cinema, shops, restaurants.