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Heidelberg West

"Close to everything we need/want"

Affordable, quiet, always improving. Good parts and 'bad' parts (just like every other suburb). Great annual festival in the local park. Close to everything (2 minute trip to shopping in Ivanhoe, Heidelberg or Northland in Preston). Great access to ring road and Bell St (both handy for getting to the airport), close to La Trobe Uni (lots of students live in the area), well serviced by buses to city or 5 minute trip to train (Heidelberg or Ivanhoe) or tram (Preston). Glad we are not spending every cent servicing the mortgage - we have a great lifestyle here, as do several of our artist friends and our house has almost doubled in value. No regrets on leaving noisy, drunken, grotty Brunswick or dull Northcote (with its noise-complaining, middle age parents of primary school age children) all those years ago. Not to mention, the luxury of having off-street parking!!

Great for

  • Close to University, Hospitals and Shopping centres
  • Proximity to city
  • Quiet

Not great for

  • Some areas look in need of an update

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Hipsters
  • Students
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lauren120

Could you please elaborate more on the bad parts - like perhaps give me specific street names and pockets? It would be much appreciated :)

CK

I totally agree with TaneC. I have lived in Heidelberg West for over a year now and really like it. There are a few dodgy streets, but the rest are fine. If your coming from Thornbury or Northcote, this suburb will look a little shabby in comparison. But, that is only on the surface. Heidelberg West is changing dramatically for the better. Nearly every street has some sort of private housing development (e.g. sub-divisions or small units), which is great. I've never encountered any problems with any people living here. On the contrary, I've discovered an amazing community of people. Even within the same street there are some good and not so good parts. For example, Ramu Parade west of Oriel Rd is not the nicest, but I'd happily live in Ramu Pde between Oriel Rd and Waterdale Rd , that section is really good. I find Heidelberg West quiet & full of trees. It is only a few minutes drive to Rosanna Station and has amazing public transport bus system. I've lived all over Melbourne (including Northcote, Thornbury & Preston) and I'm really happy with Heidelberg West. I'm hoping to buy a house here very soon whilst the property prices are still low in comparison with neighbouring Ivanhoe, Preston and Rosanna.

lucy-walshl

what about Morotai parade area

gavin71
gavin71

My son rented on wewak parade (around the corner), was a lovely home and at a good price, however had a number of occasions where cars that werent parked in the garage were broken into. He is now in Heidleberg only 1km away and hasnt reported any issues, luckily able to find a similar property for comparable price

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