steve29
Reviews
"Overrated"
I have been renting in the suburb for 2 years and it is slowly deteriorating. A tatty looking suburb as one drives through. Most houses appear to be in need of TLC.
Same/better quality houses available in neater nearby suburbs at lower/equal rental and sale prices. Sellers, landlords and real estate agents have inflated impression of suburb. I have found the attitude of landlords I have spoken to when looking at prospective rentals and the landlord and agents I have dealt with, is that the houses are too old to put money into properly repairing/replacing things needing attention, so they just do patch-up jobs, thus the deterioraton.
Parks not friendly for children under 3/4. Good shady grass areas in parks. Friendly neighbours in area.
Rodent problem in bush area close to freeway.
Traffic in area and Freeway in peak hour very congested.
Fair amount of noise pollution due to suburb being located between Kwinana Freeway and two main dual carriageways to/from Fremantle - Leach Highway and South Street. Screeching of trains at Murdoch (South Street) and BullCreek (Leach Highway) train stations nearby becomes noisy late at night when road traffic dies down for properties close to freeway and main arterials. Upcoming Fiona Stanley Public hospital will add to noise pollution and traffic congestion.
Overall I consider it a convenient location but not worth the higher prices.
Be careful of all older houses in all areas - safety glass in lower window panels at ground level was not a requirement when older house were built and landlords wont replace broken window with saftey glass as regulation stipulates that same glass be used when windows ned replacing - this is dangerous to young children and pets.
No quality childcare facilities in the area.
No doctors/clinics in immediate area, good access to private hospital.
Good access to public transport.
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Retirees
If you are going through an agent, be careful of realty one in Winthrop, the agents never return calls or messages and then say they never got any voice messages or messages left with reception. Very frustrating dealing with them. Megan from Heron Johns in Bull Creek really a helpful person and friends dealt with her say she is very responsible.
Quieter areas are Ardross (good access to Canning Station - no park and ride, and Bull Creek Station) and Applecross (access to Canning) and Winthrop (access to Bull Creek and Murdoch), Leeming (access to Murdoch).
Bull Creek a neater looking suburb than Bateman. Houses close to Freeway and main roads also get noise, but all in all I would rate it better than Bateman.
Brentwood is a nice suburb, older houses but neat suburb and excellent access too Bull Creek station. Mt Pleasant a nice suburb too.
Como and Manning also good access to Canning Station.
In bed at night, I can hear trains. While watching television or if music on, I can' t here train. Traffic noise starts at about 6am and dies down about 8.30am.
Thanks for the info Steve. How far from the railway line and train stations do you live?
My wife and I have been looking around Bateman The convenience of the public transport is a big appeal to me, working in the city. Interested to see some of your comments. Not sure how loud the train noises would be at night, surely they don’t carry too far? What other suburbs around there do you rate higher?