fraser

I've been looking on real estate .com again and you get a bloody lot of house in cranbourne for your money. i wondered what it's like

Bordy

Its ok Fraser, its not reknowned as a bad area or anything. Its not to far from the Mornington peninsula & not that far from the dandenongs.
I guess because theres no freeway close to it then house prices are a bit cheaper. Wouldn't be my first choice but certainly worth looking at.

fraser

Cheers mate I just stumbled across it today on the web and some fantastic 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, rumpus,study ect for around 300k.

I'll have to take a look it'd be great to have a house that size and no mortgage
and worth the inconvenience of the travelling

Bordy

Theres definetly value to be had, if you moved that house a further 20 mins down around Mount Martha or Eliza you could probably add another 100K

NJJ

Great. Once you've got your Billiards room and bar taps in place we'll have to all come round for a game!

HUP

Personally I'm not a big fan of the area. Don't get me wrong there are pleasant enough areas but there is a lot of building going on down there and they are really cramming them in. Some of the houses so close together that only one house could have the pointing finished :scared: .

Prefer Berwick myself.

Neil S

Don't hear of much anti-social behaviour going on there, unlike it's neighbour Frankston, about 15 mins west on route 4.
There's a train line to the CBD from here which I don't think anyone has mentioned yet.
Interesting story though recently about Casey Council, which covers the area that includes Cranbourne, asking Steve Irwin to set up an Australia Zoo in the area. Steve turned them down because he said Victoria in the winter is too cold for his beloved crocs.

fraser

Yet

kirsty&al

It's probably worth having a look around, but don't set your heart on it. There is a lot of building going on in Cranbourne North and they are cramming them in (as per HUP’s comment). The older, more established parts have larger plot sizes and there are some nice parks around including the Botanical Gardens (this is a large park – don’t expect Kew Gardens). There is a decent shopping centre there with all the facilities you could require.

Regards
Alistair

fraser

We're just going to have to have a long look around the only part of the city we know well is from Elwood in.

kirsty&al

If you're just looking, then you may want to drive through Lang Warren and Somerville where you get more house for your buck compared with Mt Eliza, Mornington, etc...

Regards
Alistair

fraser

Alistair we'll definately be looking at all those areas we're just a bit concerned about if Rachel needs to work it'll most likely be in the city.

Soo much to think about no wonder I'm an insomniac

gogdownunder

You'd probably get more for your buck if you tried Packenham Upper, I reckon

OzTennis

Just a personal view but for me all the areas mentioned (apart from Elwood) are too far out for my liking. Naturally the further out from the CBD you go the more you tend to get for a certain amount. That is the 'Catch 22' for the new migrant. Cranbourne's not too bad an area though but as said developing quickly. That sort of distance east or north east of the city is also worth considering - Lilydale and closer, Eltham and closer and so on.

OzTennis

fraser

Cheers Oz, the reason we'd like to go east is for the beach as we have two young children. It will be a whole lot eaier to settle in a new country without the burden of a hefty mortgage and we can always move nearer later on