hi guys,

sorry for the stupid question but...

I have seen places referred to as legoland quite often here, but since we validated last year for only 1 week i didnt have time to check these places out, pls feel free to post what specifically you dont (or do) like about these legoland places, I am not too sure why it is referred to as legoland to begin with ,

are the lot sizes too small?
roads too small? etc...
houses are all identical? too colorful?
you dont like new developments? etc

if anyone has any pictures or can recommend a website of a typical legoland neighborhood that i can browse, hope you can post them...

thanks!

this is my house in so called lego land looks ok to me wot do you think? remind you of lego?

High-density suburbs, with lots of similar (and near-identical) houses jammed very closely together.

Thus:



Of course, you get the same sort of thing in the UK. The only difference is that in the UK version, houses are (a) absolutely identical, (b) terraced or semi-detached, (c) packed even more tightly than their Australian counterparts, and (d) very, very old.

Thus:



Speaking for myself, I abhor both versions.

Hello from legoland

My pet peeves about it are:

There is little garden, my rental has a 10ft garden at the back and front.

I can hear my next door neighbour's TV when we both have our patio doors open (sometimes I can hear his TV when all the doors are closed as well )

The rent is too high as some of these places are, for some reason, in high demand. My cousin's house is twice the size and the same cost per week. (mind she lives in the Barossa)

The average 'affordable' house for us at the minute is tiny. My house in the UK was bigger.

They are still building here and the school is filling up a little too much

It's very English

There are lots of other reasons, but they are just specific to where I am.

Here's a link to it http://www.mawsonlakes.com.au/

Don't know about legoland but mighty impressed with the time travel. We have only just got into 2007 down here on the Gold Coast

legoland windsor - overpriced, poor value, same old same old,

but somehow I`ve bought season tickets for the last eight years....

it just one of those things you do, (conditioning ?? , I was taken to Windsor Safari Park as a kid)

interesting program last night in the Uk about southern californian style `ranch houses` which due to rising land prices now how gone out of fashion but appear to be very similiar (if somewhat smaller) to new build aussie suburbia - thus it would appear that aussies are aspiring to a thirty year old american dream that has gone out of fashion there ..

Some examples: http://images.google.com.au/images?h...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Ok for a bit of balance I've come back to say what I do like about where I live.

There is a great community here, everyone is really friendly and you get invited to BBQ's and stuff all the time.

There is a shopping precinct within walking distance (no clothes shops...yet. but everything else is there)

The school is a really good one and I'm quite impressed with the teachers there (most of them)

I do prefer the Australian version sometimes!

Legoland I think is medium density housing - biggish house small block - no different to the UK so my criticism of it in some outer suburbs is the fact there is no community and they do attract problems. They are not the lifestyle dream they seem- infact I've been told the developers sell them to people who can't afford 'homes' in established areas. UK migrants notice the cleaniness, the size, and the fact that they can be mortgage-free or that they represent good value.

Look at this shocker!

I like the estates in hill areas with views.

Not where I am they aren't. A 3 bedroom house like I have costs $300k, if I move 18k up the road to Gawler the price of a 4 bed house with half an acre comes down to $220ish.

They are cheaper when they are getting built, but once they are established a bit, like it is here the prices are just stupid.

If you buy in to one early in the development stages then I guess you'll make a bit of money from them

There are exceptions - but then that is 18k away(!) Is that further from the city? You have to compare like with like. My house is cheaper than houses closer but is more expensive compared to others of the same size in nearby areas different in style. People will pay a premium for a village location.

The fact that no house is cheap (in Perth) now doesn't help anyone!

I managed to find these picture of a perth suburb which will remain nameless.you probably won't get one of these houses for less than $400k now.

Where I am is about 15 minutes closer to the city, in the car, to Gawler. Gawler is a 'sort of' village, that's why I want to live there It has a lovely 'little' town feel to it.

Perth :scared: Never appealed to me for some reason, but each to their own and all that

Jindalee?