Why would you Oh sorry, you said you could not that you would

When are you coming round, I'll tidy up

I've accepted that the trees that have been planted will make them look a bit better.

I think there is a sliding scale of them. The better ones are like the example the poster submitted, the ones where there is a bit of a yard, where there is a view etc, and a genuine reason for a lifestyle price tag or description.

Just a question, how many of you lego land people have lived there for 6 months or more and are still happy ? Or have you all gone to the MBTUK

views of `legoland` are perhaps from your own starting point in life - If you, as I do live in the uk in a `one` bedroom house with two kids and have to sleep on a sofa bed everynight because by accident of birth you happen to live in the area of the UK with the highest average house prices in the country and you didn`t have the wit or wisdom to do a `make it up as you go along self-cert mortgage`, which it appears everybody else around here has! - you might think that to live in a three bedroom `shitbox`on a 500m plot in legoland without a mortgage would be heaven on earth...

As has been said - it may work for some, just not the life that everyone looks for.

Isnt this legoland thing all a bit snobbish?

If people want to live in a suburb or a rural setting, just let them and get on with your own lives!

Don't see how becuase it's not any cheaper then getting an older house with a larger block.

Works both ways:
Could all the people who regret Legoland and think it is Australia and hate it as a result get on with their lives back in the UK and not assume the rest of Australia is like that.

I think it is behind 70pc+ why people can't settle...

I can well see this, actually. I'd rather a 3bed semi in the UK in a decent (very decent) area than a mcmansion. But there is a difference between a home and a house. And legoland may be a house not a home (community).

Yes, reading the moving back to UK froum, they usually move to Legoland somewhere in Perth, move home after 6 months, without bothering to see the rest of OZ and think its all like Legoland Perth.

I live in the definitive "lego land" i. e North Lakes (it aint that bad ..My Mrs Loves It ).Ive never heard my neighbours t.v (my 3 kids have at least 2 on really loud probably drowns theirs out).The community spirit here is blinding.Ive been to untold bbq's , partys, street cricket .Its nice to go to work in the morning and always get a wave from a neighbour .Wierd tho at first ,I wasnt used to it.

That would be most of what I'm looking for, socially.

500m? I don't think so. most of these shitboxes are on 250-400m. 500m would be considered a luxury in these 'developments'.

I agree. There is a lot of block snobbery and suburb snobbery on this site. The latter usually involves people living in mediocre areas trying to convince themselves they are in an upmarket suburb by slagging off suburbs perceived to be a notch lower on the pecking order.

If housing density doesn't increase, Perth will end up sprawling over the size of a dozen LAs. There are also many reasons why some people don't want to live in rural Australia. I think you'll find that quite a few on the Moving Back forum have tried rural or semi-rural living.

My block is 642m. I can see the sun set over the ocean every day from October to March from my home office desk (while sitting down, I might add), and walk on the beach whenever I feel like it. We get the cooling ocean breeze in summer. No bushfire risk. No mosquitoes. This is part of the Brighton development mentioned earlier. The photos posted by Northernbird showed the small blocks facing the park, which are aimed at downsizers or retirees. It's a new development, so of course the trees aren't very big yet. You have to start somewhere.

I'm not keen on the "masterplanned community" thing, but I admit that Legoland does have it's advantages, and many people here seem to love it.