What is Balga like?
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Hi
We have lived here for 4 years now the area is changing we have a new house in Modena Place and our next door neighbours son goes to the school you are talking about and I have helped there also a great school.
There are a lot of parks in the area, a fantastic leisure centre just 2 minutes down the road for swimming, gym, hydro therapy pool, learn to swim school and leisure pool. I like to be able to go to different shopping centres to do my shopping you have in this area Mirrabooka, Warwick, Alexander shopping centres and a few IGA’s. The Galleria and Karrinyup shopping centres are about 12 to 15 mins away. The beach is 12 minutes away and Perth city is about 17 mins away. There are 2 private high schools with a third one starting up in a few more years in Girraween I think Balga has been given a bad name but we love it here and have had no problems at all. Whiteman Park is 10 mins away there is also going to be a light rail from the TAFE in Mirrabooka Ave to the city in the near future. You look at suburbs in Perth and see if they have all of these I think this is a suburb that need a little more promotion a little Gem, I hope this helps you.
I lived in Balga approx 40 years ago. I never had a problem however it had a bad name. Eventually I moved to SOR, however I relocated back to Nollamara which also had a bad name but never had a problem and is now a sought after area. Last year I decided to downsize looking in Noranda etc. My end decision was to move back to Balga. You get a lot more value for your money. The area is now up and coming with more private owners moving in and new developments. There is so many facilities, schools, parks and many lovely Shopping Centre's to choose from. Being single I feel safe where I live and its very quiet. This will be and up and coming area with great value in the future since its close to the Freeway, Reid HWY and the beach. What more can you want.?
Lived there for 20 years. Has good and bad areas, but AVOID if you possibly can.
I bought a house in Balga 30 years ago when it was a State Housing area but being a 'single parent " having left an abusive marriage it was the only suburb I could afford to buy a home. Both of my son's thank me for moving to Balga and away from Forrestfield because it was such a friendly family oriented suburb with a really BAD reputation that as a resident I never understood. I loved Balga it's a fabulous suburb.