Jacko2

The real estate agent told us this pocket was Blackburn's best kept secret, we thought he was telling the usual spruiker tales however now we agree!

We've been renting here for 2 years now and the children absolutely adore it. Whenever a house comes on the market nearby we go and check it out but most end of selling in the 900-1 million bracket unfortunately.

Very quiet street, great access to eastlink, all the neighhours are old mates - what more can we ask for?

We've been renting in Blackburn for almost 2 years and it gets better every month!
The neighbours are fantastic, it is incredibly quiet at night but at the same time during the day everything is within a stones throw.
Big box stores like Bunnings and JB are 5 minutes away by car on the golden mile.
According to hubby house prices have risen steadily over the last few decade but are ready for the next leg up over 2012-2013 so we are looking to buy in 2011. Still a few good deals around if you have patience and accumen with the real estate agents.

In summary to find a similar suburb to Blackburn you really have to move to somewhere like Surrey Hills closer to Melbourne but twice the price... you do the maths, we know what makes sense for us!