Musochick

I used to live in the gated units on Corella place and it was a very clean and tidy street. The houses are very mixed in value. It's very close to Fruitgrove station and the 150 going to and from the city (which goes through Garden City). It would be nice to have more than a couple of buses to get to different places but still very close and convenient.

The only criticism I will tell you about Corella Place is the train noise. It used to get frustrating trying to watch TV when a train would come past and never fail to barp their horn - as Corella place is right next to boom gates. The only good thing to come of that is that you get used to it - it will only become a shock to those who don't visit as often.

Living in Grout street has been excellent! The neighbours are very friendly in which we've been invited to some BBQ's as soon as we've moved in. I don't own a car however there is a bus stop about 4 minutes walk from my house and Garden City (one of the major shopping centres) is only a comfortable 10 minute walk. The street is very neat and tidy and it's great to see people taking pride in their properties. Properties values are very affordable and the street houses are very mixed. There are some houses currently selling at $800,000 and some for $400,000. There are alot of 2 story houses and heaps of greenery. We also have a creek called "Mimosa" which is nice to go to once in a while. There are some dogs in the street but you rarely hear them.

The only criticisms I can think of are, that because we are next to Kessels and Mains road, some drivers like to avoid traffic lights and go down Grout street from Mains road to join up at Kessels road. At times you can hear the traffic on the motorway going into the city - but very rarely.