SaraSez

Pretty much all the homes on this street are owner occupied and have been renovated in keeping with the original style, which makes this street very quaint.
One downsize is that most of the homes are on a pocket-hanky of a block and some neighboring houses have built right up to the boundary. Also being one street back from Canning why means you can hear the traffic.
The street is reminiscent of trying to park in Mt Lawley on weekends and outside of business hours - it gets down to just enough room for one car. This is mainly due to the lack of off street parking.
It is walking distance to the Como Hotel from here and only a short drive to Mends Street in South Perth or Preston or Angelo Street in Como, where you can find some good eating out options.
It's one of the nicer streets in Kensington, but you'll pay for the privilege.

I've lived in EVP for over 6 years now and can't find any reasons to leave. One of the best things about EVP as apposed to Vic Park proper is the size of the lots. There are very few rear stratas, apartment blocks and large unit developments - it's one of the reasons why we're starting to see old homes demolished and large houses being build without subdividing.
As others have said there is an abundance of public open space especially for recreation. In our area there is the huge footy oval, tennis club, Millen Primary School sports field and another two smaller parks with new childrens play equipment.
It's always quiet and our neighbors are great. It's nice to be in a suburb where the majority of people enjoy maintaining and improving their homes.
Shopping and eating out is excellent. The Vic Park strip is still walking distance and offers hundreds of choices. It's also worth noting that there are more and more funky stores and coffee shops opening, with that great Melbourne feel. EVP is central to both Swansea street markets and Clontaf markets (Saturday's) where you can buy grower direct.
Public transport is pretty good through EVP mostly because of it's proximity to the city and the Curtin uni traffic. Buses run down Etwell Street and can take you to the City, Cannington (carousel), Booragoon (garden city) among other central places.
There is also a few great gyms worth noting including Curtin Stadium (just over a year old and impressive) and Aqualife which has an indoor pool.
All in all EVP is an charming central suburb with great amenities and offers families and singles a quiet, leafy home while still being on the doorstep of a cosmopolitan hub.