CommunityMan

Rae St is quite a long st for North Fitzroy, so it depends where you are on it. The south end is near the beautiful Edinburgh gardens, the funky cafes on Scotchmer st and Piedimonte's supermarket. There's 2 storey terraces and more modest houses on Rae st, so despite being inner city it could support larger families.

I lived here for a couple of years in the lovely leafy east end cul de sac of Holden St. It's really quiet around here (though you can hear the train coming over the nearby bridge over Merry Creek) but also lots of fun. There's the shops and fantastic Burmese takeaway place around the corner on St George's Rd, cycle paths everywhere, pubs not too far away and parks and open space for kids to play in. There's something for everyone here. The public transport is excellent with the trams on Nicholson St and St George's Rd, the bus along Holden St and the train (Rushall station) is a 5 minute walk away. You can even walk over the bridge to Northcote to go to the Westgarth cinema and all the cool cafes around it. There can be a few strange people around from the public housing on the street but they are mostly harmless.

This street joins Wattle Tree Rd and High St (both of which have trams) so the public transport is really good. There's shops nearby on High St including a bottle shop, florist and a really good cafe. The street is wide and quiet with some impressive houses, old and new, and only a few flats. It would be a comfortable and convenient place to live with your family, but maybe a bit quiet for young singles.

I lived here for a few weeks looking after a travelling friend's flat. It's a quiet little cul de sac close to the Tennyson St shops in Elwood. Busy Brighton Rd / Nepean Hwy is nearby but the traffic is not loud. There's a tram on that street that can take you to St Kilda junction and on to St Kilda, the city or elsewhere.

I used to spend a lot of time on this street. There are houses as well as gorgeous art deco flats. It's very close to some small shops including a fab bakery cafe on Tennyson St and it's also close to the beach. It's quiet and peaceful with sea breezes and lots of trees.

The south end of Chapel St in Windsor is a much more laidback and relaxed place than the party barbie north end in Prahran. There's the very cool Astor cinema to visit, some groovy secondhand furniture shops to browse through and some excellent places to eat, including the new Mama Ganoush - see http://www.mamaganoush.com/. Parking can be tricky and it would not be the quietest place to live but I think you could have a lot of fun living there!

I lived on this street as a child and remember it as a magical place where I could run over the street to the park and play cricket, and go to the beach (also within walking distance) every day. It's a cute quiet little street with the train station close by for easy access to the city.

I lived on Oxford St for 4 years in a beautiful WW1 returned serviceman's cottage with 12ft ceilings, jarrah floorboards and art deco leadlight windows. Once the shops and cafe finish on the street it becomes a normal suburb. The traffic is not a problem and there is a real community feel where people hang over their fences and talk to their neighbours. I often walked 500m down the road to the Luna cinema to see whatever was on. A very cool and very relaxed place to live!

I've been living in a flat on the 2nd floor of a building in Rose St for 2 years. It can be noisy sometimes but most of the time it is surprisingly peaceful. There is a delicious breeze if you're above street level and the smell from the bagel bakery next door is delicious. Everything you can possibly want is just around the corner, from shops to the 112 tram. It's a brilliant place to live if you're a busy sociable person.