Ascot Vale, VIC 3032

Moved in a year ago near racecourse.

Issues regarding social housing estate are overstated, as generally things only happen within the estate itself, which I have yet to experience as well.

Peaceful surrounds and friendly neighbours, with a decent retail street along Union Rd, in close proximity to CBD.

Slight bit of an issue only with traffic being heavy especially during events at the racecourse. However, did not regret a single bit moving here from the overpriced Eastern suburbs.

Too many state-owned flats.

We have lived near the river and the golf course in Ascot Vale for 10 years. It is so green and feels really safe. We have great neighbours and love all the river trails and cafes. Very family friendly and oh so close to the city. There are some great restaurant choices around the area and all the shops you could ever need within walking distance at Highpoint.

Ascot Vale offers so much! It's well connected to the city via train and tram, there's easy access to heaps of parks, playgrounds and dog off-lead parks. The Flemington Showgrounds and Racecourse add a buzz, and there's a real sense of family friendly community. I absolutely love living in Ascot Vale!

We moved to Ascot Vale 12 months ago and we love it (despite being in lockdown nearly the whole time). Ascot Vale has an abundance of beautiful large period homes on leafy streets perched by the edge of the Maribyrnong and Essendon Gold Club. There are vast parklands and walking trails in any direction and tennis and netball facilities on our doorstep. We love the proximity to the city (cycle to Docklands along the river in under 30mins) and access to the airport and Freeways to Western Vic. Union Rs has some hidden gems- wine bars and tapas restaurants which I had never noticed during the day. More options for evening dining on Mt Alexander Rd. No shortage of excellent cafes, boutique grocer and gelato and local florist, butcher and sourdough bakery top it off. One of our favourite bits are the excellent choice of playgrounds within easy walking distance. The suburb is safe for children - and full of children - and there is a great sense of community here with friendly neighbours (but not Nosey!). I can’t see us ever leaving the suburb now - we have found our place!

Close proximity to the CBD and surrounded by an array of transport options all within walking distance.
Beautiful homes, shopping and schools are all nearby and what I especially love about the suburb is that you are only minutes away from to the Royal Showgrounds, Flemington Racecourse and Maribyrnong River.

Love AV. Great family suburb. Awesome shops on Union road including one of Melbourne’s only 24 hour chemists. So handy with littlies. Love the proximity to the river, tennis, golf etc. Super friendly people and a special shout out to the people at Happy Apple that keep us fed🤩… ahhhh my poor bank balance ha ha.

Hi, we have lived in Ascot Vale for about 20 years now and you would be hard pressed to find a better suburb and let me explain why. At the moment it takes me 15 minutes to drive to work into the city, otherwise I jump on a tram at Union Road and then get a train at Newmarket station and am at Spencer Street in 20 minutes. We have Flemington race course, the show grounds with heaps of events all year round, the Maribyrnong river with walking and cycling trails. We are also very close to the airport and Victoria market and all the restaurants and facilities in the city. It has great shopping, coffee shops, a golf course, parks and is a safe place to raise your family. There are a range of great schools both primary and secondary and a variety of of recreational clubs including fishing, gold, football, and cricket People talk about the housing commission but this is being purchased by private investors and much of it is being transformed over time to a mix of private and public housing. I love the area and encourage you to enjoy the experience, it’s a wonderful place to live which is comprised of a fantastic diverse community.

Lovely place to call home

It is ridiculous that people would have the audacity to complain about state housing, that is someone’s home who may have been through a lot. It’s also very pathetic that some may say it ruins ascot vale. I think it makes it welcoming to Everyone, we learn at young ages that we should care for everyone treat them how you would want to be treated. I love ascot vale the different cultures and all the restaurants is fun and exciting you can go on walks and get lost in the beautiful nature around you I love ascot vale it’s my home.-15 year old who understands and cares for others

I read mixed reviews before settling in Ascot Vale, more out of circumstance than anything else. Very glad I settled here. It's safe, close to the city, and close to shopping. Union Rd is a great area. I can be sitting at my desk in the CBD about 20 minutes after walking out my front door. I live relatively close to the council flats and often walk through them and never feel unsafe. It's getting more expensive but there's nowhere in Melbourne with a greater value vs money

Lots of nice houses, but also areas that are full of council housing.

Ascot Vale has large sections of State housing projects which completely spoils the area.

I have lived in Ascot Vale for 40 odd years and have seen the progression of the suburb. It has everything a person could desire. The people, the amenities, the transport (both private and public), the position from the city and the vibe of the suburb.I really cannot praise it enough, If I won the lottery, I wouldn't move more than 1KM.

These are the things I love about Ascot Vale.
-I love the tree-lined streets.
-Being close to the show grounds with many festivals, multi-cultural activities and expos.
-On the doorstep of Victorias racecourse (Flemington) & all the cup activities (I am a member).
-Close to the city. Heaps of public transport: trams, trains, buses.
-Excellent shopping in Union Rd, you can get all necessities there. Food variety and restaurants are excellent and varied.
-Excellent library , Riverside golf club, parks, fishing, rowing, canoeing etc.
-Friendly neighbourhood and a safe neighbourhood.

I love living close to the city. Easily accessible by public transport.
A short stroll from home takes me to Union Rd to enjoy the many cafes and restaurants to choose from and also down Epsom Rd for the races and many other events on at Flemington Racecourse and Melbourne Showgrounds.

Ascot Vale is very close to the city . Unless you are actually living in the housing commission flats, is very nice , like any other suburbs living in Ascot Vale or others suburbs, no body is free to be invade in their own house. We all know of many stabbings or drug crimes that have happened in every suburb , so living in here or not does not make any DIFFERENCE but crimes in this days are everywhere with all the gangs here in Melbourne , How you can feel secure in their own house , if you wash the news is every day a stabbing robberies , gun pointed to robe cars ,breaking in to properties,assaults in shopping centers and the list keeps going .. We are not safe anywhere in this days, we need to put security cameras get dogs and so on to protect our self for the type of life the government is making for us , with all this immigrants with bad history bad habits , why , ???. Why the government bring all these people with so much trouble to live in to our country, why the government is making does terrible decisions ,they making life even harder to all of us ,they don't want to work, they have bad habits and they don't care for the people in are living in this country ..
The government need to check who is getting in to this country , To many of them have criminal history , is that type of life we want for our grand kids in a future??? They got not respect for the others morals values and property's, rapes criminals and sex offenders , this people think they can do what ever they want???, consequences for their acts is not in their mains..
We need to stop all these crimes. Is not need to talk about witch suburb is better then other, we need justice to be done and strong police force to STOP ALL the crimes in our city...
Melbourne is not safe anymore, really hope the government do something about the gangs and all the crimes the past month is getting out of control. , I am actually amazed that some people are writing this type on comment abut were is better living , Is not were any more ...If you living in Melbourne you are not safe , were ever you go it will be some one watching to make their move to robe you assaults you breaking in to your house , point you with a gun when driving a more expensive car or simple is a they just want to have fun , what about that , this is our city in this days...you could not possibly have ever lived here or other places feel unsafe . Please enjoy be safe and always look around just in case one of those members of the Apex Gang may be watching . Good Luck to all of us...

We have been in Ascot Vale for 1.5 years now. It was a toss up between here and Ivanhoe as we were moving to have access to parks, cafes, great schools and lovely older period homes. The house we fell in love with sits high on a hill overlooking "the vale" and the city. Flocks of birds fly past to our delight. Those white cockys are very cheeky and the rosellas stunning. I simply can't believe we didn't move here earlier.

Each day we usually get out and about for a walk with our young children visiting the soooo many parks around us. We have had to give them nicknames to the children know which one we are going to! "Timber Park" near the Leisure centre is a gem for little ones. So much greenery around! We also love walking along the river and I hop across the river to do Park Run on Saturday mornings ().

We grab our coffee or yummy breakfasts from Middle Child Cafe, No. 19 Society (brand new), Union Food & Wine or Ascot Food Store. Spoilt for choice really. Often this causes indecision, but never bad food. We usually walk to counter the fact our eyes are bigger than our tummies. We usually stop at Union Road and load up on gourmet breads (hello Organic Bakehouse), gourmet produce (hello Food Works - do those Noisette pastries have many calories?!), fresh fruit/veg (hello Happy Apple) and swing past the local butcher and newsagents (huge with great gifts). By this point we usually run out of cash and often don't make it to the quiet end where lovely little shops sit and a new coffee shop & icecream parlour. The people we meet along our way are diverse and friendly. Santa is even known to pop over to Union Road!

Who are we? Busy parents, two professionals, people who love to get out & about on the weekends, coffee addicts, a family, friendly neighbours, wanna-be runners and supporters of the Ascot Vale community.

What don't we like? The occasional congestion near the Showgrounds for a handful of events (but on the plus side we walk to the MELBOURNE Show!). The increased traffic that passes through Epsom Rd due to poor outer west infrastructure.

What did we really not expect? Driving to the city in 15-20 minutes. Holy Moly living in IVANHOE would have killed us! What a luxury! Public transport is very quick into town too. We also didn't expect we would use the Moonee Ponds shops or the cafes in Kensington.

Ok enough said. I need to pop over to the Showgrounds Coles to pick up lunch provisions. Might grab an All Press Coffee and some raisin brioche from the Larder...

Ps. Feel very safe here & happy to raise our Children in AV

Yes I have lived in AV for 6 years. People posting who haven't lived in the suburb should shut their mouths. AV is lovely. We're very happy there. Our street is very quiet despite being next to two very busy main roads, trams and trains. Every time my husband is on his mobile in our front yard he's asked if he's in an aviary. Our neighbours are either city professional commuters or have been there for 20+ years with grown up kids. Our street is very friendly. We know everyone. Each year we have a street Xmas party. There are nice places to eat and two great and very convenient shopping strips: one in Union Road and the other Puckle St in nearby Moonee Ponds. They are both now better than the Prahran end of Chapel St, so there. That's what yer property prices did to that precinct.

There is a housing commission presence, as there is in many inner city suburbs. My husband and I regularly walk and never had any issues with crime or dodgy people. Nightlife is restricted to restaurants and a couple of good wine bars, which is fine for us. We also love the facilities at the leisure centre. We're right near Flemington Racecourse but you wouldn't know it. Except once we could hear the Metallica concert in our back yard, and we enjoyed it very much :)

An issue I see for the long term is traffic. So many new housing estates in the west and not enough motorway access to the city. A lot of non-local traffic is moving west-east via Racecourse Rd and Holmes Rd. Also few river crossings mean traffic is pushed down Maribyrnong Road.

LindyC you're just sour grapes because many of your effluent suburbs are not ranked too highly on this site. Which only goes to show, as a quick look at the interior design of many Toorak homes will tell you, money don't buy taste.

That's right ... WHAT A JOKE!!! Forget it, anything west or north-west will never compete with the Eastern suburbs. Why else are the affluent paying top dollar to secure a property and educate their kids in the East? Foreign investment is a strong indicator of this. I wouldn't splash out investment money in the poorest corridors of Melbourne even if I landed six numbers in Tattslotto. Scum, losers, high crime rate, drug addicts, father-less children, housing commission inhabitants who walk the littered streets of Ascot Vale and beyond. Unless you spend an exhorbitant amount of dollars to secure your property and your LIFE DON'T even think about AV. And ... beware who you inherit as neighbours ... the gangland war isn't over!!! The western suburbs will NEVER compete with the classier, affluent east.

6km to the CBD, trains & trams, shopping precinct with Coles and locals, the Maribyrnong River and several good parks make this a great area to live and relax. There are several good schools in close promiximity providing both public and private options. A growing number of good eating options are within 2 minutes.

Its chic, clean, green and its a great investment with strong capital growth

Its so close to the city yet it has so many open spaces along the riverside!

We just moved from Blackburn to enjoy Ascot Vale inner city convenience .

Although the price is getting high... yet its still good value for $ relative to eastern suburbs

Expect >$1M for Whiskey Hill homes

Great Suburb, Close to the city , trams runs through all area's. Property prices going up up and away, great investment, Beautiful treelined streets, very quiet, great blend of families and young couples,

Ascot Vale is an inner city suburb which is rapidly becoming extremely affluent!!! A suburb which was once home to mainly horse racers and lower class Melburnians is now rising up, and rapidly becoming an area highly sought after!! Ascot Vale boasts its countless parks, easy public transport access and a trendy Union Rd! But what i believe is Ascot Vale's best attribute is it's friendly locals! I myself have lived here my whole life and feel it is a suburb open to all types of Melbournians! By reading what types of residents live here you can see its evenly split; with Families, Couples, Retirees and Singles. Anyone who says only the South-East of Melbourne boasts the affluent suburbs, I say WATCH THIS SPACE!!!!!!

Ascot Vale stretches from the Maribyrnong River in the west across to the Moonee Ponds Creek where along with Travancore it shares its eastern border with Parkville. Eternally popular and increasingly affluent, Ascot Vale has been transformed over the past decade or two into one of Melbourne’s most desirable inner-urban locales. Incredibly diverse, Ascot Vale homes appeal to a broad range of people. The large number of single-front Victorians and Edwardians are ideal for professionals wanting to be close to town. The many units and townhouses appeal to investors offering healthy returns and strong capitol growth, and the larger Californian Bungalows and post-war homes around the Whisky Hill precinct are popular with families needing a bigger house on a bigger block. The heart of Ascot Vale is the Union Road shopping strip boasting an enormous array of boutique retail outlets, restaurants and cafés. Public transport is also excellent with tram, train and bus services close by. Ascot Vale has its own golf course and tennis centre (Riverside), modern leisure centre and a number of quality parks and reserves – particularly along the Maribyrnong River.

close to city, close to highpoint shopping center, also close to the beautiful Maribynong river banks. now the new Coles shopping center with 30 other shops is open, another great convenience for the area. For that large area of government housing near the showground area, I believe it will be relocated somewhere else. this is an area to put your investment in.

Ascot Vale is quickly becoming the new Richmond. With constant growth and development, the area continues to expand as a high class, safe, peaceful yet young area. Recent times have seen younger generations flocking to the area to secure themselves a piece of what is soon to be, hot property. With the new showgrounds shopping village, the showgrounds themselves, flemington racecourse and union rd, ascot vale is a self maintained, easy living suburb that will soon be unaffordable for most, if it isnt already.

A popular suburb north west of Melbourne, Ascot Vale is home to some 12,000 people. It is a great location for families and plays host to 3 primary schools. A train station and several tram routes provide fantastic public transport links to various locations including neighbouring towns such as Aberfeldie, Flemington, Kensington, Travancore, Brunswick West and Maribyrnong. Ascot Vale is bordered by the Maribyrnong River and Moonee Ponds Creek and also boasts a golf course. The average property in the area is valued at $686,000.