Meadow Heights, VIC 3048

I moved 3 years ago as the houses were affordable. The best decision I've ever made. Very close to CBD, you have shopping centres and lot of supermarkets close by. Excellent parks around to have a walk and exercise. People are friendly. You can see that this area will be more expensive in a couple of years, vic roads, chemist warehouse have just invested in it. I can see potential in this area and I would recommended it to everyone..

20km from Melbourne's CBD
Houses here are seriously undervalued. You can pick up a 3 or 4 bedroom for less than $500,000.
Good aspects:
-Parks and recreational areas: lots and lots of Parks and beautiful trail adjoining Moonee Ponds Creek Trail.
-Schooling: has childcare centres and primary schools. Nearby public schools are not the best: namely Roxburgh Park Secondary College and Hume Central in Broadmeadows. Not close to good secondary schools.
-Has its own shopping centre which has IGA, a very nice Turkish sweets shop and the local bakery is very popular with the locals.
-Has 3 train stations in close proximity: Roxburgh Park, Coolaroo and Upfield - which span 2 train lines.
-Houses are spacious with generous plots of land, and are often able to be subdivided, but ugly urban sprawl and crammed living like you see in Coburg is not present here
-Most convenient area: Dunkeld street, Shankland Boulevard. Both very close to train stations, Meadow Heights Primary School and Meadow Heights Shopping Centre.
-Very big Turkish community (if that suits you) and also noticeable Assyrian community
-Neighbours tend to be well-behaved
-Bus that takes you directly to the airport, very close to the airport
Bad aspects:
-Hooning on local streets occurs
-Some scum sometimes ride dirt bikes down public roads and even walking trails
-The glass bus stops are perpetually broken, it's very suspicious
-A bit old-fashioned: older men tend to sit in front of shops and drink coffee, not really men and women
-You have some creepy people walking around sometimes
-The Southernmost part of the suburb is housing commission
-No decent secondary schools close by (excluding possibly St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College)
-Don't expect to come here and experience 'Melbourne cafe culture'
-Some parts are a bit run down and ugly, littering is an issue
-On Fridays it is hard to park at the shopping centre due to the local mosque having inadequate parking
Vibe:
-Shankland Boulevard is a very nice leafy street, similar to the leafy Eastern suburbs.
-Overall very laidback suburb with solid public transport and proximity to the CBD
-Mostly peaceful and pleasant, definitely don't come here if you want a 'happening' or 'bustling' restaurant district
-Some streets are very very pleasant, similar to the Eastern suburbs at a fraction of the price!

I've lived in Meadow Heights for over 20 years, it is a great place to raise kids away from the city chaos. Most of the houses have great sized back and front yards and are very affordable when compared to say, Pascoe Vale, which is about 10 minutes away and most homes are set on much smaller blocks of land. There are some great characters I see on a daily basis walking to the shopping centre who never fail to say hello. Never any traffic, so many playgrounds and reserves and there is even a dog obedience school for $2 a class. Great public transport options and only a 10 minute drive to the airport if you go via Sunbury Road past the Airport Lookout. One of the very few suburbs which actually has Ice-cream trucks come out when its sunny outside, kids love it!

I've lived in the western suburb, moved here last 2017. Bought a decent size property for a really good price. Pros, close to work, shops, airport and city. Cons, shop trolleys everywhere, people just chuck almost everything (matresses, used clothes, empty maccas bags, drink bottles, etc.,) in the walkways, parks, streets and even in the drainage which council just keep on cleaning up. Some neighbours are unfriendly. Walking the dogs, told off by this guy not to stop in front of their house (nature strip)??? Always worried about the kids playing/riding their bikes because cars are just overspeeding! Neighbour accross could't start his car without doing a burnout to the point that you can smell the burnt tyres! So if you think of moving here, think it over!

Lived here for 12 years and has been quietly developing continually the whole time. Biggest bonuses are the large land blocks, free-standing homes, parks, walking and bike tracks, views from many parts of the area, especially Rokewood Crescent which looks straight over into a reserve valley providing massive living privacy and 180 degree unimpeded scenery and is considered one of the best, prettiest streets in the suburb because of views and blocks. It's accesses to everything in North, North West are multiple, including to the Western Ring Road, freeways. Quick to airport, 15-20 minutes to CBD. Lots of families, singles, culturally rich, has always been friendly and very well serviced for shopping needs in adjacent areas. Close to 3 very nearby shopping hubs, 2 large wide variety, 1 smaller (it's own). Friendly and quiet neighbourhoods. Still very affordable and quietly growing in demand.

Rented in Meadow Heights for 2 years. While it had easy access to a brand new train station, everything else was severely lacking. No good cafes nearby, parks are dirty and not maintained, poor housing and could pretty much write it all off as commissions. While this side of Melbourne is geographically great in terms of major infrastructure such as roads and public transport, it has 'not a single crumb of Melbourne culture.' But a cheap & close step in to Melbourne if you're willing to purchase property on the hopes that one day it will become a sought after suburb that is still relatively close to the CBD.

I have lived here for 6+ years now and I love it here. There is a shopping centre here with pharmacist, bakery, supermarket, butcher, barber and more! Everyone seems to know everyone. It's almost like a small country town but in suburbia. You are about 23k's from the city which is great in an investment sense and takes about 30mins up and back. There are plenty of schools, parks, access to public transport (Coolaroo and Roxburgh Park train stations are only a stone throw away).

Resalable prices big block and nice house just under $400k.

Wonderful environment, just a inspiring place to live. i live in coolaroo and my kids are loving it!

It's peaceful and quiet. You have access to schools, childcare's, public transports, pharmacist, clinic, parks and much more. come and experience the inspiration of living in Coolaroo.

hi i live in coolaroo that is a nice area to me and to my family try to live in this area

Meadow Heights has come long way, It has improved very much. It is great for families, school redevelopment project, very pleasent little shopping centre with character. New train station is about to be open.

The suburb is just 18km away from CBD, short ride on the Broadmeadows line train.

In general my rating is 9 out of 10, mainly for the peace and quiet and public transport.

Meadow heights specially street name Bradman Drive is one of the best street in Melbourne. You will find nice and friendly people, 2 minutes walk to broadmeadow valley park, with 5 minutes to shopping centre,new railway station(Coolaroo) is going to start within a month time. I love the place so much.

Meadow Height is one of the best place in Melbourne.
**** Great Location***
**** Great People****
2 shopping centers,schools, leisure centre, library, Food, transport unstopable list
one of the fastest growing, 22% growth last year.Come on guys where you can find place like that.
Enjoy living Meadow Heights. Shazma Nasreen

Meadow Heights is a great place to live. Suburb is just under 20K from CBD, close to school, park, health club,shopping centre, transport.etc, what else do you expect? I am living in this suburb from last 3 and half years. The growth in this suburb is unbeleivable. It is one of the fastest growing suburb in Melbourne. Firoz Taqvi

Close to Primary School
Close to public transport
Close to shoping centre
Good neighbourhood

Home to a large Turkish community, Meadow Heights has a population of almost 15,000 people and is situated roughly 21km north of Melbourne’s CBD. A relatively young town that was established in the ‘80s, Meadow Heights is serviced by a number of local bus routes. And while it offers little in the way of local attractions, neighbouring towns have all the necessities for adults and children alike. Meadow Heights does, however, play host to several youth centres and sporting clubs as well as a shopping centre, a skate bowl, a number of public parks, a bike trail, soccer fields, picnic areas and wetlands.