Seaford, VIC 3198

One of the last suburbs left in Victoria where you can escape the grind. Reminds me of happy times as a kid, walking to the beach on a summers afternoon and enjoying the small town feel. Now creating those memories for our daughter. An easy commute to the city, yet feel so far away. If you are lucky enough to secure a property on the beach side of the freeway and north of the station, you will never look back!

Love this area it has all I need (train station, beach, wetlands etc). I live between the Wetlands and the beach (both less than 10mins walk) so can choose my walking scenery everyday! This pocket is hard to find as it gets snapped up so quickly! Highly recommended for those who like walking as their daily exercise.

Having lived in Seaford for over 19 years I can first hand testify to how wonderful the suburb is. The people are friendly, there is a great mix of house styles and plenty activities to keep the children occupied. From life saving to scouts the community involvement can be as much or as little as suits you. The amenities of the area are like no other suburb. Walk the wetlands, enjoy the beach or kayak along the creek.

Sherrie Lee – Licensed Estate Agent, Sales and Property Management – Property One Bayside

Nice area but unfortunately too close to neighbouring Frankston for my liking. Some lovely areas are closer to the creek.

Sunny Seaford is beautiful. A wonderful beach with shopping strip walking distance. Fantastic eateries and boutique shopping. A wonderful place to live or take the kids down for a day trip. Love it! Great schools and parks too!

Stacey Kennedy
Leasing Division Manager
Ash Marton Realty

Train Station to take you straight into the city plus major freeways nearby but still quiet. Most beautiful beaches in the bay with cafes, restaraunts and plenty of grocery stores. Multiple sporting grounds and the wetlands to walk through. Two large shopping centres within half an hour drive.

Where do I start? Seaford is close to all major highways such as East Link, Nepean, Frankston highway. As a professional working in city, I commuted every day from train to city and had no issues. Always got a seat on train and enjoyed my 45-50 mins commute to city resting or reading.

Living in Seaford
Beach is amazing, clean and probably best in Melbourne. Living for 4 years in Seaford, I enjoyed biking, walks along wetlands, beach and visits to Patterson lake/Carrum are at stone's throw away.

Crime
For the past 4 years, I have not witnessed any crime here some people in this site are talking about. People are nice and neighbors have been friendly or kept to themselves. This is not a late night suburb but and as a migrant living here I can attest to the friendly and accommodating nature of people here. When moving in I heard of all bikie gangs and notorious commission housing but safe say within a week these fears were dispelled as you can see all families, kids making the most of pristine beach, community places and parents/young couples enjoying their leisure time after hard days of work. The place is also LGBTIQ friendly.

Development
Seaford comes under Frankston council. From govt./council funding wise, you will find yourself mostly paying rates to fund development projects such as swimming pools & basketball courts in Franskton area which could be frustrating however these modern facilities are 10mins drive so worth taking advantage of. The railway crossing removal project could open up more public spaces.
The beach side suburb however has attracted a great deal of investment from private players. Take a stroll along the Nepean and you will see an array of new apartment projects currently underway that are in process of transforming the whole area. New cafes, restaurants are to soon follow suit.

Eating out/Shopping
Seaford seaside beach cafe is great. You have all major supermarkets (Woolies, Aldi, Richies) and Indian grocery stores in nearbly carrum down burbs. Restaurants opposite the beach are good. There aren't many to my liking but adequate to cater for chinese, indian, thai, spanish taste buds. The bayside shopping center in Frankston is very close for all merchanise shopping/movies. Nearby Karingal shopping center also offers good shopping and movies.

Summary
I love it! If you can afford to buy then get in before it becomes a million dollar burb like how other Melb beachside suburbs have become.

Lived in Seaford twice 1st time was great few minutes walk to the beach 1 min walk to wetlands neighbors were friendly, 2nd time not so good closer to Frankston north still classified as Seaford Absolutely wouldn’t recommend junkies,aggressive,Crime,Graffiti I call the area kananook, I would Rather live in the pines at least I would expect it then!

I lived in Seaford for four years on Nepean highway. The place has come a long way since then with smart property developers seeing the potential and buying in. Not sure what crime people are talking about but I'm guessing it's in the dodgy belvedere park part of Seaford. Beach, creek views, shops etc. also has heaps of primary schools. Loved it here

We've been renting in a street off Seaford Road for almost two years. In this time we've encountered plenty of off-putting things. We have been victim to an aggravated burglary. Two arsons in our street, one a car and the other a boat. A few times now I've seen people waltz out of Woolies/Safeway Seaford without paying for trolleys full of groceries. Drug deals in their carpark at night as well as down the end of my driveway. A junkie straight up offered me drugs in exhange for a lift once. I've heard gunshots coming from the industrial district a few times now. People don't let their kids play in the street here. The United petrol station at the end of Seaford road gets robbed quite frequently. It has the potential to be a nice place to live, Eastlink and Frankston Motorway nearby, a short drive to 4 shopping centres, close to the beach. The beach is very nice, there's frequently a sand bar that comes in and makes a natural sort of pool with perfect temperature water. It's unfortunately too close to Frankston and the ferals and degenerates come up looking for places to rob and streets to hoon in. The closer streets to Patterson Lakes with well maintained properties are nicer areas, the streets closer to Frankston aren't very good. Have a knock on people's doors if you're looking to buy or even just rent and ask what people's experiences are to ensure you'll be living in a nicer part of Seaford.

This is the best place in south and with Seaford heights going up you can't go wrong very safe and friendly and great things to do close to the beach close to shops atc good with culture such as lgbti

Love this area... check out this drone footage of the beautiful beach and im sure you will love it to.

https://vimeo.com/221742814

Seaford is a wonderful place to live. It is quiet and family friendly suburb (no traffic).
The house prices are still reasonable. Most of the people living here that we have met are professional couples with a family or retired. One of the best things is that it will never get overpopulated, as the wetlands prevent too much development. We bought here (near Seaford train station) 9 months ago and we are very happy. The beach is stunning and a lot quieter than other beaches on the area. I've lived in lots of other suburbs in Melbourne including Brighton, East Bentleigh and Footscray, and Seaford is by far the best.
Before we purchased here, we had concerns about mosquitos because of the wetlands. However we did research and understand that the council looks after this and sprays every year. We have not noticed any difference in mosquito numbers from any other outer suburb. We've noticed that there are very few flies as well.

I lived in Seaford for 5 years now and it has been great. I live in Emanuel drive and I feel Neibours are friendly and the community around this area feels safe. I believe the suburb really changed alot in terms of safety during the 5 years. These days I see many people jogging and taking their dogs on a walk even at night time. I feel it is safe for me to raise my family here. I enjoy cycling to seaford station and beach which only takes around 7-10 minutes and on weekends I enjoy going to Bayside Shopping Centre for a dinner out with my family. Anyway I have had good experience here and hope it keeps getting better.

Having recently moved from Hobart to Melbourne, I have been renting an apartment for past 11-months my home has been broken into twice and my car once. From what the police tell me it was likely junkies trying for a quick grab of goods before selling them for quick cash.

My home is secure and has a large gate at the front . . . but nothing seems to deter these criminals. Likely coming in from neighboring high crime suburbs like Frankston North.

And as for eating out and shopping - you need to head into the city if you want to avoid the low end rubbish being sold locally. Never had a decent local coffee (have tried multiple locations).

Generally any spot with 15mins walk to the beach is probably your best option and there is a range of houses that are ready for the picking.. it's a great suburb with lots of potential to develop into a beach side suburb haven

The strip of shops alongside nepean highway could do with a little overhaul but the beach and the wetlands are a great way to spend an afternoon

The last year ive seen a dramatic rise in values in my street with alot of money to be made... its a great area with the beach and frankston facilities without living in frankston..

whats not to love... beautiful beach.. everything you could ever want!

Only new to the area but have really enjoyed walking along the beach, its amazing and barely anyone on it! the wetlands walking track is a good 7km walk that great to do with the dog!

I would really like to see a section of the front beach be turned more into a prominard to open the views up from nepean hwy, but then again it's always a great suprise walking through the bushland to discover the amazing beach, lived hear for over a year now and love coming home every day. afternoons in summer spent walking to the beach with the dog.

some randoms around the area but mainly either older people or new families.. lots of reno work going on in my street.

Having recently been made Ray White's Area Manager for Melbourne's 20th Best Suburb, Seaford has consistently surprised me at every turn. From easy access to public transport and freeways to both the CBD (40 min) and the Peninsula (20 min), lively cafe/bars/hotels/restaurants, spectacular wetlands for nature lovers and bird watchers, varied shopping options and of course one of Melbourne's best beaches complemented by a range of community services and natural beauty, it's hard to believe that the median home prices in the area are so affordable.

Young professional families are sure to soon discover this affordable bayside lifestyle, and this suburb will no longer remain the hidden jewel among Melbourne's beautiful coast.

I was raised in Brighton and decided to by an Investment property in 1988, my wife and I purchased a property and rented it out, then we decided to move In to Seaford into the same house, at first it was a little cultural shock, but as we have come to find, there is a good mix of professional people and working people, the beach at Seaford is the highlight and the children when 4-5 years enjoyed it immensely spending many nights watching the sunset, then over to Woolworths and picking up a barbeque chicken and salads and back home for a dip in the pool. You have the peninsula right on our doorstep, with all its wineries. But the greatest thing about Seaford is the boat I now own, so close to Port Phillip bay and Westernport a fisher mans paradise, sorry you can keep your Brighton and Toorak for the wealthy, I love Seaford, where the people are just a little more genuine.

Love being close to the water.. kanook creek is still developing and getting cleaned up but its a great area to live

Moved here 6 months ago from Sydney. It is a lovely little village, a very, very nice beach, great transport, great council. No more bogans or graffiti than anywhere else in Australia, a lot less than a huge number of other suburbs. Great little secret.

Best to try and get a spot between the beach and the freeway and you can't go wrong.. Hopefully the local governments spend money on the front beach and make it a million dollar beach front...

Some new cafes and shops would be great but I'm sure will come with the all the young couples coming in due to the land values

Closer to the beach the better.. Great spot

I love seaford, beautiful streets and so close to the best beach street of port phillip! great place to live!

Love every bit of seaford.. beautiful beaches.. land values that only seem to increase.. great for bringing up kids and now even better with east link!!!

We have lived here for 8 years and have been pleasantly surprised. People are very friendly and we have been able to make some great friends in the area. Beaches are amazing with none of the rowdy teenage groups you often see at the Chelsea or Frankston beaches. We often went for walks along the forshore to Woolworths. Or rode our bikes long the highway on weekends. Loved having the best of the mornington peninsula just up the road. Loved seeing all those people kayaking down kananook creek on the weekends. And the kids enjoy feeding the ducks. All in all great suburb to live and with the freeway opening soon it can only get better!

People see Seaford as not so nice. I use to think like that myself until i moved to Seaford. Everyone is so thoughtful and nice. The community supports you when your struggling. I cant say there is anywhere better to live then Seaford

my partner bought a house here about 9 years ago and it's now worth twice what he paid. We are minutes from the beach, shops and the train station. Always feels safe around here (good guard dog!) and everyone is very friendly. We are a young professional couple and our friends are always surprised how nice it is around here. There are still a few ferals about but they are mostly renters.

Our street is made up mainly of older people/retirees but we are now noticing more young couples with kids moving in. The council does a good job of maintaining streets/landscape and they have put in some new walking paths around the wetlands which look great.

It's not the place to be for party animals and there isn't a great amount of dining options although Thai beach cafe rocks!

I have lived in Seaford for 16 years and it is a sensational place! We have heritage listed wetlands, a gorgeous, clean & safe beach, Kananook Creek and walking tracks galore! It really is a nature lovers paradise with a fantastic variety of bird life. It is a small, friendly community and we are getting more cafes all the time, including the Life Saving Club cafe with its awesome bay views.
I highly recommend Seaford as an all round great place to live!

I love Seaford. Have lived here for 10 years and I cannot imagine living anywhere else.
Its close to all the best beaches, Highways and now the new Peninsula Link.
Schools are great, shops are awesome and LOVE the beach lifestyle!

What’s good about Seaford?
• Melbourne’s best beach- 5km’s of coastal dunes between hwy and beach
• Easy access to train, freeways
• Kananook Creek- which is being revitalized at moment (dredging etc)
• Walking tracks along both beach and creek- about 10km’s worth
• Great little RSL- won awards and more work in the plans
• A Lifesaving club that has won international awards for architecture with a café in it
• Good shopping strip with all the necessities like bakery, pizza shop, thai take away, etc
• Pub with great food, The Riv, though they need to open up the top deck with water views. New beer garden which is good though.
• Some excellent streetscaping being done by the council at moment to enhance the main strip
• Plenty of primary school options and secondary schools not far away
• Frankston with shops, cinema, etc not far away
• Great local sporting clubs- footy, cricket, soccer and basketball stadium
• Home of AFL club St Kilda- though they should have built it where the soccer grounds are on Railway Pde
• Short drive to the Peninsula, Westernport and all they have to offer

All this only 40km from the city….

There are a few areas to Seaford.
1. Nepean Highway (or unsealed streets just of it) with water views or backing onto Kananok Creek
2. Beach side of freeway
3. Other side of freeway

Still a very wide demographic from the millionaires with beach views to those that live in spots that are more affordable. There is still a bit of riff raff around but getting less and less all the time and soon enough the gentrification will almost be complete. All the people in our and our friends mothers group are all professional couples and not scum bags so the future of the place looks bright. And every one of them went to the mothers group thinking it would be full of ferals and 16 year olds and were pleasantly surprised.

i love seaford, i have man y friends here and summer is the best time to visit seaford, the cafes, the bike tracks, the new surf club and pier construction at the riviera outlet. station st is a great strip. awesome restraunts & plenty to do at the village.

Seaford is about 40 mins from Melbourne's CBD and is practically on the border of the Mornington Peninsula. Its been known as a boom suburb for years on end. With prices in seaford skyrocketing especially beachside seaford! nows the time to snap up a great deal! Seaford was actually a tourist town back in the 1960's before it mainly became a suburb (like mornington). Seaford is getting better & better. Many of the young kids are moving out of seaford which is a good thing for the suburb in itself. There are great cafes the new surf club has just been built and won an architectural award, the farmers market which happens every 1st week of the month and with St.Kilda FC's training base at seaford it makes the suburb look even better!, Our football club is the largest in melbourne and has won the Peninsula division 3 years straight! the grounds packed out EVERY HOME GAME! and the comminutiy spirit for the club is fantastic! we also have a skate park (which was the old frankston skate park) we have a soccer club which is quite good and the beach has been named best beach in melbourne a few times in recent times in summer its jam packed! We have 2 pubs, seaford hotel (which is ok) & the riviera hotel (which is busy all throughout the year , ESPECIALLY SUMMER!)