Stafford, QLD 4053

Brother come on man!!! 300K Increase in Median price - still "undiscovered gem".!!! Seriously

except the price.

I'm so sorry to hear you've had such an awful experience! I live in Stafford Heights also, and love the area... although we are fortunate enough not to have been broken into. We have lovely neighbours and a great little community. There are certainly pockets of housing commission in the suburb, however gradually they seem to be being sold up. The suburb is still really affordable, and has some amazing city views.

Hello may you please get that house your looking at my mum is aswell and I dont want to live in zillmore thanks

Most of the reviews have been favourable or neutral, interested in why you think this is one of the tougher parts of Brisbane's north? I also hear of pockets within Stafford that arent great, does anyone know where these pockets are, going out on limb here and assuming they are public housing. I say this having grown up in houso's. Looking to move to the area but want to ensure I move to a home and community and not a house in a suburb. Cheers

If I were you I would ignore any reviewer who gives a one line review of a suburb. Indeed, someone who bases their one line review on having only 'visited' the area is unlikely to have a clue about community, amenities, facilities, schools, or really anything particularly helpful at all to a prospective buyer or renter. In addition, any researcher will tell you that someone who gives the same low rating to all questions without any deviation is not paying attention to the questions. It's unlikely that Stafford's schools deserve the lowest possible rating available - if this were true I imagine it would have been on the news. Further, it is unlikely the cost of living in Stafford is so high as to deserve the lowest rating, or that it is an incredibly loud neighbourhood (it's actually quiet), or that it's full of rodents (I think the council would have had something to say about that if it were true) etc etc.

This guy has not given an accurate suburb rating in my opinion and therefore I doubt anyone will find it helpful.

Agreed thanks, I also noticed this reviewer also commented on Ashgrove saying it was perfect. Maybe a vested interest or one bad experience. I am still interested to find out about these so called pockets that are mentioned more than once. I see the area as value for money particually in this market. Have friends in Stafford and their area seems nice enough and have lived on the northside since moving to Brisbane in 2001, compared to Sydney their are no rough area's that I can see.I just dont want to find myself in what is considered locally as one of the bad pockets and thats why i need some guidance. Cheers

Personally, I take more interest in the low rating reviews rather than the slew of 5 star-ers that most suburbs on this site always get. I strongly suspect that most 5 star reviews are from real estate agents trying to spruik sales, so am more likely to believe a low scoring review. And before you ask, I live in the area and know what it is like and happen to agree this is one of the tougher parts of north brisbane! Oh, and to answer the pockets question - yes, it is the housing commission areas (of which there is a large amount in Stafford and a further 96 housing commission houses planned acording to Stirling Hinchcliffe the MP for the area).

Oh, and Talbot - you appear to live in Inala, so I don't see you as qualified to comment on Stafford either by your argument...

Hi Budgie, I was commenting on the unhelpfulness of extreme ratings that accompany one liner reviews made by people who can't be bothered to construct a true and useful review. If you read my comment you will see I was referring to the statistical unlikelihood that Stafford would qualify for the extreme rating on cost of living, noise, or presence of rodents - which was what the reviewer had scored for it. I have family who live in Stafford so I am familiar with the area, but of course can only comment as a visitor rather than a resident. Having visited many times I have not ever (not even once) found myself driving through swarms of insects or rodents, deafened by loud noises, or unable to afford to buy groceries due to a high cost of living. Please, as a resident, feel free to correct me if that is your experience.

If you only want positive reviews then only read the 5 stars. Plenty of people will give give stars because they live there and have never had any particularly bad experiences. Personally I live on the border of Stafford and there are plenty of dodgy bits. Sadly it's bit anyways obvious which parts are housing commission... but like another review said, spend a bit of time in the Stafford shopping centre and you'll get an idea of the cross section of humanity involved

aldren street surrounds... non stop dog barking and rednecks yelling at each other

Hi everyone. What do you think about Armfield street? We found a comission house on sale and quite liked the street. Does anybody know if it's safe there and around this srea? Thanks

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