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Plympton is a 'close-to-city' suburb and is located in a perfect position. A few short minutes to either Glenelg or the city is a clear advantage of living here, Anzac Hwy passes through the suburb and is one of Adelaide's most beautiful major roads, lined with palm trees and very green most of the year. Plympton is serviced by a number of major bank outlets on the corner of Marion Rd/Anzac Hwy as well as a Coles, newsagency and pharmacy.

Two minutes away you can find Kurralta Park and a well presented shopping area (Centro Kurralta) with a Coles, Kmart and numerous other shops and food outlets, there is also a medical centre. The Highway Inn is the main place for entertainment/dining in Plympton and is one of Adelaide's best pubs, it was recently rennovated and is a very attractive and popular meeting place. Cafe Primo is located just oppossite the Hwy Inn and is also an attractive restaurant. Medical services are also in very close vicinity.

Many of Plympton's houses date from the 1920s - 1950s and there are many well rennovated homes. Housing prices in Plympton can be affordable depending on the size of the house, however prices have risen in recent years. It is a reasonably leafy suburb with a number of parks and schools. Public transport serves the suburb well with a number of major bus lines to the City, Glenelg, Marion, Golden Grove available. Plympton is fortunate enough to have Adelaide's only tram line run through the suburb, offering services to Glenelg, the City and Entertainment Centre.

If you live directily on Anzac Hwy in Plympton, as one would assume, traffic noice may be a concern, however traffic is reasonably quiet during the day and night and should not be a major problem, especially in other areas of Plympton.

Plympton offers its residents a peaceful area close to the city and the beach. Other attractions one would find in Adeladie and Glenelg are a few short minutes away by car. Local attractions are also very good, a planned shopping centre and elegant apartment complex is to be built behind the Hwy Inn in a few years, definetley boosting Plymptons current attractivness as a comfortable suburb to live in.