HarryS
Reviews
"Good location, but lacks character"
Bateman is very well located and has good access to trains - a 20 min ride into the city. However, road congestion can be an issue on Leach Hwy and South st during peak times.
Neighbours are generally friendly.
Well located to schools, so good for families.
Problems is that it is not green/leafy enough. There are many older houses that are not well kept. The bore water also stains the pathways. Beauty and character is lacking.
Melville Council should gentrify the area more and/or let residents know they can request and get a verge tree for free.
Bateman also lacks community feel because it has no real shops.
Houses close to Murdoch Dr have sunken power lines. The rest of Bateman should get sunken powerlines too, which would help beautify the otherwise bare and dreary looking suburb.
Who lives here?
- Professionals
I agree, last time I checked the train was 9 min (from Bull Creek Station) for an Express, and 10 min for a regular service train (with only 1 stop pre-city)
I would also comment that not having shops is good in some ways - not many undesirables just wandering around (just go to areas with shops late in the evening and see what I mean - especially when the shops are shut!).
I agree on the sunken power lines but since the poles are quite new I understand that is not happening soon.
Has anyone noticed the increased the amount of skid marks and burnouts around Bateman? Unfortunately these incidents are occurring around Corpus Christi College and Bateman Primary School. The Melville council and cops need to act and stop this "hoon" behaviour before someone gets hurt.
the train is only 11 or 13 mins to the city and access to the fiona stanley hospital means bateman will be well in demand for professional hospital workers. great invesment