AngieP1
Reviews
"Great semi rural town, increasing in services rapidly"
Moved here about 3 years ago and it is a great little town for a number of reasons. Very friendly community feel, fresh air, little traffic in town itself, fab market every month, lots of local sports and community groups, affordable housing, close to country areas yet only a short drive down Hume toward urban shopping such as the new Craigieburn Central complex and Epping Plaza. Central streets can be a bit less desirable, mainly just a few local kids, noise etc but away from the inner roads there is plenty of space and quiet to be found. Easy drive to areas such as Hanging Rock and Woodend etc which are lovely. VLine service direct to Melbourne from Wallan station. Good choice of state, Catholic and Private schools if you include the town of Kilmore, a ten minute drive north. Many residents commute at least 30 minutes upwards for employment.
Great for
- Fresh air, easy to reach scenic areas
- Community small town feel
- Access to freeway for travel, commute etc
Not great for
- More decent restaurants and cafés would be good
- Not enough talk about how good the area is
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- LGBT+
Wallan is horrendous seriously.
There is zero to do there unless you want to drink your life away and enjoy isolation or red neck mentality.
It's cheap for a reason and it will cost you in other ways living there in the long run if you are from elsewhere.
I'm sure it was once a decent little country town but it has been a hole for a long time now.
After 2 years of owning a home there it finally got too much and my family sold up and moved back to Melb to rent and couldn't be happier.
Honestly I'd rather stay renting than have a mortgage there.
If you like slow pace quiet it may be for you..... if not-dont do it!
Shocking place for entertainment, but if you like greasy takeaway you'll love it. Overun by ferals.
Oh, and the up keep of the estate is non existent....if you have a choice go somewhere else
Hidden Valley restaurant has now opened for drinks and bar meals. Formally opening g in Jan 2019.