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Quite leafy street with nature strips all the way along, some owners have taken to extending their gardens out which adds to the quaintness of the area.
Waking up to symphony of bird life is pretty amazing when you are 7km from the Cbd I never tire of it.
All the housing is pretty much updated /renovated but there are still a couple that I would say if they ever came on the market would be a pull down job
Road is just wide enough for cars to be parked and traffic to pass through. Most houses have off street parking which is a huge bonus. Fortunately this road is not a rabbit run so most traffic is from those who live here.
Really friendly street stopping for a chat with your neighbor is pretty common . Mixture of older European established residents to young families and professionals.
Merri creek at the Strettle street end is great for local sports picnics dog walking bicycle path to the cbd or goes on for ever in the other direction.
Thornbury Station is 10 minute walk over St Georges road. Even though it is a busy road I live near Bracken avenue and I cannot hear the traffic.
The tram stop is 4 minutes away in Miller Street which also has a couple of restaurants/cafe, a bar,chemist,hairdresser and IGA so its well handy for those times when you cant be bothered doing the get up to the high street thing..

Reading the previous reviews its hard to add any more that can influence you on visiting or moving here.
One major plus is that you do not need to be car reliant you can get to the high st where all manner of restaurants bars will be happy to take your hard earned!
Great mix of people which shows what the attraction is to the area from live music to a theater and even our own picture house.
Want easy access to those great sports stadiums or City entertainment . Get the train to the Cbd (20 min) and you can jump of at the MCG or marvel stadiums both on the Mernda Line. Bloody excellent!
You have Preston market for a great range of fresh food just a km away and all the usual supermarkets and yes you will need a car to hump it back home.
Take a walk down to Merri creek it goes on for ever.we take the dogs for a walk there. I'm not up on the quality of schools but seem to be plenty around.
Northcote 9 hole golf course is within easy reach .
House prices are on the up and up here . A lot of Californian bungalow about which look great and add to the overall atmosphere of the neighborhood, some owners have gone that bit extra and planted there own garden on the nature strips in front.
I lived in London for 27 years where I was always aware of our safety/security a kind of 6th sense if you like here I can tell you I feel at home with no worries I know all of my neighbors sometimes I forget to lock the car, bugger, its still there in the morning!