kate123

I'm a rental resident, here for 4 years. Firstly, beware of overtly positive reviews of this suburb, it's probably to drive demand and prices up. To read that Westmeadows is better than Glen Waverley and Essendon is rubbish. This is an honest account, good and bad. Living near the shopping village and primary school, walkers say hi and walking during the day is okay. Guard dogs are aplenty, which says a lot... There's a great birdlife here if you're into cockatoos and magpies, though they can be aggressive so can't relax on a walk. Geckos, lizards, hand sized moths..Yes it has a country feel, but quiet can be eerie, need to be alert and vigilant about personal safety when walking near/in the bushes, bridges and parks, as with anywhere. There's no shade in the streets in the summers. Opportunistic break ins to cars and homes, and don't risk leaving anything you're not willing to lose on doorstep. Yes, you can definitely hear and see aircraft but it's not interrupt-your-conversation loud. Haven't seen or heard druggies or drunks, though I have seen burglaries in the act and extreme speeds by hoons in family street with young children. Reported incidents to authorities, they were pretty jaded unfortunately. The school crowd seem good, though after school litter in streets always evident, have not seen blatant littering this way ever. The school itself looks better in appearance than its actual rating. I have lived in over 15 suburbs, make of the 1 star what you will.