KeenSailor

It's great p[lace if you are keen on water activities. It is walking distance to the beach and the river. The properties on the side close to the river are very expensive and they decrease in cost the closer you get to the sea. All properties are expensive though if you want a house. If you family bought here years ago and let you build out the back, then you are ok. If you want to buy now you will need to be rich. It is a great spot for getting to Perth or Fremantle. There are plenty of community events and parks for the children. It's great to picnic by the river all year round and watch the yacht's racing. It doesn't have as good a rating as it's neighbours' Peppermint Grive or Cottesloe because it has a large amount of rental units on the side closest to the sea. Most of the renters are students and pensioners, but sadly there are a few unsavoury types in some of the rental properties, which brings our rating down. I like living here but if I had vast sums of cash I'd move to Peppermint Grove. Cottesloe is nice but has a lot of professionals renting there, and people who like to party every night of the week, and be close to the OBH and CBH.