lauriec
Reviews
"Lovely and green but peace & quiet regularly destroyed (most houses poorly located & constructed)"
South Hobart is lovely and green, the worst thing is a problem that is common in Hobart, which is that most houses have been built in a very old-fashioned way, i.e. right up against the street and without insulation (particularly in the walls & windows). This means that traffic noise can be a major problem. If you love trees, then, visually, South Hobart is one of the best areas in Hobart. It's just a big shame about the way houses have been built here. I have rated it "noisy" because although it is very quiet *in the intervals* between the hoon/truck noise, that quietness is regularly destroyed, which is a really sad thing. In the house we are renting, you can feel the vibrations made by passing traffic in the floorboards - that is how badly most houses here have been built and planned, location-wise. Usually there's a huge yard out the back, but the house is right smack up against the road. (Living here I've also noticed even more squashed wild fauna than usual on the roads on the day after the hoons have one of their night-time rallies, and this is also rather depressing.)
Well all i have to say is that this is only one experience. I live in a federation house, not a masterpiece but just an average house. It does not currently contain insulation in the walls, but we are working towards it (for heating purposes). The street i live on is great (Wentworth Street) there is no noise and it is quiet. You have reviewed Huon RdNot a main Rd is going to be noisy and yes a new house built to modern standards would be quieter but in reality in one of the oldest suburbs in Hobart its not something that you will find.. A main Rd like Huon Rd is going to be noisy, but all Main Rds are. I think its quite a shame that you are experiencing noise like this, but before passing judgement on South Hobart i think you should experience what it means to be in the 'heart' of South Hobart, living on a quiet lovely street.
lovesoho, my review is an honest review based on my experience. Yes, it applies especially to Huon Road (and any major through-road in South Hobart or probably any other Hobart suburb). The point is that people who don't know the area extremely well, or haven't yet made the mistake of living on a major through-road might benefit from my review. I wish that I had read such a review before renting on Huon Road - it would have saved me from a nightmarish year. The fact that you personally feel fond of South Hobart and have had a fortunate experience living there doesn't change the reality of what I and others have experienced and there's no reason for you to take it so personally.
"Uninsulated houses with hoons & trucks roaring past metres away."
It seemed quiet when we inspected the property (which was inaccurately described as "private" in the advertisement) however, once we moved in we were regaled with the roaring of trucks and hoons that blasts through the quiet (between hoons and trucks it is very quiet) several times a day and shakes the floorboards (making it feel anything but "private"). Unfortunately, most houses here have been built with no insulation in the walls and right up close to the street with no noise barrier near the road, making it quite depressing to live here and an extremely disappointing discovery to make right after having signed a 12 month lease and moved in.
Thanks so much for this and your other comment on the Huon road. We live up north on the West Tamar and it's much the same, a lot of noise and a lot of people in denial. For the view I think it might be among the most beautiful places on Earth, but you wouldn't want to live here. So as a couple considering the big move down to Hobart you've given us valuable information, thanks again.