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"Gentrification"
Hampton East is an 'undiscovered' gem that is being discovered very quickly. This is a fantastic place for a young family, with very good parks and play areas, lake with the water birds it attracts that fly over our house every night. It's quiet and safe with very good primary schools, transport to and from the city, and shops. Borrowing from local areas like Highett Road which is poshing up, Hampton Street and the beach is only a 20 min walk away.
It's being discovered by owners and builders alike with a huge amount of renovations and redevelopments happening around us. The area is going through a real gentrification phase and is a Brighton East in the making.
Great for
- Very quiet and safe
- Access to some of the best public and private schools in Melbourne and good infrastructure borrowed from neighbouring areas
- Fantastic neighbours with a real community feel
Not great for
- Frankston line train and zone 2
- Streets bordering council housing (seem safe but unsightly, and holding local strip of shops back)
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Families with kids
- Retirees
I've heard that in the not-too-distant future those homes will becoming increasingly privately owned, including the two and three storey blocks.
I do agree with you to a certain extent. The Housing Department should really transfer people living in the 2-3 story estates (on widdop cres &leith sts; bluff road & Wickam rds) and knock them down. tenants that reside there are really embaressed to say that they live there. They are very toxic emotionally and mentally....perhaps the reason why 70% of residents are drug users tho they are harmless with no self-esteem