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Kensington is the inner-north’s best-kept secret: closer to the city than Footscray, more peaceful than North Melbourne, greener than Richmond, and substantially cheaper than Fitzroy. The Maribyrnong river is right at your fingertips, South Kensington station takes you direct to Southern Cross station in, believe it or not, approximately just five minutes, walkable to Footscray, Flemington, Newmarket and North Melbourne, you have Melbourne's best parks, restaurants, bars and cafes all in the palm of your hand, at a fraction of the cost of other inner suburbs. With Arden Precinct and the Metro Tunnel coming, Kensington is positioned to be the king of Melbourne’s north-west — the suburb where value, lifestyle, and unbelievable proximity to the city converge. Ridiculously undervalued currently but not likely to be for much longer.

The best place in Melbourne.

Caroline Springs is an exceptionally well planned suburb. I have seen everything that the North-West of Melbourne has to offer and in terms of suburbs of a medium (20-25km) distance from the CBD, nowhere else compares.

Caroline Springs has a certain character to it that you won't find anywhere else in the Western suburbs, as I'm sure anyone who's been through here can attest to. With very well maintained streets that have a great aesthetic, manicured gardens, tree lined streets and verdant parkland, you feel like you are in a suburb in Melbourne's inner East.

House prices here, although they've gone up in recent years, are still relatively affordable when compared with suburbs in the North and East that are of a similar distance from the city and there is definitely great value to be had.

Infrastructure here has been upgraded substantially over the course of the past two decades with the suburb now boasting hotels, a decent sized shopping centre which has been recently upgraded, a train station, many restaurants, medical and dental centres, schools, leisure centres, a police station and a plethora of parks and recreational areas. There is still new development ongoing, including beautiful apartments overlooking Lake Caroline and there is a new shopping centre (Springlake) currently under construction.

Don't take my word for it. Take a good drive through the suburb and see it with your own eyes, I'm certain you won't be disappointed.