SandyToes

We moved to Brighton QLD 4017 12 months ago. I can't believe the value for money and lifestyle here! Brighton has to boom, considering it's close proximity to the new Redcliffe urban re-development, fantastic investment in infrastructure close by (new Ted Smout Bridge) and accessible public transport to the CBD. Buses stop regularly on the main street and the closest train station is Sandgate, a 6 min drive with ample parking or a 17 min bike ride (from our place). I commute everyday from Brighton to the CBD for work and my transit time is 28 mins total. We never have traffic jams in Brighton or neighbouring Sandgate or Shorncliffe areas. When I get off the train each day after work, I take a breath of freash air, knowing the CBD stress is long gone and the smell of the sea is just a short stroll, bike ride or drive away. Many many great parks, lagoons, wetlands, cycle paths and the expansive ocean front that stretches from Brighton past Sandgate and around the headland of Shorncliffe. Perfect mix of million dollar houses and cute little post war cottages and grand Queenslanders. Most traditional land lots are much larger than the pokey estates of recent years. Our block is 755 m sq. I believe Brighton is relatively undiscovered and offers a lifestyle of parks, outdoor fun, stand up paddling, kayaking, cycling and most popular of all - kite surfing! Other suburbs in Brisbane simply have shopping or parks to visit. Boring. The close proximity to water, whilst still being elevated is the best of both worlds. In my opinion, you should grab a piece of Brighton now before the median price reaches it's closest classier neighbours of Sandgate and Shorncliffe...Just over the Ted Smout Bridge (or Hornibrook Bridge) you have Clontarf and Redcliffe, earmarked as 2 of the potential biggest growth suburbs in QLD thanks to the extention of the train network. Oh, and with regard to flooding, only the foreshore of Flinders Pde needed to sandbag (just in case) in the 2011 floods. Most of Brighton is evevated and has no flooding threat. Although no waterfront houses were inundated, everyone was ready, yet pleasantly surprised when nothing happened. When looking for land close to the water, as with any coastal town, look for evevated land, not flat and low lying.