Steven333

Mooroolbark is one of the best value-for-money suburbs in Melbourne. It is ideal for young familes, or young couples. We have been here for over 7 years and the area ticks most boxes including plenty of childcare and schooling options, a 3 to 5 minute drive to shopping destinations (Coles, Safeway, K-Mart, Bunnings, Target, Office Works, Harvey Norman, Retra Vision etc.) green parks and recreational facilities, a 7 day Medical Centre, and numerous public transport options including various bus routes and the Mooroolbark train station which is set to go a Government funded $3 million dollar upgrade.

Some negatives include the nightlife and eating out - it's almost non-existant. However there are a lot of small cafes and good bakeries, plus all the usual suspects like McDonald's, Subway, KFC etc - plus I reckon Melbourne's best charcoal chicken and souvlaki shop.

The houses are solid and mostly well presented with most being on good sized blocks between 800 to 1000 square metres, (there are small pockets of Mooroolbark which are a renovaters delight). All in all for the price compared to other surrounding suburbs, I believe the area is awesome value for money. Suprised some are critical, you buy where you can afford to and make the most of it. We like it here, and so do many others.