AlexZ2
Reviews
"Old"
Nothing is being updated. NBN is still not available, roads are crap, crazy drivers.
Great for
- Merri Creek parkland & bike trials
Not great for
- No neighborhood spirit
- No Resturants
Who lives here?
- Singles
- Families with kids
- Retirees
- LGBT+
"Decent meadows"
This area in regards to it's culture is quite interesting. Crime seems to have decreased in Westmeadows and surrounding areas, however the neighbourhood still has numerous problems.
Property is affordable. The area is constantly being updated. The internet, the property, the parks and recreational areas are exceptional considering the affordability of living in this area. However, after a few months of living here, you may began to notice several problems. Neighbours tend to be quite loud and obnoxious especially late at night, however I can only speak for myself. Hooning and street kids are quite are just plain annoying. As with me, you may move into one of the updated areas only to find you are living next to public housing, which tends to attract some of the worse people.
If you are smart, I'm sure you could make living in this area work. If your not an average low income earner, this area is not worth moving into, no matter how attractive the price may seem. It's very hard to explain how a place could be both quite and loud
Great for
- Green
- Quiet
Not great for
- Noise pollution
- Some houses need updating
Who lives here?
- Families with kids
- Retirees
I've lived in Westmeadows my whole life and there are mainly break ins and minor crimes if you live in a decent area but an area in the older parts are feral with drug dealers and occasional shooting but there's a bad part to every suburb
The area is very quiet compared to other suburbs. Ive been here since the 70s and it has been a excellent suburb. A Police officer which lives on my street explained to me that westmeadows is actually better than gladstone, greenvale and surronding suburbs due to lower crime rate in westmeadows, westmeadows is known for its quietness and its peace. It has very low crime rate look it up on google people.
Hi Alex,
are most of the public housings located around valley park, just opposite the Baptcare fascility?I just found out 41% of the housing in the new estate are allocated for public housing.
are you able to share some of your insight/experience with regards to this matter?
Reply
Hi alexZ2,
We are looking at buying a property in westmeadows that may well have public housing in the neighborhood.
We're not overly concerned (we've both lived near public housing before) but we're curious to know how the noise, hoon, crime situation is at the moment? i.e. are there regular break ins etc or just noisy teenagers?
Regards,
Ben