Adelaide Suburbs

[juddy]

I am looking to move to Adelaide next year (for about four years), and am not really interested in renting, but want to buy and then rent out when we move back to Perth. I don't want to pay too much so am just looking for a list of suburbs to avoid or an idea of the most affordable suburbs that are fairly nice. If any locals can help that would be great.

cheers

 

[warney]

I am looking to move to Adelaide next year (for about four years), and am not really interested in renting, but want to buy and then rent out when we move back to Perth. I don't want to pay too much so am just looking for a list of suburbs to avoid or an idea of the most affordable suburbs that are fairly nice. If any locals can help that would be great.

cheers

what are your requirements-proximity to city,size,price ect.?

 

[Prospector]

A bit difficult to do without an idea of price and size. You can pick up a 2 bedroom unit in the Eastern suburbs (about 15 mins from CBD) - say Kensington Park for around 200K which should have good growth and rental potential later.

If you want a house, then look at Mt Barker which is up the feeway in the Hills, (20 minutes from CBD) rather than down south or north - simply because the freeway seems easier to negotiate than Main South/Main North Road but others might differ just my But if you are a surfer then you might prefer down south.

Maybe some more info from you might help?

 

[juddy]

Ok, just the two of us so 3 bedroom will do, not strata, unit etc, within 20k of city will do. Under 350k, the cheaper the better, but a decent neighbourhood.

cheers

 

[Rafa]

i'd stick in the east west corridor of the city...

take a line from henley beach and go directly east...
any suburb along that line or close too it is a good one...
and well serviced by public transport, etc...

i'm a western suburbs person...
close to the beach!

eastern suburbs is close to the foothills and gives you a quick getaway into the adelaide hills.

depends what you like.

 

[Prospector]

If you are prepared to travel 20k's and spend up to 350K then you have a number of options. I would look at Mt Barker, Belair, in the foothills and 20 minutes from the city; Kensington, Magill, St Morris area in the Eastern/NE suburbs which is 15 minutes from the city; you could look at Plympton area (western) which is around 20 minutes from the city but closer to the beaches; even places like Mile End have recently been 'renovated' and these are very central and close to the CBD.

 

[warney]

Ok, just the two of us so 3 bedroom will do, not strata, unit etc, within 20k of city will do. Under 350k, the cheaper the better, but a decent neighbourhood.

cheers

rostrevor,glynde,paynenam,firle,magill.U would possibly buy brand new for 350k,its about 5kms from city and allthough its not the eastern suburbs its on the skirt of. rent would be roughly 350 pw for this type of property. stay close to the city (within 5kms) to protect your investment imo.

 

[warney]

realestate.com.au is good for looking at property,type in some of these suburbs and check out what your money will buy. Always get a building and pest inspection before handing over your hard earned. in some suburbs they have soil shifting problems and others have riseing damp problems(only some)

 

[Nicks]

rostrevor,glynde,paynenam,firle,magill.U would possibly buy brand new for 350k,its about 5kms from city and allthough its not the eastern suburbs its on the skirt of. rent would be roughly 350 pw for this type of property. stay close to the city (within 5kms) to protect your investment imo.

Agreed, these are good but I also believe for growth the West will be the best in future. That said some of the future growth suburbs under 350k are also still pretty crappy to live in. So the suburbs mentioned above will provide a nicer living environment, still good gains as they hang off the expensive Eastern suburbs, but expect best gains in the under realised West suburbs half way between city and NW beaches (ie between Henley Beach Rd and Port Rd).

 

[juddy]

Thank you all for your input. Plenty of food for thought there.

 

[warney]

Agreed, these are good but I also believe for growth the West will be the best in future. That said some of the future growth suburbs under 350k are also still pretty crappy to live in. So the suburbs mentioned above will provide a nicer living environment, still good gains as they hang off the expensive Eastern suburbs, but expect best gains in the under realised West suburbs half way between city and NW beaches (ie between Henley Beach Rd and Port Rd).

good summation nicks,you could be right on all points there. no probs juddy,happy to help.

 

[Rafa]

agreed...

seaton, findon are two such suburbs that are still reasonably cheap...
but there are a lot of crappy houses there too, so i can see why... they are similar to mile end, torrensville ten years ago.

once they all get cleaned out / modernised...
your looking at prime real estate...


PS: juddy, don't think you'd want to live in findon or seaton... its more from an investment point of view... very liveble suburbs in the west are lockleys, kidman park, fulham, fulham gardens, henley beach.

 

[Prospector]

We just bought an Investment property in NewPort Quays with a boat berth. Rent it out for maybe 5 years then live in it. Never thought I'd be excited about being waterfront at ETHELTON

 

[kerosam]

when i did my studies in SA (abt 4 to 5 years), i like north adelaide and pasadena... stayed there most of the time when i was there... burnside, norwood & kensington are livable too.

for those living in SA, may i know what are the 'posh' suburbs? just curious

 

[warney]

when i did my studies in SA (abt 4 to 5 years), i like north adelaide and pasadena... stayed there most of the time when i was there... burnside, norwood & kensington are livable too.

for those living in SA, may i know what are the 'posh' suburbs? just curious

throw in unley park and urbrae and you have pretty much covered it

 

[Prospector]

Burnside, Toorak Gardens, Tusmore, Norwood, Stonyfell, Kensington,Norwood, North Adelaide, Walkerville, St Peters, College Park, Springfield, Thorngate, Glen Osmond, Unley Park, Malvern - traditional Posh suburbs, and most are East. You will be paying $700+ for a 3 bedroom in these suburbs, closer to $900K

New ones - West Lakes, er......

 

[warney]

we forgot a couple of expensive suburbs,medindie and st georges

 

[Smurf1976]

An interesting comment on the mood of society regarding housing when a thread on "where is a reasonable place to live" turns into "how to maximise your profits while you're there".

Nothing for or against any of the posts, just an observation on the prevailing thinking towards property.

Back to Adelaide... It think it's somewhat under rated as a city. Lots of nice open space, nice and warm in the summer without the Sydney / Brisbane humidity and not too crowded (so you don't spend hours commuting) and has most of the things that the bigger cities have without as many hassles. People seem less restrained than the bigger cities too.

 

[Rafa]

Couldn't agree more...

i love it...

funnily enough, i hated adelaide before... but only after travelling the world have I started to appreciate it... and more particularly, the western suburbs... Lockleys / Kidman Park / Henley Beach...

I mean... beach 5 minutes away... hills / wineries... 30 minutes away...
CBD... 10 mins away... nice walking / bike paths along the torrens...

airport..... 5 mins away... no 1 hour travel time... and funniliy enough, no aeroplane noise.. unlike north adelaide and glenelg which are directly under the flight path!

 

[Smurf1976]

airport..... 5 mins away... no 1 hour travel time... and funniliy enough, no aeroplane noise.. unlike north adelaide and glenelg which are directly under the flight path!

I've never lived in Adelaide, only been there as a tourist. But when I've been to Glenelg it's been windy and generally not that pleasant with the weather compared to the city and other suburbs. It seemed to be a somewhat overrated location IMO.

The tram ride on the old trams was good though (but they were being replaced with new ones last time I was there) and Magic Mountain was a bit of fun but that's been demolished to make way for yet another multi-storey development. Shame IMO to see it turned into another place full of apartments / houses and not much else. Last time I was there (last year) it was starting to feel a bit like Surfers Paradise but without much to do apart from the beach. Jet boat ride was fun though.

As for aeroplanes, last time I flew out of Adelaide we flew straight over the city. Basically straight down Rundle / Hildley street - pity you're not allowed to use cameras etc on the plane as it was a pretty good view of the city.