Tell Me About Living in or Around Frankston, VIC?

[Kailani]

My sister lived in Frankston until about two years ago, maybe less. I've never noticed any trouble when in the area. You get louts in most areas! However, I'd choose the southern end over Frankston North (The Pines/Kananook Creek area is where the Frankston stereotype comes from). It's not like you're going to be hanging about the train station at night though...

It's got great public transport, beach, shops, etc...

Also look at the suburbs Emma1979 mentioned and also Seaford, Carrum, even Patterson Lakes (more inland).

I'd love to live near the beach!

[Mak]

I have a sis that lives there - seriously I think the area is underrated. You are close to great beaches, there is a major shopping centre and good transport. Certainly there are less desirable areas too but I really think that is everywhere. Oliver's Hill and Frankston South have some pretty exxy areas with amazing houses. There are also other options close by as pp have mentioned - also Mornington, Mt Eliza etc.
FWIW too Margaret Lomas (a well known Property Investor) has spoken quite often that she feels Frankston is very cheap for the quality of the area, so anticipating some serious growth in prices. The council has also a massive development plan for the town centre and a new Marina, I believe - not sure how far down the track this is tho! If DH and I didn't have to go to the city regularly for work we'd definitely be moving.
Good luck on your house hunting - work out what works for you and your family and go for a look, maybe even consider renting for a while to suss it all out, if it is possible. I am lucky enough to live near the beach and would never go back. xx

[Ginger]

Thank you so much for everyone's responses! i can't actually believ how helpful everyone has been, this is fantastic.

MAk- i will try to ggogle that property investor's name and find some info, thanks for the great tip. it would be amazing to actually buy in a place that went up in value like that.

Holly- i will definitely avoid those areas, sounds like the pines is a notorious bad spot!

Lenny- that's great to hear that you're happy to raise your ds there, that's the kind of info i'm looking for. i've noticed on the internet a few houses in langwarrin. i'll have to get a map out and have a look where it actually is. how far from the beach are you?

sloane- chelsea sounds fabulous, i'll have to do a search and see what the prices are like around there. thanks for the info.

nelle- hhmmm not too sure about pakenham.......how far is it from the beach?

emma- thanks for the list of suburbs, i'll have to suss out the pricing...the pines is definitely sounding like a no go zone LOL

littlelara- i agree about the water, it's v calming. chelsea is getting loads of reviews, i'm going to jump on the internet now and check it out. thanks

[smiles4u]

My sister sold up her house and moved in with her fiance into his house in Karingal (Frankston way) ... she actually thinks it's not too bad in Karingal though she said she couldn't live too close to the Frankston shopping centre.

I lived in the Sth Eastern suburb McKinnon for 6years before moving to Ballarat 4years ago , ... Chelsea is really lovely but from memory is much more expensive than Frankston (littlelara ... i liked Bonbeach too and also Edithvale, ... DP & i almost moved to Mentone instead of Ballarat but we bought a much nicer home on decent size land here whereas as Mentone it would have been a small unit)!!

[Nelle]

Dunno Ginger, try asking Raven or one of the others. It took us maybe 20-25 to get to Tooradin the other day, but that's mostly marshland really, not surf or anything. Not sure how much longer you'd have to drive to get to beach. But on the plus side, it's not too far to the snow either.

[smiles4u]

... i drove past Tooradin last night coming back from in'laws in Sth Gippie ... yeh, Nelle i agree with you there

[Lenny]

Ginger - we jump in the car and we are at the Frankston Waterfront in about 10 mins. It has a bit of a boardwalk which they are extending, and a great playground. It has woeful 'restaurant' there (sorry) but a nicer one at the other end of the beach. We drive through Karingal (where smiles's sister lives) - that's kinda where i do most of my groceries/butcher etc. Karingal has an awesome park for kids (Ballam Park)
About 3 mins walk from my house there is a lovely school called Woodlands Primary.
There are 2 very good reasons why the Bayside shopping centre does not have free parking - firstly, it is minutes from the train, so all the commuters would park there all day and people like me would never get a spot, and secondly, it is minutes from the beach, so again, shoppers would be competing with beachgoers in the summer.

Oh god, listen to me - i sound like the 'I love Frankston' lady I need to go and get a life now.

If you ever wanted to take a look around...I'd be happy to help. Honestly.

[~Raven~]

However, I'd choose the southern end over Frankston North (The Pines/Kananook Creek area is where the Frankston stereotype comes from). It's not like you're going to be hanging about the train station at night though...

It's got great public transport, beach, shops, etc...

Agree with that! DH grew up in Frankston so I can always ask his opinion of certan areas for you. I did hear once though that The Pines will may be a newish boom area as new land becomes more expensive and it becomes more cost effective to knock down the old commision homes. That could just be rumour though

You could look at Mt Eliza or Langwarrin, or further south to Mt Martha or Mornington but it gets a bit exxy down that way.

[Ginger]

we're doing it.
putting our house on the market in 18months time.
so....whose gonna be my friends when i live down in Mt Eliza? i need some play-date buddies.

[Janie]

Well, I'm sad that you're moving further away......but I'll still come play with you, especially when guni is in town! Sounds like a great plan hun, you must be excited

[Ginger]

not far from you janie with east-link, we'll have to organise playdates with the guni too

[Janie]

I know, Eastlink rocks! (Apart from the tolls ). Will definitely come to visit you, I love being near the water, I'm very jealous of your proposed sea change