LUXE LIFESTYLE
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There is a lot to like about Armadale.
- Heritage Victorian and Edwardian homes, often on large blocks in tree-lined streets.
- Some of Melbourne’s most beautiful Art Deco apartments.
- Wonderful retail, cafes and restaurants, plenty of parks.
- Only circa 7 km south east of the CBD.
All these qualities combine to make Armadale one of Melbourne’s most bluest of blue-chip suburbs.
Armadale’s borders as Dandenong Road/Princes Highway to the south, Malvern Road to the North, Orrong Road to the west and Glenferrie Road to the east.
The village hub is High Street, which is probably Melbourne’s most chic/luxe shopping street with boutique retail – particularly women’s fashion, homewares, art and antiques. There are numerous high quality and beautifully fitted out cafes, restaurants and gourmet food providers.
Like any suburb, Armadale has its challenges. Pricing being the most obvious one – a median house price of $2.6m (2022). However, it still arguably represents value given the quality of housing stock and lifestyle it provides, and its historically very impressive capital growth performance.
Also challenging is the traffic, and I am there frequently, it is generally congested. Parking, given the popularity of High Street, can also be problematic.
Public transport is very good. Armadale has its own train station as well as Toorak station being within Armadale, both on the Frankston line.
Armadale is on tram route 5 – Melbourne University to Armadale and tram route 6 – Moreland to Glen Iris.
Surrounding suburbs offer good amenities, particularly South Yarra/Prahran/Windsor which have great nightlife, hospitality and retail options, including the popular Prahran food market.
A criticism of Armadale, generally made by those who don’t live there, is its “lack of nightlife”. I see that a plus for the suburb, particularly with all the nightlife options generally less than a $12 Uber ride away in South Yarra, Prahran or Windsor.
Neighbouring Malvern, to some extent, is a replica of Armadale (albeit a less glamorous one) and it offers further retail, café, restaurant and park options.
Chadstone, Australia’s biggest shopping centre, is less than 20 minutes by car, assuming you are not in peak hour traffic.
Access to high quality private schooling within the suburb, including Lauriston Girls School, King David College Jewish co-ed (including primary school), and in neighbouring Toorak and nearby South Yarra, are one of the reasons the suburb is so popular with family buyers.
The suburbs parks include Armadale Reserve, Toorak Park, Union Street Gardens and Victory Square Reserve,
As a Melbourne buyer’s agent, I recommend Armadale primarily to families. However, it also appeals strongly to downsizers, particularly from the suburb or surrounding suburbs, and young singles (particularly females) and couples.
Last update: 27 Apr 2023