Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Buying a house on a street of a public school 2Apr 23, 2017 11:00 am Building in Stone Ridge with CMA - Follow my build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=85842 Re: Buying a house on a street of a public school 6Apr 23, 2017 11:28 am I think it would be a bonus for potential buyers/renters or yourselves if you are planning a family, building a family home and the school is a good one. Building Monte Carlo 40- Wisdom homes Re: Buying a house on a street of a public school 7Apr 23, 2017 12:38 pm I agree with the others that you need to go and visit the neighbourhood, but at several different times, including peak drop-off and collection periods, as well as more quiet times. I also think it very much depends on the area that the school services, how big it is and how many students attend. Some schools can be the centre of a thriving local community, and others cold and impersonal spaces. We too do not have children and once lived less than 300m from a public primary school. We never had trouble with parking or buses or kids passing by, and it was sometimes quite nice to hear the gaggle of children as their teachers were leading them of to some excursion or other. The other bonus that it was quiet on the weekend because there were comparatively fewer neighbours and it was close when it came time to vote. In our case the school was long established, with some lovely sandstone buildings, and all this added to the character of the streetscape. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Buying a house on a street of a public school 8Apr 25, 2017 10:20 am Hi, I live directly opposite a k6 primary school paddock. I also have 2 driveways which means lots of mins become best friends when they are running late to drop off or pickup. I have 4 kids, 2 still in school across the road! My wife saves an hour every school day because she doesn't have to wal or drive them to school. Apart from the 8:30 and 2:45 30min peak periods, this means all other times are quiet and I have more street parking space when having family over. I enjoy the 'more open space' afforded by the school paddock across from us. Re: Buying a house on a street of a public school 9May 04, 2017 8:50 pm Thanks everyone for your inputs. We were so happy and excited with that lot as it had huge park at the front. Unfortunately we had to give up. when we spoke to a builder, the lady pointed out that 13 frontage of a corner lot leaves us with only 10m width to build anything, setback is extra 1 m from the front and the lot had 3 sewer points at the front, which would mean our house had to be set another 3m back to avoid zone of influence and need extra peering. Very sad but we had to move on! Everytime we find a block which with a lower price comes out too good to be true! and we are learning so much! 4 7479 Cupcake.girl This really depends on your local council. Each one has different definitions and ways to calculate contributions. This is called a contribution… 1 3698 |