Kew East real estate

Bounded by Burke Road; the Yarra River, Willsmere Road and Rattan Avenue, Kew East is bright open and spacious with many parklands namely - Willsmere-Chandler Park, Kew Billabong Park, Hays Paddock, Harrison Park and Stradbroke Park.

Kew Golf Club and Green Acres Golf Club are to the north of the Eastern Freeway which runs across the centre of the suburb from east to west.

The High Street tram which runs through the Junction and onto Richmond and the CBD is the alternative public transport to buses which connect the suburb to surrounding areas and utilise the freeway to reach the city.

There are two co-educational government schools located in Kew East — Kew High School, a secondary college located on Burke Road and Kew East Primary School on Kitchener Street. St Anne’s Catholic School is located on Beresford Street.

The main shopping area, ‘Harp Village’ is located on High Street near the intersection with Harp Road. A small local centre, Belford Court Shopping Centre, is located on Belford Road.

The Main Yarra Trail, a shared bicycle and pedestrian path, runs along the north side of the freeway. Belford Road bridges the freeway, providing a link to the northern part of the suburb.

Wining, dining and entertaining are popular in this small suburb of about 7,000 with restaurants specialising in Greek, International, Irish, Chinese and Italian, as well as casual eateries.

This is a ‘Green Belt’ suburb with a mixture of housing styles many dating from the post war boom. It tends to be overshadowed by its big brother Kew but with property prices about half of that found only a few kilometres away.