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Brighton Road 38, Melbourne

Balaclava · 7 km to the city center (Melbourne)

38, Brighton Road, Balaclava, Melbourne, City of Port Phillip, Victoria, 3183, Australia

Scores

Overall8.2Excellent

This address in Balaclava is a very walkable, compact inner suburb with a lively main strip. It offers excellent public transport and feels safe at all hours, though it is quite noisy with a few bars nearby and is located some way from the Melbourne city center.

Walkability9.8/10 Excellent
Public transport9.1/10 Excellent
Safety7.7/10 Good
Nightlife5.0/10 Moderate
Quiet3.2/10 Very poor

Safety by day 8.2/10, at night 7.4/10.

About Balaclava

Compact inner suburb with a lively main strip, older low-rise streets, and a mix of apartments, shops, and eateries. The pace is active around Carlisle Street and calmer on surrounding residential blocks, with a local, everyday feel.

Good for

  • foodies
  • public transport users
  • first-time visitors
  • students
  • digital nomads

Less suited to

  • quiet seekers
  • luxury travelers
  • drivers

Watch out for

  • Carlisle Street can be busy and noisier than nearby residential blocks, especially around the station and dining strip.
  • Late-night noise is higher near bars and pubs than on side streets.
  • Street activity is concentrated around the commercial spine, so quieter accommodation is better off Carlisle Street.

Sources

Getting around

  • Stop 38: Wimbeldon Avenue Tram, 70 m
  • Stop 38: Brunning Street Tram, 100 m
  • Wimbledon Avenue Bus, 170 m
  • Stop 37: Chapel Street Tram, 220 m
  • Glen Eira Road Bus, 260 m

7 km to the city center (Melbourne).

What's nearby

Groceries

  • Newsagents 130 m
  • Fresh Food Corner Butchers 520 m
  • Baker in the Rye 530 m
  • The Coffee Company 560 m
  • Woolworths 570 m

Restaurants

  • Curry Leaf Cafe 80 m
  • Lezzet 120 m
  • Illiana 130 m
  • Flavours of Syria 370 m
  • Little Peddler 520 m

Cafés

  • Presse Cafe 80 m
  • Miss Alex & Co 100 m
  • Babble on Babylon 110 m
  • Las Chicas 540 m
  • Wall Two80 570 m

Bars and pubs

  • Grosvenor Hotel 120 m
  • Pause Bar 550 m
  • Tulum 560 m
  • The Local Taphouse 580 m
  • Lyrebird Lounge 650 m

Health

  • Chemist Warehouse 170 m
  • Medical One - Elwood 190 m
  • My Chemist 210 m
  • Ramsay Pharmacy 590 m
  • Discount Drug Store 720 m

Parks

  • William Street Reserve 290 m
  • Burnett Gray Gardens 460 m
  • Clarke Reserve 640 m
  • St Kilda Botanic Gardens 670 m

Sights

  • 4DVerse Art Gallery 660 m