Victorian terrace
Melbourne
Iron lace, shared walls and a narrow block, with the bedrooms up a steep stair. Streets like these often sit under a heritage overlay, which shapes what you can change.
Any heritage overlay?
Edwardian
Heidelberg, Victoria
Weatherboards, timber fretwork and a verandah that wraps the corner. The verandah is lovely in summer if it faces the right way.
Which way does it face?
Queen Anne
Ivanhoe, Victoria
Terracotta tiles, gables in every direction and red brick. Usually on a generous block in an established street.
Zoned for which school?
Federation
Randwick, New South Wales
Red brick, a slate or tile roof and leadlight by the front door. Common across Sydney’s older suburbs, often with a long backyard behind.
Room for a granny flat?
Californian bungalow
Preston, Victoria
A low roof, a deep porch and thick pillars, all on one level, which suits grandparents and prams alike. The style of a whole ring of 1920s suburbs.
How far is the station?
Spanish Mission
Heidelberg, Victoria
Arches, render and a palm tree if you’re lucky. Built between the wars and hard to mistake for anything else.
What’s lodged next door?
Waterfall Art Deco
Eaglemont, Victoria
Curved brick corners and bands of windows. Often set high on the block, which is worth a look on the flood map either way.
Where does the water go?
Red brick flats
Glebe, New South Wales
Solid brick, a shared stairwell and no lift. Often the first home that’s a walk from the shops, the station and the family. The owners corporation records are the homework here.
What’s within a walk?
Triple-fronted brick veneer
Heidelberg, Victoria
The postwar classic: brick, tile and a stepped front. Many sit on big blocks with room for three generations, so read the zoning for what can be added, and for what can be built around them.
What can be built here?
Queenslander
East Brisbane, Queensland
Timber and tin, raised off the ground to catch the breeze. We check addresses in every state and territory.
What flies over at 6am?
Terrace row
Balconies over the footpath and a lane out the back. Parking and the school zone are the two things to pin down early.
Is it in the zone?
New townhouses
Elsternwick, Victoria
Newer, lower upkeep and usually run by an owners corporation. Its fees belong in your monthly figure.
What does it cost a month?
Fall for the place. Keep the facts.
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