Hamilton

[mada]

Looking for some advice on the areas in Hamilton that are good to live in/raise a young family - that should be easy to get semi-decent - good tenants and areas or streets to totally avoid.

Sick of Auckland's shit snail pace traffic and not prepared to pay the majority of my wage and struggle to live in an overpriced cesspit of shit while bringing up a baby. Only problem is we cannot move down until I graduate which is not for a couple of years - by which time house prices will probably have increased beyond our ability again to buy. So we are looking at buying now before all the other Auckland escapees and fking property investors who will follow (they've already started) put major pressure on the market.

I would prefer somewhere close to the main road heading north to Auckland and near the hospital as I will most likely be working there (but really the top characteristics of decent place to raise kids/ good area for tenants are main conditions.

Have read quite a few other forums about areas in Hamilton which have suggested that areas like Melville, Dinsdale, Nawton (most of west) are not that good...(but are very close to hospital) but this was quite dated info. Hamilton East and near Boys High seems pretty expensive now and the new area of Rototuna is not really somewhere we could afford too. Our price range would be $300,000 - $400,000.

Anyone care to share the experiences of good and bad living in the Tron whether it be renting or owning.

[casualsonic]

I hope I don't offend anyone but just trying to be helpful and state my observations...

There are some bloody nice places in Dinsdale/Grandview Heights in your price range.

I'd stay away from Ham east (highest burglary rate) and Hillcrest (studentville)

Fairfield/Enderley is pretty rough... Same with some parts of Nawton.

I'd be looking Flagstaff, Chartwell/Chedworth, Dinsdale, Grandview Heights and maybe Glenview and parts of Nawton (in that order) as possible areas to buy in.

I'm hoping to purchase my first home next year as well and will be looking closely at these areas... In saying that, I did have an offer on a place in Melville when the reserve bank decided to be a bunch of fuckwits and lock most first home buyers out of purchasing.

I think Melville is a working class area which isn't really too bad.

Just my 2cents


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[skippa1]

Avoid Hamiltoe, its a shit hole

[TheDemonLord]

Avoid Hamiltoe, its a shit hole

Come live on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula - its like Auckland, but without all the shit that makes you hate Auckland

[Akzle]

Come live on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula - its like Auckland, but without all the shit that makes you hate Auckland

no: aucklanders.

[Akzle]

hamilton is only the southern most suburb of auckland anyway.

as for areas to live. also no.

move into the cuntry and be a lifestyler

or. go be a farmer, it's what te waikato is for.

[gjm]

No need to live in Hamilton (I guess you'll be looking to work there?) unless you're really a city dweller at heart.

Look at the surrounding areas too. Houses are cheaper (other than perhaps Cambridge) but Matamata and Morrinsville are nice areas with easy access to Hamilton (for instance). Towards the south you've got lakes and suchlike, and people even commute in from Raglan (although that's also getting expensive these days).

The more in-town areas are already covered.

North you have Ngaruawahia and Huntly - a little less salubrious perhaps, but really, really cheap and pretty good community feel.

We're in Te Kauwhata. Growing area, and easy access into Hamilton, but a similar distance to Auckland if you miss the smoke and all the people at all. (I've not been into the city in well over 12 months!)

[Oakie]

I saw yesterday somewhere that the men and women in white coats believe they have discovered a new fault line under Hamilton. True! (We Christchurchians take note of such things.)

[Tazz]

No need to live in Hamilton (I guess you'll be looking to work there?) unless you're really a city dweller at heart.

Yeah my sister bought out in Matangi. Cool wee spot that's not out of the way at all. They've even got a local speakeasy that pops up every now and again

[Katman]

One of my sisters lives in Glenview.

It appears to be user friendly enough and is handy to the hospital.

[sil3nt]

Seriously look at Ngaruawahia. Cheap and a short drive into Hamilton.

[WNJ]

We have just purchased our 3rd house just north of Hamilton, 7 acres, 3 in native bush with a stream less then $400 k, why would you want to live north of the bombays?

[R650R]

Avoid ALL of Hamilton... and traffic, dear god its one of the worst places to drive through...
A mate had a rental there and some somalians set a fire inside the oven to keep warm... wrecked the oven.

How about Pukekohe or Tuakau??? or maybe Te Awamutu.
Plus one on Ngaruawahia, be a step up on Hamilton...

[haydes55]

Traffic is horrible in Hamilton. I have to drive through rush hour traffic almost daily. It takes me 20 minutes to get from the office in north pukete to glenview in rush hour. That's usually a 18 minute drive! Fucking ludicrous.

[Swoop]

Come live on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula - its like Auckland, but without all the shit that makes you hate Auckland

Fuck that. It's like Devonport - ONE road in and out which the local spastics cannot use sensibly. I loathe the Whangaparaoa road and its users who do not appear to know what that right-hand pedal is on the driver's floor.