Why We Love Vale Park, Manningham & Hampstead Gardens

This thriving trio boast all the location features that the big guns have, combining to deliver a fulfilling lifestyle with a few surprises…

Rubbing shoulders with some of Adelaide’s most esteemed suburbs such as Walkerville, it’s a short hop, skip and jump across to the sought-after pocket comprising Vale Park, Manningham and Hampstead Gardens.

Booming statistics show how popular these suburbs are. RP Data reports impressive median house prices as of May 2024:

• Vale Park $1,340,000
• Manningham $915,000
• Hampstead Gardens $683,000

This reflects an 18% increase in value for Vale Park, 12.7% for Manningham and 10.2% for Hampstead Gardens during the 2023/2024 financial year.

Our local area expert, Paul McIntosh says "this upwards trend is continuing into 2024 with strong numbers attending open inspections, and homes selling as quickly as they did during 2023."

Attracted to the quiet and leafy streets, family friendly neighbourhoods, and proximity to quality schools and public transport, buyers include families seeking long term homes, downsizers keen to stay in the area, and young professionals seeking fresh and stylish low-maintenance living.

Character homes on big, leafy blocks blend with modern homes delivering low-maintenance living, so there is something for everyone. Discover tree-lined streets and friendly communities bringing a safe, family-oriented vibe along with:

1. Near-city convenience and lifestyle: North East Road provides the convenience of a direct route into the city by car, bus or bike. It is a mere 7-8km (approx.) journey from Manningham, Vale Park and Hampstead Gardens into the CBD.
2. Proximity to the River Torrens Linear Park trail: South Aussies love a good park with a playground or a beautiful nature reserve for a spot of weekend family fun and relaxation. The River Torrens Linear Park trail provides a meandering bike path and walking trail right through Vale Park and Walkerville all the way to the beach!
3. Neighbourhoods blending traditional homes and new builds: Affordable original homes, renovated homes and newly-built homes are attracting buyers, some who might have built but due to escalating construction times and costs are choosing ready-built homes instead.
4. Location near prestigious Walkerville and Collinswood: That old saying, ‘location, location, location’ doesn’t mean you have to buy in Burnside. Situated north-east of prestigious North Adelaide, the suburbs of Vale Park and Manningham converge with Walkerville and Collinswood, earning them accolades as highly acclaimed supporting acts to those salubrious stars of the show.

While school zones are subject to change, these neighbourhoods provide zoning for some highly regarded public schools including:

• Vale Park Primary School,
• Charles Campbell College,
• Roma Mitchell Secondary School,
• and even Marryatville High School.

Families also love easy school runs to esteemed private schools such as St Andrew's School, St Monica's Parish School, Wilderness School, Cedar College and St Peter's College.

While North East Road, Walkerville Terrace, Lower Portrush Road and Payneham Road all provide frequent bus services into the city and beyond, the O’Bahn busway and the Klemzig Interchange add to the commuting ease of these three popular suburbs.

Residents of each of these suburbs can enjoy fabulous fun and plenty of indoor and outdoor exercise at the Gaza Sports & Community Club (Klemzig), Hamilton Reserve, the Mars Sports Centre (Marden), Bennett Memorial Reserve, Laurie Knight Reserve – and Linear Park of course.

This tranquil trio has vibrant shopping centres conveniently close by. You really can shop until you drop close to home at the Walkerville Shopping Centre, Northpark, Collinswood, Avenues and Marden Shopping Centres!