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Sample location check - Brunswick East

Sample only - this illustrates the kind of due-diligence summary a buyer would receive after dropping a pin. It is not a report for a specific property. It is computed at the centre of Brunswick East (Moreland); in the app you drop the pin on the exact address and the “nearby” section is measured from that point.

Buyer Location Check

A sourced, plain-English screening report for this location.

Medium confidence
Area:
Brunswick East, Moreland
Pin:
-37.76845, 144.97897
Generated:
2026-06-14
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Information only - verify before buying. A second opinion to help you decide what to verify. Not financial, property, legal, insurance or planning advice. Sample report - not a report for a specific property.

Bottom line

Brunswick East: 4 things to check before you offer

Everyday amenities look well-covered nearby. The surrounding area scores well on liveability.

  1. 1

    Check the Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO) on this property

    Check the property's planning certificate (Section 32) and VicPlan for the exact overlays on THIS parcel before you offer.

  2. 2

    Check bushfire and flood overlays here

    Check the planning certificate (Section 32), the council's hazard maps and get an insurance quote before buying.

  3. 3

    Review local safety context

    Walk the immediate street at different times and check recent local reports.

Positive signal: Strong public transport proximity

Things to verify

4

Check bushfire and flood overlays here

About 8% under a flood planning overlay. Confirm whether this exact parcel is inside an overlay before you offer.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked
  • Flood planning overlay (LSIO/FO, SA2 area share): ~8%
  • These are area-level shares (SA2) - the exact parcel may be inside or outside the overlay boundary.
  • A bushfire overlay can restrict building standards (BAL rating) and affect insurance premiums.
  • A flood overlay can restrict what you build, how you insure, and lender conditions.

Why it matters: Overlays drive building controls, insurance cost and what you can do with the land.

Verify: Check the planning certificate (Section 32), the council's hazard maps and get an insurance quote before buying.

Area-level overlay share (SA2); confirm the exact parcel before relying on this finding.

Part of this area is under a Heritage Overlay

About 20% of this area sits inside a Heritage Overlay. Whether THIS property is affected needs a check of its planning certificate.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked

Why it matters: A Heritage Overlay can restrict demolition, external changes and subdivision - it shapes what you can do with the property.

Verify: Check the property's planning certificate / VicPlan for a Heritage Overlay before you offer.

Area share, not a parcel-level result - a property can be affected even where the area share is low, and vice versa.

Check the Environmental Audit Overlay (EAO) on this property

Part of this area is within 4 planning overlays (Environmental Audit Overlay ~9%, Environmental Significance Overlay ~14%, Significant Landscape Overlay ~14%, Erosion Management Overlay ~3%). The land may be contaminated (often former industrial use). An environmental audit can be required before a sensitive use such as housing or childcare.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked

Why it matters: Planning overlays control what you can build, remove or change - and a Public Acquisition Overlay can mean the land is reserved for a public work. They affect the cost, feasibility and even the ownership of your plans.

Verify: Check the property's planning certificate (Section 32) and VicPlan for the exact overlays on THIS parcel before you offer.

Area share for the wider SA2, not a parcel-level result - your specific property may or may not be affected.

1 more to verify

Review local safety context

About average for safety in this metro area, measured at suburb or council-area level - not the specific street.

Checked at: council area

What we checked

Verify: Walk the immediate street at different times and check recent local reports.

Recorded offences reflect reporting and policing, not true crime levels; percentiles rank areas and do not predict a specific street.

What looks positive

5

Good access to daily amenities

Most everyday errands are within reach near this point - 8 of 8 amenity types like shops, transport and services.

Checked at: near this pin

What we checked

Why it matters: Day-to-day convenience reduces car dependence and time spent driving for errands.

Nearby amenities are estimated using straight-line distance from the dropped pin. This is a quick screening tool, not a street-network routing calculation.

Good access to parks / open space

Green space on the doorstep - 25 park or open-space areas within reach near this point.

Checked at: near this pin

What we checked

Nearby amenities are estimated using straight-line distance from the dropped pin. This is a quick screening tool, not a street-network routing calculation. Where OpenStreetMap splits one park into several points, nearby duplicates are merged so the count reflects distinct parks.

Strong area-level liveability score

The surrounding area scores 78/100 on the current liveability model.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked

This is an area-level score and may not reflect the exact street or property.

Strong public transport proximity

Better public transport access than 85% of this metro area for this wider area.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked

Area-level; confirm the actual stops, lines and peak-hour commute for this address.

Good access to health services

Better health access than 86% of this metro area for this wider area.

Checked at: suburb / area

Sun & light

Best light comes from the north. Living areas, windows or a yard facing north get the warmest, most reliable sun - and winter sun sits low, so tall buildings or trees on that side can overshadow it. South-facing rooms get little direct sun. We can't see your specific building, so check which way the main rooms face when you visit (same path for the whole street).

Nearby amenities

Point-level · nearby straight-line check from the pin · src: OpenStreetMap (ODbL)

Groceries & supermarkets · 16 nearby

  • David Bros Grocer377 m
  • Coles411 m
  • Organic Grocery494 m
  • 7-Eleven527 m

Everyday services · 5 nearby

  • Chargefox384 m
  • Chargefox385 m
  • ev charging395 m
  • Lygon Street North Licensed Post Office612 m

Health · 12 nearby

  • hospital1.2 km
  • East Brunswick Medical Centre121 m
  • Inner North Medical Clinic365 m
  • Choice Pharmacy378 m

Education · 18 nearby

  • MONTESSORI BEGINNINGS BRUNSWICK338 m
  • BRUNSWICK EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL OSHC SERVICE392 m
  • BRUNSWICK EAST SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM392 m
  • Brunswick East Primary School410 m

Parks & recreation · 41 nearby

  • park172 m
  • AKA Studio Yoga198 m
  • Nexus Performance210 m
  • CrossFit215 m

Cafes & dining · 70 nearby

  • Rusty's Sandwich Parlour111 m
  • The Third Tier Tea Room161 m
  • Delight8193 m
  • Suntop Plaza266 m

Community & culture · 12 nearby

  • Centrestage Performing Arts School286 m
  • The Cretan Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria321 m
  • Cross Street Music Hall345 m
  • place of worship543 m

Straight-line, not street-network walking time. Public-transport stop proximity is reflected in the train, tram and bus findings when those inputs are available.

Area liveability snapshot

Area-level (the suburb/area, not the parcel) · src: see methodology

Rent burden92
Transport85
Safety56
Health86
Hazards50
Education53
Economy88
Full area profile →

Percentile ranks within this metro area.

Community & census context

Area-level · src: ABS Census 2021 / SEIFA

Renter households53.5%
Apartment dwellings48.7%
Completed Year 1283.5%
Socio-economic ranking (SEIFA)10/10
IRSAD national percentile92/100

SEIFA decile: 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged, ranked against all of Australia (ABS) - area context, not a judgement of residents.

Data notes

How to read a few of the numbers above - open any note for the detail.

Health-access remoteness context

Modified Monash Model 1 for this SA2, rolled up from SA1 areas. This is context only and is not included in the health score.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked

Why it matters: MMM is used nationally to describe relative remoteness for health workforce and access programs; metro areas usually sit at the low-remoteness end.

Metropolitan areas (MM1); SA1 modal 26/26

Strong growth projected for this area

Expect more homes and busier streets here - roughly a quarter more dwellings projected by 2036.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked
  • Official projections to 2036: dwellings +39.6%, population +44.5% (against the 2021 base).

Why it matters: Where dwellings are projected to grow fast, expect more development, density and streetscape change over the years you would own here.

Verify: Check the council planning scheme and any activity-centre / housing-target plans for what can be built nearby.

A modelled PROJECTION at SA2 level (Victoria in Future 2023), not a forecast or target; only 5-yearly years (2021/2026/2031/2036) are published.

A few new dwellings approved nearby

About 28 new dwellings were approved across this area in the 12 months to Mar 2026 - almost all townhouses or apartments, down on the year before.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked

Why it matters: Approvals are a leading sign of construction: more building work, new supply and streetscape change ahead. They come before - and do not guarantee - completed homes.

Verify: Check the council planning register and VicPlan for current applications and any major projects near the address.

ABS building approvals counted at SA2 (whole-area) level, not your street; an approval is a leading indicator, not a completed home, and the most recent month or two may be revised.

Rents sit easier on renters here

About 24% of renters here spend more than 30% of their income on rent - below the Melbourne norm.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked

Why it matters: Rent stress describes how much of local renters' income goes on rent, not what it costs to buy here. It is a read on the local rental market, not the price or value of this property.

This is an area-level share of renting households from the 2021 Census and reflects renters, not owner-occupiers; it does not describe any specific dwelling.

Data completeness for this area

Our pipeline rates this area 95/100 for data completeness. This describes how well-measured the area is, not how good it is to live in.

Checked at: suburb / area

Check data coverage for this area

Coverage cautions: 2 stale scored inputs. A high score-confidence number can still miss newly opened services, estate stages or sparse POI mapping.

Checked at: suburb / area

What we checked

Verify: For fringe, developing or far-from-CBD areas, cross-check current shops, schools, stops, flood/fire history and new estates with council maps, inspection and local sources.

This is a disclosure note only and does not change the score. Missing POIs or missing historical hazard layers are not proof that the feature or risk is absent.

Data coverage

Some checks are pin-exact (amenities, hazards); others describe the surrounding area (liveability, crime). Full method on the methodology page.

This report is general information only. It is not financial, property, legal, insurance or planning advice. Data may be incomplete, outdated or geographically approximate. Before buying, verify relevant matters with your conveyancer, council, insurer, lender and qualified property professionals.