What we look for in Moonee Ponds
Housing: Victorian and Edwardian homes around Queens Park, interwar bungalows on the wider streets, and apartment buildings clustered around Puckle Street and the station.
Moonee Ponds combines Victorian and Edwardian homes around Queens Park with interwar bungalows on the wider streets and apartment buildings around Puckle Street and the station. Moonee Ponds Creek runs along the eastern edge and the racecourse occupies a large area of the suburb, so parkland and tree cover are close to most houses. In the older homes the inspector looks first at the subfloor, where original timber stumps and hardwood bearers are common and the soil under the front rooms can be dry while the back near the bathroom is soaked. Period homes here tend to have had expensive renovations, and a polished new kitchen can sit above a floor frame that has never been checked since the pipes were moved. Landscaped front gardens with sleeper edging that meets the weatherboards are checked closely. On apartments, the ground floor units and any timber pergolas in the common gardens are the focus. Owners should insist that the inspector reaches every subfloor corner and meters every wet area.
We regularly inspect properties around Queens Park, Puckle Street shops, Moonee Ponds Station and Moonee Valley Racecourse.