Strathmore Heights is one of Melbourne’s smallest suburbs, covering well under a square kilometre beside Essendon Airport and Moonee Ponds Creek in the City of Moonee Valley. It was developed from 1960 by a company promoted by Malvern Star owner Bruce Small, and its streets still carry aviation names such as Boeing Road, Lockheed Street and De Havilland Avenue. The housing is largely post-war family homes, with some newer townhouses and units on subdivided lots.
The median house price sits around $1.1 million (REIV, March quarter 2026), a discount to neighbouring Strathmore. Parts of the suburb sit on higher ground, offering views, and Essendon Fields is close by for shopping. As a buyers agent in Strathmore Heights, we focus on how aircraft activity, freeway access and the limited number of sales affect each purchase.
Thirty minutes on your brief, your budget and the streets and property types that genuinely fit it. No obligation.
We inspect, shortlist and run the due diligence, including homes that sell quietly and never reach the portals.
We set the price strategy, negotiate or bid on your behalf, and manage the contract through to settlement.
Essendon Airport is the obvious consideration. It handles charter, business and emergency flights rather than major airline traffic, but aircraft noise and planning controls related to the airport can apply near flight paths. Check the planning certificate and spend time at the property on a weekday.
The suburb is not on the rail network. Bus route 469 links it with Essendon station and Moonee Ponds, and route 59 trams run nearby to Airport West. Commuters often drive via the Tullamarine Freeway. The upside is value. Original 1960s homes on decent blocks can be renovated or, where planning allows, redeveloped, giving buyers more land for their money than in Strathmore or Essendon.
The quiet streets near the parkland and the Strathmore border.
The freeway and main-road edges.
A renovated family home on a good block.
Confusing Strathmore Heights with Strathmore proper, which commands a premium.
Local parklands and the Strathmore village nearby.
Local government schools serve the area. Confirm zoning at findmyschool.vic.gov.au.
If Strathmore Heights is out of reach: Pascoe Vale or Glenroy.
We take on a limited number of clients at a time, so every brief gets a director’s full attention. Book a free, no-obligation strategy call and we will map out your Strathmore Heights search together.
Book a free strategy callThe challenge in Strathmore Heights is information. With roughly a thousand residents and only a few sales each year, there is rarely a recent, directly comparable sale to anchor a price. We widen the lens to Strathmore, Airport West and Essendon, then adjust for the airport, block size and condition. Most of the original homes date from the 1960s estate, so we look at roofs, plumbing, wiring and any asbestos in original materials. Subdivided lots and townhouse developments are worth reviewing for shared driveways and building quality. We also check for airport related planning controls and how flight activity is experienced from the specific street. When the right home comes up, buyers who have done this groundwork can move quickly and with confidence.
Many of our purchases never reach the open market.
Because only a handful of Strathmore Heights homes sell each year, comparable sales are thin and pricing can be inconsistent. Lou fills that gap by drawing on sales in Strathmore, Airport West and Essendon to negotiate a fair price. Alana reviews airport related planning controls, subdivision potential and building condition on original 1960s homes. Sharyn keeps in contact with local owners, which can surface a sale before it reaches a portal. We charge a fixed fee and act only for buyers, so our advice on a smaller, less visible market is independent from start to finish.
Former selling agent and auctioneer. Negotiates and bids for you.
Runs due diligence: contracts, Section 32, overlays and building reports.
Finds the homes that sell quietly, before they reach the portals.
Talk to us before your next inspection or auction. You will come away with a clear view on price, competition and your best next step.
We act for owner occupiers buying a home to live in, as well as first home buyers, families upsizing, downsizers and property investors.
Some homes change hands before they are ever advertised, so we search off-market property as well as listings. If it goes to auction, we can bid for you. Not sure about the building? Start with a pre-purchase property report.
Moving from interstate or overseas? We run the search and inspections for buyers who are not in Melbourne. Buying for business or super? See our commercial property buyers advocate service.
Selling instead? Our vendor advocates help you pick the right agent and campaign.
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