Buyer’s Agent Richmond, 3121.

Richmond wears its contradictions openly — Victorian workers’ cottages sit blocks from housing towers, hipster cafes share footpaths with the Vietnamese grocers of Victoria Street, and the roar of the MCG on game day rolls straight through streets that were built for a much quieter, more industrial Melbourne.

Few suburbs have gentrified as visibly, or as unevenly, and that unevenness shows up directly in how properties here are priced.

Richmond’s housing stock reflects its layered history: narrow single-fronted terraces built for factory workers, converted warehouses and textile mills turned into loft apartments, and a growing number of new apartment developments filling in the gaps.

Each type carries its own risks that aren’t obvious from a listing photo. Terraces can hide a century of patchwork repairs behind a freshly painted facade, older warehouse conversions vary enormously in build quality depending on how the original conversion was done.

A word from Mark Ribarsky, founder of Wise Real Estate Advice (est. 2014).

Mark is a fully licensed real estate agent and our lead buyer’s agent. With experience as a selling agent, property developer, and owner of Property Managers Melb, he brings a well-rounded perspective and deep industry knowledge.

About Richmond

Named after the Earl of Richmond who became the first Tudor king. It was also the name of his palace and the hill in Richmond upon Thames on which it was built.

Richmond is a suburb in located in The Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne, 3 km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD in the local government area of the City of Yarra municipality. Richmond’s population: 26,121.

Pubs, Footy, Shopping and great food Richmond has it all. There’s a large amount of public housing, Victorian cottages, converted warehouses, and new low rise buildings. Richmond is well known for its vibrant and popular Little Saigon area along Victoria Street.

Richmond was named after Richmond Hill, London, with its outlook of the river bend (Yarra), however the waterfront area was later named Cremorne.

Distance to Melbourne: 3km South East of Melbourne.

Public Transport: Trains, Trams & Buses.

Schools: Richmond High School, Richmond West Primary, Yarra Primary, Trinity Catholic, Melbourne Girls College, and Lynall Hall Community School — a solid spread of public and independent options

Access to Free Ways: Monash Freeway.

Hospitals: Epworth Hospital a major surgical hospital. It has a major campus in Richmond fronting both Bridge Road and Erin Street.

Shopping: Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre & Bridge Road.

Recreation & lifestyle: Parks and riverlands, plus sporting venues and arenas within walking distance (MCG and AAMI Park nearby)

Surrounding suburbs: Melbourne, Cremorne, Hawthorn, Kew, Burnley, Fitzroy, Toorak & South Yarra. Richmond is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. 

Richmonds Property Red Flag Pockets.

The Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) is a health service that provides supervised care and support for people who use drugs, allowing them to do so under medical supervision in a controlled setting. Some buyers may have concerns about safety and amenity in the immediate surrounding area, which is worth being aware of when considering a property nearby.

Location: 23 Lennox Street, Richmond.

Richmond Commission Housing Locations (more info at Homes Victoria) :

• Elizabeth Street, North Richmond. 
• 111, 119 and 127 Elizabeth Street, Richmond
• 1-5, 7 and 9 Williams Court, Richmond

• 108 Elizabeth Street, Richmond
• 112 Elizabeth Street, Richmond
• 139 Highett Street, Richmond

• 6 and 8 Anderson Court, Richmond
• 139 Highett Street, Richmond
• 110 Elizabeth Street, Richmond

Richmond’s Property Types

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