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Suburb insights for Kensington3031

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Located 4 km north-west of Melbourne's CBD Kensington has a distinctive character a quirky mix of housing types and a village-like shopping hub. Houses in Kensington range from small period dwellings and public housing flats to new townhouses and Kensington Banks – built on a former abattoir and army depot site. The area features a scattered mix of industry and commerce major roads rail yards and electricity facilities. Kensington's major recreation area is JJ Holland Park. The park has a BMX track public swimming pool community centre various children's play areas and a number of ovals.

Recent sales and auction results in Kensington

AddressBedroomsPriceTypeMethodSale DateAgentListing
44 Bangalore St, Kensington1PriceHouseAuction Sale4/04/2025Barry PlantView
4/39 Barnett St, Kensington3PriceTownhousePassed in Vendor Bid4/04/2025Edward Thomas - 0View
84 Bellair St, Kensington2PriceHouseAuction Sale4/04/2025Nelson Alexander - 0View
17/11902 Howlett St, Kensington2PriceApartmentPassed in Vendor Bid4/04/2025Little Real Estate
43 Parsons St, Kensington2PriceHouseAuction Sale4/04/2025Barry PlantView
28 Crichton La, Kensington1PriceTownhousePassed in at Auction4/04/2025Nelson AlexanderView
3 Matthews Mews, Kensington2PriceTownhouseAuction Sale4/04/2025Rendina

Sales data

Median sale price
$1.2mil
Quarterly price change
3.1%
Metro Melbourne Comparison
$923k
2.7%
BedroomsKensingtonMetro comparison
2$1,002,500$881,200
3$1,200,000$810,000
4$1,397,044$942,350
InsightKensingtonMetro comparison
Clearance rate75%78.5%
Days on market4442

Rental data

Median weekly rent
$690
Rental yield
3.1%
Metro Melbourne Comparison
$580
3.3%
BedroomsKensingtonMetro comparison
2$645$580
3$770$550
4$950$600
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