Northcote

Melbourne - Inner

Home type
Apartment
Home size
2 bedrooms
Parking
No off-street parking

Private bedroom

Rent amount
Singles$200 per week (incl. bills)
Date available
7 May 2026 for 3 months plus
Bedroom size
Medium bedroom (double bed size)
Furniture
With a bed
Features
  • Shared bathroom
  • Built-in wardrobe
Security bond
1 month
Details
Wall to wall durable carpet. Oil heater available. One powerpoint, powerboard available. New venetian blinds. Built in wardrobe is the original vintage wooden wardrobe.

Home Description

Description of the home

One of 14 flats. A PT user's dream with Dennis Station (on the Hurstbridge line) at the end of the street. 250 and 251 bus stop at the other end of the street. 15 minute walk to Westgarth (or catch the train one stop) for an 86 tram stop, Terra Madre organic supermarket, and the Palace Cinema Westgarth. 15 minute walk (or catch the train one stop) to Fairfield in the other direction for IGA and other shops and restaurants. Quiet neighbourhood, and quiet friendly neighbours. Old fashioned double brick walls means I rarely hear my neighbours unless they are chatting to each other outside. Previous owner installed split system air con in the living area before they sold the property last year. A set of two Coles supermarkets (yes I know...bad luck if you prefer Woollies!) at Northcote Plaza, a 10 minute drive or a 30 minute walk.

On the not so plus side I live in an old, rather neglected, (by the previous owners) building
The new owners increased the rent to $480 (from $320) a week (along with all the other tenants). There is no way I can afford this kind of increase. I love living in this location so I am looking for someone to help me out. Hence the need to find someone to cover the increase rather than half the rent. The new owner has promised to start fixing the place up so things should improve bit by bit.

Home features

  • Air-conditioning
  • Living area heating
  • Clothes washer
  • Clothes dryer

Bills and expenses

NBN $95 per month. Electric $30 per fortnight. Gas $34 per fortnight. Your share included in your rent

Occupants Description

Age group
41+
Gender
Man
Sexuality
Gay/Bi
Smoking at home
Non-smoker
Pets
No cat or dog
Main interests
  • Art and culture
  • Bars, pubs or clubs
  • Community work
  • Cooking and food
  • Creative interests
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Reading
  • Socialising
  • Spirituality
  • Travel
  • Writing
About occupants
I am Chris. More 'arty farty' than sporty. I love mystery and detective fiction books and TV shows, and fascinated by the occult and spirituality. Addicted to fantasy Hidden Object video games.

One of the reasons I love living at this location is the convenient access to the city as I am more of a city boy than a country boy. I love to see any kind of live performance when I can afford the tix, also access the IMAX cinema for blockbusters and the Palace Cinema in Westgarth for indie films. I am a bit of a wannabe film maker and composer and do some composing on Logic Pro. My dream is to go viral on Youtube but my voice is crap. Big plus if you can sing and help me out ;-)

Helping others is my raison d'etre so I do voluntary work when I have time and energy. On an government aged pension but also have a part time job as admin officer with a non-for-profit organization supporting young people transition from school to work.

A bit sound sensitive so a heads-up that I prefer silence to background noise or music.
Compatible people
Warm hearted, likes helping others, good sense of humour, good communicator, understand the importance of cleaning up after themselves (I am still learning this!). similar interests. trustworthy. Current flat mate will be moving back to his home country at the end of Feb, so it would be ideal if you could move in by then.
Description of pets
No pets

Flatmate Preferences

Age group
18+
Gender
  • Man
  • Non-binary
Sexuality
Any sexuality
Smoking at home
  • Outside okay
Pets
Prefer no pets