briancol 3 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 My partner has to move to Hamilton as she has been made Regional Manager of the North Island area south of the Bombays. Now neither of us know Hamilton at all, and, as we will have to rent a house there, I am keen to know which suburbs to avoid and at the same time, what are the better suburbs. We are looking to rent a 3 bedroom single story house with a double garage and are prepared to pay up to $400.00 per week. What can I expect for that sort of money in a reasonable area? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thorburn 121 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 What area is her work in? Is there anything you want to live near? Most area's have good parts to them. Some parts of Claudlands, Nawton and Fairfield are a bit grim in my opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerry 10 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 do not move to melvile, nawton, five cross roads/claudlands, they are the bronx. rototuna/huntinton is nice and close to all amenity's in the northern waikato. cheers kerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMWTouring 20 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 agree with kerry on the no-go's, parts of dinsdale are good, pukete, hillcrest are good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huff3r 347 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 do not move to melvile, nawton, five cross roads/claudlands, they are the bronx. rototuna/huntinton is nice and close to all amenity's in the northern waikato. cheers kerry Not entirely true. It varies greatly from street to street, I live in a very nice part of "Bader" and I'm quite happy with my neighbourhood. Bit low-rent for your budget however. It's generally an easy judgement call, if it seems cheap its probably a bad neighbourhood. Pay what you expect and it'll likely be a nice enough place. I'd avoid hillcrest though, due to the large number of students with lax security theft is pretty high! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westy 614 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 All of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
330iMSport 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 $400 will go a fair way for a 3bdrm. Nawton, Melville Enderly and Frankton would be on my avoid list. In saying that I live in Fairfield which has it's share of problems in parts Nice newer suburbs out North, but if you're working in town, the traffic from out there builds up in rush hour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sp8s 1 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 All of them.This Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerry 10 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 All of them. hahaha its all good if this is were you are born and raised. but for new comers i would recommend north hamilton for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Top Secret 2 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 I can recommend Rototuna, although you have to be vigilant wherever you live. Although, probably no more than in Auckland at this rate. Can +1 on avoiding Nawton, melville, frankton etc. Also, Hillcrest/Hamilton East/Silverdale varies so much from street to street. Some areas are mostly families, and other areas are predominantly students and get robbed often. Try and get a map from the Hamilton Police about what (reported) crimes have been committed in which streets in the last month. It's pretty descriptive of what areas to avoid! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shady 0 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 I live in Glenview whichborders Melville & Deanwell. I agree with huff3r, it depends alot on the streets, not just the suburb. Glenview is fine, and the only real dodgy "looking" street around here is Bruce Ave - and thats only like 8houses p/side long so thats nothing lol. Cant really judge suburbs, only streets (in Hamilton). If you go live out North Hamilton ways, you be looking at OVER $400 p/w easy, and if buying then over $500K easy. Those suburbs are the new "Hollywood" - so be paying for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briancol 3 Report post Posted September 1, 2012 What area is her work in? Is there anything you want to live near? As per my thread, She will be all over the North Island. I want to live near a good bar. A nice quiet homely sort of place, not a booze barn. Thanks for all the info guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huff3r 347 Report post Posted September 2, 2012 You'll probably do best staying towards the northern edge then. Cock and Bull is a reasonably homely sorta bar, with decent food out at Te Rapa too. Just a warning: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites