18 Ranelagh Street, Brompton SA 5007, Australia
The property is serviced by Adelaide Metro bus routes 230, 232, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254 and N254. The nearest train stations are Bowden on the Grange/Outer Harbor line and Ovingham on the Gawler line, both within about 1 km.
Rowley Park Speedway is approximately 0.3 km from 18 Ranelagh Street, making it a short walk away.
At the local level, the property falls in Hindmarsh Ward of the City of Charles Sturt and is represented by Labor councillors Paul Alexandrides and Craig Auricht. State‑level, it is in the electoral district of Croydon represented by Peter Malinauskas, and federally it is part of the Division of Adelaide represented by Steve Georganas.
Josiah Mitton Reserve, the largest park in Brompton, lies within the suburb and includes the heritage‑listed Hindmarsh Incinerator, a Walter Burley Griffin design completed in 1936. Other nearby reserves are Stormrage, Thomas Harkness and Ethelbert.
Brompton was established in June 1849 and quickly developed with cottages, shops and wells. By October of that year two‑thirds of the area was already built up, and the suburb has a rich heritage including the former Rowley Park Speedway and the Hindmarsh Incinerator.
The Hawker Street shopping and dining precinct is central to the suburb, and nearby you’ll find the Brompton Hotel and the Excelsior Hotel, offering a range of meals and refreshments.
Local news and events for Brompton are covered by the Weekly Times Messenger.
