About this property
Alternate search: Unit 4, 172 Princes Street.
172 Princes Street, Carlton North VIC 3054, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 4, 172 Princes Street.
The unit offers two bedrooms and one bathroom, set on a 1,126 m² land parcel. It includes a single parking space for residents.
Several tram stops are within walking distance, including Princes St/Lygon St (about 0.1 km) and Lytton St/Lygon St (around 0.2 km). These provide routes to the city and surrounding suburbs.
Princes Park, home to the Princes Park Football Ground, is located in Carlton North and is a short stroll from the unit. The large Melbourne General Cemetery is also within half a kilometre.
The main commercial strip along Rathdowne Street, known as Rathdowne Village, is nearby and features a range of cafés, restaurants, boutiques and bookshops. Dancehouse, a contemporary dance venue, is also just 0.1 km away.
Tram routes run along Royal Parade (route 19), Lygon Street (routes 1 & 6) and Nicholson Street (route 96), providing direct access to the central business district, which is about 4 km to the south.
Carlton North houses the Melbourne General Cemetery, the final resting place of four Australian prime ministers, and the Dancehouse venue on Princes Street. The suburb also features the historic Albanian Mosque, the oldest mosque in Melbourne.
The suburb had a population of 6,177 at the 2021 census and is known for a mix of white‑collar professionals, bureaucrats and academics. It has become increasingly gentrified, resulting in higher median property values.