About this property
Alternate search: Unit 89, 56 Derby Street.
56 Derby Street, Kensington VIC 3031, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 89, 56 Derby Street.
The property at 89/56 Derby Street is a unit. It sits on a sizeable parcel of land measuring 14,237 m².
Several train stations are within walking distance: South Kensington station (~0.3 km), Kensington station (~0.4 km) and Macaulay station (~0.8 km). Tram route 57 runs along Racecourse Road nearby, and bus routes 402 and 404 serve the area.
J.J. Holland Park is just about 0.2 km away, offering open space and recreational facilities. Bayswater Road Park is also close, roughly 0.6 km from the unit.
The historic Kensington Theatre is only 0.1 km away, and the Holy Rosary School (a Catholic primary school) is about 0.2 km distant. Kensington Town Hall and the former Kensington Property Exchange are within 0.8 km.
Kensington lies roughly 4 km north‑west of Melbourne’s CBD, so the unit at 89/56 Derby Street is about that distance from the city centre.
Kensington is known for its village ambience, cafés and diverse architecture, ranging from Victorian terraces to modern apartments. The suburb has a young median age of 35, a median weekly household income of $2,216 and a mix of professionals, managers and creative residents.
The suburb was once home to major abattoirs, livestock saleyards and an army ordnance depot, which were redeveloped after the 1980s into the Kensington Banks residential precinct. The heritage of railways and industrial sites contributes to the area’s unique urban‑renewal story.