Are you looking to purchase a home or investment property in Kedron? As a Kedron Buyer’s Agent we’d be happy to help and have compiled the following suburb profile for your information. Best wishes with your Kedron property purchase!
Kedron is a leafy suburb located 7km North of the Brisbane CBD. The suburb is best known for, and takes its name from, Kedron Brook, a creek flowing through the northern suburbs of Brisbane popular with cyclists, walkers and runners. Kedron is bordered by the suburbs of Gordon Park, Stafford, Stafford Heights, Chermside West, Chermside, Wavell Heights, Wooloowin and Lutwyche.
The population of Kedron in 2011 was around 8,604 and continues to grow. 56.7% of households in Kedron are owner occupied and consistent predominantly of couples with children.
Many shops are located along Gympie Road, but Westfield Chermside, just north of the suburb, is the largest shopping centre in the area. A smaller shopping centre with a supermarket, butcher and a greengrocer as well as other small shops can be found at an intersection of Rode Road and Appleby Road in neighbouring Stafford Heights.
Several convenient bus services with bus stops along Gympie Road connect Kedron with the Brisbane CBD via the Northern Busway.
The Airport Link Tunnel provides fast and traffic-free access to the airport, CBD and Gold Coast.
The area is home to a number of desirable private and public schools including Padua College, Mount Alvernia College, St Anthony’s Primary School, Kedron State School, Kedron State High School
The picturesque Kedron Brook provides many kilometres of cycling and walking path and is very popular with local residents. Kalinga Park is a popular spot for families with kids.
Shaw Park is home to a tennis centre and grounds for rugby, cricket and AFL.
Most residents commute to the Brisbane CBD for work.
Prince Charles Hospital and the Holly Spirit Northside Private Hospital located in the neighbouring Chermside are major employers, as is the Westfield Chermside shopping centre.
An area known as Padua precinct (located in the Western part of the suburb, between Gympie, Stafford and Webster Roads is the most desirable part of Kedron due to its proximity to private schools.
Kedron Avenues (located east of Leckie Road) is another popular area known for its beautiful character homes.
Traffic noise can be an issue for properties close to major thoroughfares including Gympie Road, Stafford Road, Webster Road and Rode Road. Buyers should check the Brisbane City Council Flood Maps, as some areas (especially close to Kedron Brook) are susceptible to flooding.
The majority (59%) of properties in Kedron are free standing houses.
The suburb is particularly well known for its character Queenslander houses, which are most common in the Avenues. A typical block size for this type of home is between 500m2 and 600m2. Some large/double blocks (810m2_ also exist.
Post-war houses also occur in the area. Many of the post war homes have been removed to allow for subdivisions, and the construction of contemporary homes on smaller sized blocks (405m2).
The median house price in Kedron is $911,500 which is above Brisbane’s median.
The median house price in Kedron would typically buy a 3- bedroom, 1- bathroom house on a 551 m2 block. For example: 113 Kitchener Road Kedron, QLD, 4031 – sold for $915,000 in Oct 2021 (click to view listing and see images below).
The median unit price in Kedron is: $400,000.
This amount would typically buy a 2 -bedroom, 1 -bathroom, 1-garage townhouse in a small and tidy complex. For example: 6/12 Brockman Street Kedron, QLD, 4031 – sold for $415,000 in Nov 2021 (click to view listing and see images below)
In the last 5 years the median house price has increased by 42.4%. Over the last 10 years, house prices have increased by 5% per annum.
Units in Kedron have seen more modest price growth. In the last 5 years the median price of units has fallen by 10.6%. On average, over the last 10 years unit prices have increased by 1.2% per annum.
**Statistics are accurate for December 2021
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