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Building in Surrey Hills.
Surrey Hills is a refined, quiet suburb in Melbourne's inner-east, beloved for its heritage architecture, village-scale shopping strip on Union Road, and strong school catchment.
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Custom Luxury Home in Surrey Hills
A bespoke, architect-quality home designed from the ground up to suit your block, your lifestyle, and your vision. Fixed-price certainty, no compromises.
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Keep the block you love in the suburb you love, and replace an aging home with a brand new custom design. The smartest way to stay in your neighbourhood.
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Where others see a problem site, we see opportunity. Dramatic split-levels, pole frames, and elevated designs that make the most of your terrain.
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Two dwellings, one site. Maximise your land's potential with a dual occupancy designed for living in, renting out, or selling as separate titles.
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Surrey Hills at a glance
Surrey Hills is a suburb that achieves something rare, it feels like a genuine village within 12 kilometres of Melbourne's CBD. Union Road's independent shopping strip, the leafy residential streets and the blocks of 400–650 m² with period homes create a community that is fiercely loyal to its own character. Its position at the intersection of Boroondara and Whitehorse council areas means some properties benefit from Boroondara's heritage overlay protections, lending the suburb's best streetscapes a legal as well as aesthetic protection from inappropriate development.
Distance to CBD
12 km east
Local Council
Typical Block Size
Typically 650–900 m²
Home Styles
Federation, Californian bungalow, inter-war, contemporary prestige
Heritage Overlays
Moderate, selected residential precincts
Planning & Permits in Surrey Hills
Surrey Hills sits across both Boroondara and Whitehorse council areas, properties south of Whitehorse Road are typically in Whitehorse, while those to the north often fall within Boroondara. Heritage Overlay provisions apply to many residential streets across both councils, and neighbourhood character guidelines are applied consistently to maintain the suburb's established scale and materiality. Varcon identifies the applicable council and overlay status at the very first site assessment. Whitehorse City Council.
Lifestyle & Community
Union Road's village strip is a genuine Melbourne institution, independent cafés, specialty bookshops, the local cinema and a Sunday morning farmers' market create a community rhythm that residents protect jealously. Multiple tram routes and Surrey Hills station on the Alamein line provide excellent CBD connectivity. The suburb's parks, walking tracks and strong primary school network complete the picture.
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