209/213 Burwood Highway

8 nearby schools

Catchment: Burwood Primary School

10 stops within 1.5km

Nearest: Burwood Highway (0.1km)

Moderate congestion

Morning peak (7-9am) and evening peak (5-7pm) experience increased congestion on Burwood Highway with potential delays for eastbound traffic. Weekend traffic is generally lighter. School zones on nearby roads may cause localised congestion during school times.

Moderate noise

Nearest: road (0.0km)

Low

Burwood East is located in the upper Dandenong Creek catchment in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. While the suburb is primarily elevated, localised flood risk exists near creek corridors and drainage lines; most properties fall outside formal flood overlays, though some pockets near waterways may be subject to LSIO. Risk is generally low to very low for the majority of residential areas.

Low

BAL: BAL-LOW

below average

Trend: stable

GRZ1 — General Residential Zone Schedule 1

Whitehorse Planning Scheme

5 projects nearby

Burwood East is experiencing steady medium-density residential infill development and local infrastructure upgrades, concentrated along transport and shopping corridors (Middleborough Road, Burwood Highway). Development activity is characterised by knockdown-rebuild, townhouse subdivisions, and smaller apartment developments rather than large-scale renewal. Council approval trends support moderate intensification aligned with neighbourhood character retention.

Not heritage listed

Burwood East is a post-war suburban area in Melbourne's east with limited individual heritage listings. The suburb developed primarily from the 1950s onwards as residential housing, with few Victorian or Edwardian era structures. While nearby heritage items exist, individual properties in Burwood East are unlikely to have statutory heritage protection.