Location revealed for The Block 2023
The Block is parting ways with the rolling green hills and is headed back to suburbia with reports that Channel 9 have purchased five brick homes in the Melbourne Bayside area.
The Block 2023 location has been confirmed to be in Charming Street, Hampton East, a neighbouring town to The Block 2021’s location on Bronte Court. Filming is rumoured to start mid-March.
Although Hampton East is currently considered more affordable than the 2021 location, Channel 9 had to pay up to secure 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22 Charming Street in a deal worth an estimated $14.3 million.
Hampton East is a Bayside suburb in Melbourne, just 14km from the CBD and a 10-minute drive from Brighton beach. The median house price sits around $1.5 million, with a growth of 7% seen in the past year.
14 Charming street
Number 14 is a four-bedroom, three-bathroom brick home that was sold in 2021 for $1,440,000, but it’s rumoured Channel 9 forked out $3 million for the property in June.
Measuring at 609sqm, it’s one of the biggest of the homes, and despite its dated interiors, it boasts original timber floors, pops of blue and a large wraparound deck that leads to a large backyard with a cubby house.
16 Charming street
Although positioned on a 594sqm block, this two-bedroom, one-bathroom is the smallest of the lot. It was sold in 2008 for $605,000 at auction before being bought by Channel 9 for $2.3 million.
This home has its original brick fireplace in the living room and showcases large, near floor-to-ceiling windows facing out onto the garden.
18 Charming street
This home, measuring at 574sqm, sold for $1,416,00 back in 2016, but it set Channel 9 back $2.75 million. It has four bedrooms, with the main showing French doors opening out onto the garden.
Number 18 also has a double garage with a workspace, including multiple outdoor entertaining areas.
20 Charming street
This four-bedroom home, originally purchased for $130,000 in 1995, has been reported to have cost Channel 9 $3.5 million making it the most expensive home of the five.
Although the interior is yet to be revealed, from the street, the 703sqm property shows what looks like a modern extension and a new brick fence, suggesting it may have been recently renovated.
22 Charming street
This 1950s brick home was described as “Charming by street, charming by nature” when it sold for $1.889 million back in 2021 before being sold to channel 9 for $2.75 million.
It sits on a 632sqm block with a blooming garden, three bedrooms, one bathroom and enough space for four cars.
As for this year’s contestants, the application period has closed, suggesting that the new contestants are set in stone.
The application form specified candidates must be available for 10-12 weeks in early March 2023, so the renos will be underway in no time.
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