Location revealed for The Block 2023
<p><em>The Block</em> 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.</p>
<p><em>The Block</em> 2023 location has been confirmed to be in Charming Street, Hampton East, a neighbouring town to <em>The Block </em>2021’s location on Bronte Court. Filming is rumoured to start mid-March.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>14 Charming street</strong></p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>16 Charming street</strong></p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>This home has its original brick fireplace in the living room and showcases large, near floor-to-ceiling windows facing out onto the garden.</p>
<p><strong>18 Charming street</strong></p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>Number 18 also has a double garage with a workspace, including multiple outdoor entertaining areas.</p>
<p><strong>20 Charming street</strong></p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><strong>22 Charming street</strong></p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>It sits on a 632sqm block with a blooming garden, three bedrooms, one bathroom and enough space for four cars.</p>
<p>As for this year’s contestants, the application period has closed, suggesting that the new contestants are set in stone.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p><em>Photo credits: Instagram</em></p>
