Sefton Park, South Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Sefton Park
city = Adelaide
state = SA


caption =
lga = City of Port Adelaide Enfield
lga2 = City of Prospect
postcode = 5083
pop =
area =
propval = $500,000 - $600,000
stategov = Adelaide
fedgov = Adelaide
near-n = Enfield
near-nw = Broadview
near-w = Prospect
near-e = Manningham
near-s = Nailsworth
dist1 = 5
location1= Adelaide

Sefton Park is located about 6km north of the Adelaide CBD and lies in both the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the City of Prospect. It borders the suburbs Enfield, Nailsworth, Prospect and Broadview. Sefton Park is a minor shopping district of Adelaidefact| date=June 2007 and is also one of Adelaide's smallest suburbs.

Housing

Sefton Park is one of the older Adelaide suburbs and as such contains many Californian Bungalows and some Art Deco homes. There is also Australian Colonial style houses around the area as well.

In recent times, some of these older homes have been demolished to make way for new housing. New developments are typically higher density, fitting two or three homes on one block of land. The suburb's proximity to the CBD means that this is a more lucrative option for developers.

hopping

Sefton Park has three main shopping centres located only metres from each other.

;Regency PlazaRegency Plaza is located on the corner of Main North Road and Regency Road. The plaza contains a Woolworths supermarket, Cheap As Chips discount store, a Priceline pharmacy and a small coffee shop. Adjacent to the plaza is the Northern Tavern, which contains a bistro, TAB, pokies and a drive-through bottle shop.

;Sefton PlazaSefton Plaza is located on the corner of Park Street and Main North Road. The plaza is the oldest plaza in Sefton Park. Sefton Plaza contains a Foodland supermarket, Target franchise store, Best and Less store, and a number of smaller specialty shops.

;Northpark Shopping CentreNorthpark Shopping Centre, while technically in the neighbouring suburb of Prospect is located directly across Main North Road from Sefton Plaza. Northpark contains both Woolworths and Coles supermarkets and a number of smaller specialty stores. Northpark has recently been expanded and refurbished. As of September 2006, approximately 25% of the retail space remains unused.

Transport

busline routes 222, 224, 225F, 228, 229 and N224 (after-midnight service) service Sefton Park along Main North Road, these routes travel between Adelaide's northern suburbs and the Adelaide CBD. This stretch of Main North Road is an Adelaide Metro Go Zone, this means that the maximum wait for a bus is fifteen minutes between 07:30am and 18:30pm on weekdays.

busline route 100 services Sefton Park along Regency Road. The 100 route circles the Adelaide CBD via the outer bypass. This service does not operate on Sundays or public holidays.

ee also

*List of Adelaide suburbs

External links

* [http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ City of Port Adelaide Enfield]