Epping · City of Whittlesea
A new community taking shape in Cooper Street West.
One of Melbourne's north's biggest future precincts — around 1,088 hectares wedged between the Hume Freeway and Merri Creek at Epping, 20km north of the Melbourne CBD. The long-term plan points to new homes, a local town centre, schools and a green-spine parkland network. Dwelling numbers will be set by the future precinct structure plan.
1,087.5 ha
Precinct area at Epping
20 km
North of the Melbourne CBD
18 km
To Melbourne Airport
9.2%
EstimatedEst. annual growth (modelled)
Dwelling and future resident figures are not shown — they will be set by the future precinct structure plan.
Explore the precinct
Everything you need to weigh up Cooper Street West.
Nine deep-dive pages covering the plan, the location, the lifestyle and the numbers — free, and independent of any developer.
Location
Where the precinct sits, and how far to everything.
Development
What's building nearby and the housing on the way.
Future Plans
The long-term precinct story and official sources.
Transport
Rail, freeway, airport and indicative commutes.
Lifestyle
Merri Creek, parks, retail and recreation.
Schools
Future school sites and existing options nearby.
Market
ABS Census data for Epping, plus modelled estimates.
Why Here
For first home buyers, investors and families.
The approved planning picture
A long-term precinct, identified and ready for planning.
Cooper Street West is named in Victoria's 10-year plan for Melbourne's greenfields as a Horizon 3 precinct — unprogrammed, with structure planning expected in 2029/30–2033/34. The City of Whittlesea adopted a Cooper Street West position paper back in 2017.
Today the surrounds are jobs-rich — the Cooper Street employment corridor, the Melbourne Wholesale Market precinct and Pacific Epping are all on the doorstep. The homes story is the long game, and every number here waits on the future PSP.
See the future plans →At a glance
- LGA
- City of Whittlesea
- Precinct plan
- Victorian Planning Authority PSP 1071
- Precinct area
- 1,087.5 ha
- Dwelling capacity
- To be set by the future PSP
- Suburb
- Epping VIC 3076
- Status
- Future precinct — unprogrammed (Horizon 3, 2029/30–2033/34)