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Bedford sits about 6 km north-east of the Perth CBD in the City of Bayswater, centred on the intersection of Beaufort Street and Grand Promenade. Growth started in the 1920s when the Beaufort Street extension opened the area up and Gold Estates of Australia subdivided land along Rosebery and Salisbury Streets. Bedford Park itself was gazetted in 1937, and after the Second World War the State Housing Commission bought large landholdings and built its first public housing estate between Walter Road and Craven Street. By 1948 the suburb had grown enough to need its own shops on Grand Promenade, among the first in Perth built with public money, and development was largely finished by the early 1970s.

The three defect categories we see most in Bedford homes are asbestos-cement materials, ageing brick and timber from the 1920s and 30s, and drainage issues on sandy soils. Homes from the interwar subdivisions and the post-war Housing Commission estate commonly used asbestos-cement sheeting in eaves, fencing and old additions. The earliest homes near Rosebery and Salisbury Streets are now around a century old, and original brickwork and roof framing need a proper structural look. Bedford sits on Bassendean Dune sand, which drains well but is poor at holding moisture, so garden beds and reticulation right against the walls can still cause localised damp.

Bedford’s age spread, from 1920s originals through to post-war Commission housing, means the defects buyers face depend entirely on which pocket of the suburb they’re in. Our registered builders know the difference and put it in writing, with your report within 24 hours.

The difference with WA Building Inspections is simple: our inspectors are licensed registered builders (BP104751). Real Builders. Better Inspections. That’s why over 30,000 Perth home buyers have trusted us.