Cheapest Melbourne train stations to rent a room near

Finding a room in Melbourne within walking distance of public transport, a reasonable commute to the city and under budget can be a tough task.

In fact, data from Flatmates.com.au showed that average room prices within 1km of 53% of Melbourne stations were higher than their respective suburbs.

Thankfully, the data from the flat-sharing site also identified the cheapest train stations to rent a room near within 10km of the Melbourne CBD.

Essendon and Thornbury stations were the best bet with average weekly private room rents of just $172 and $178, respectively.

Spotswood and Pascoevale stations ranked equal third with average room rents of $200 each per week.

The shortest commute on the list—just five stops from Flinders Street Station— was Kooyong where the average room near the station rented for just $205 per week.

The average rents on the cheapest list were a far cry from Melbourne’s most expensive station, Southern Cross, where the average room price was a whopping $326 per week.

Rank	Train Station	Avg Room Rent	Postcode	Dist. from city Km
1	Essendon Station	$172	3040	8.0
2	Thornbury Station	$178	3071	7.5
3	Spotswood Station	$200	3015	8.1
3	Pascoe Vale Station	$200	3044	9.9
5	Coburg Station	$202	3058	7.8
6	Kooyong Station	$205	3144	7.8
7	Batman Station	$206	3058	8.9
8	Bell Station	$207	3072	8.5
8	Preston Station	$207	3072	8.5
10	Glenbervie Station	$210	3040	8.5