Coogee homes: older blocks, renters and tight parking
Blocks of every age
Coogee has apartment buildings in every style from the 1930s onwards, and some stand-alone houses remain. In the 2021 Census, flats made up 72% of occupied homes in the census area covering Coogee and Clovelly, and separate houses 14%.
Half of it rents
That census area had 51% of homes rented, and 84% of those rentals were through a real estate agent. For most tenants here, moving out means an agent walking through with the condition report.
Getting to your door
Coogee is well served by buses, with an interchange at the beach, and Coogee Bay Road runs down from Randwick. A cleaner carrying gear will usually drive, so name the closest place a van can stop.
The City of Randwick
Coogee is in the City of Randwick, in the East Ward with Clovelly. Clear the rubbish before the clean, because rubbish removal isn't part of a cleaning job.
Older Coogee flats aren't held to a new flat's standard
NSW asks you to leave a rental reasonably clean, having regard to how it was when you moved in, and fair wear and tear isn't on you. That matters in a block this age, where some marks are older than your lease.
The NSW Government gives traffic marks on carpet as an example of wear, and stains or burn marks as damage. Your entry condition report can be used as evidence if there's ever a dispute, so have it out before anyone cleans.
What to gather for end of lease cleaning in Coogee
- Your entry condition report, with the marks noted at the start.
- Any photos from the day you moved in.
- The final inspection date and when the keys are due back.
- Any pet clause, since a NSW lease can only ask for a professional carpet clean if the landlord agreed to a pet inside.
Staying put in Coogee? Regular home cleaning
A regular clean every week or fortnight suits a lived-in flat, and a one-off deep clean makes a good first visit. Just got the keys? A move-in clean is easiest before the boxes arrive.
Hand Coogee cleaners your entry condition report
Give the business your entry condition report along with your note, and ask them to clean to it. In an older Coogee block, that report is what separates marks that came with the flat from anything new. Then take dated photos of each room before the keys go back.
