Ramsay Street
Ramsay Street is the fictional cul-de-sac in which the characters of the Australian soap opera Neighbours live. The street is set in the equally fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. Neighbours storylines primarily centre on the residents of the Street, which was named after the grandfather of original character Max Ramsay. A storyline within the show saw the name of the street nearly changed to Ramsbottom Street. Harold Bishop led a protest against it and won.
Pin Oak Court, in Vermont South, is the real cul-de-sac that doubles for Ramsay Street. All of the houses featured in the show are real and the residents allow Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their front and back gardens. Neighbours has been filmed in Pin Oak Court since the series began in 1985 and it has since become popular with tourists. Tours to the cul-de-sac run throughout the year. The interior scenes are filmed at the Global Television studios in Forest Hill, the adjoining suburb in which Pin Oak Court is located.
History
Neighbours creator Reg Watson was sure that the neighbourhood setting was a good idea for a serial drama, following his work on daytime soap opera Until Tomorrow, which was set in a suburban street. He stated, "I wanted to show three families living in a small street in a Melbourne suburb who are friends." Location scouts found the quiet cul-de-sac of Pin Oak Court in Vermont South. All of the residents signed up when they were told that the show would likely last a couple of years, and they would receive payment in return for allowing filming to take place outside their houses. As of 2019, FremantleMedia continues to pay homeowners a fee each year for allowing them to film the properties. A full-time security guard is also employed. Pin Oak Court has become popular with viewers and there are regular tours to the cul-de-sac throughout the year.Interior sets were built at Network Seven's HSV studios in Melbourne. When Seven cancelled Neighbours in July 1985, it was immediately picked up by Network Ten. When the sets were due to be collected, Seven said they had been destroyed in a fire, forcing Ten to build new sets. The interior scenes are now filmed at Global Television studios in Forest Hill. In the 1980s, the interior decor of the houses was meant to be "unobtrusive and easy to watch." The majority of the furniture and wallpaper came from normal stores, but the curtains had to be specially made to hide the fact the scenes outside the windows were painted.
No. 22
When Neighbours first began, Number 22 was initially empty. In 1986, it was rented out by Clive Gibbons, Clive rented the house from an unseen landlord. During his time there, Clive invited Daphne Lawrence, Zoe Davis and Mike Young to move in with him. Clive later began a relationship with Susan Cole and he invited her to move in. Susan left Ramsay Street and Clive moved into a flat behind his surgery. Following Clive's departure the house was bought by Paul Robinson for the Daniels Corporation, who wanted the land to build a supermarket on. The deal fell through and Paul moved in. When he married Gail Lewis, the couple lived there as man and wife until they divorced in 1989. Paul then rented the house to twins Caroline and Christina Alessi. Paul later married Christina and they lived in the house with their son, Andrew. In 1992, Caroline, Christina, Paul and Andrew left. The house was then rented out to Benito and Cathy Alessi, who moved in with their sons, Marco and Rick. Marco left in late 1992. Benito and Cathy left in 1993 and Rick moved out.Number 22 was left empty for a while, but Paul then rented it to the Lim Family for a month. Paul then sold the house to Cheryl Stark and she moved in with her son and daughter, Brett and Danni. Cheryl, Brett and Danni went to live with Cheryl's partner Lou Carpenter for a short while, before all four moved to Number 22. Cheryl died in 1996 and Brett and Danni moved away. Cheryl's elder son Darren and Marlene Kratz moved in to help Lou. Marlene left in 1997 and Darren in 1998. Lou's youngest daughter, Louise, also left when it was revealed that Lou was not her biological father. Lou then began to take in lodgers, including Toadfish Rebecchi, Drew Kirk and Darcy Tyler.
Drew and his wife Libby rented the house from Lou briefly, following the birth of their son Ben. Following Drew's death, Libby moved back in with her parents and Lou returned. Nina Tucker and her mother Trixie moved in with Lou, but they both left in 2003. Valda Sheergold bought the house when Lou began going through financial troubles. Valda later sold the house back to Paul. Paul kicked Lou out and moved his girlfriend, Isabelle Hoyland in. Paul's daughter Elle also moved in and not long after, her brothers, Robert and Cameron moved in until Robert was sent to prison and Cameron died. Isabelle left the street in 2006 and Paul invited Lyn Scully to move in, when Lyn was forced to sell her own house. Lyn left Erinsborough for Shelley Bay following her and Paul's brief marriage. Elle discovered that Paul had deceived her and was involved in her break-up with Dylan Timmins and she devised a plan to trick Paul into signing all his assets over to her. Elle took in Ned Parker as a lodger and shortly afterwards she let Paul move back in. Ned later moved into Number 26.
Paul asked Rebecca Napier and her son, Declan, to move in. When Paul's affair with Kirsten Gannon was exposed, Rebecca and Declan moved out. Elle forced Paul to leave for a short while and she later invited Donna Freedman to move in. Elle invited her boyfriend, Lucas Fitzgerald to move with her. Rebecca, Declan and his daughter India were forced to move out of Number 26 and they moved back into Number 22. Elle sold the house back to Paul to ease her financial troubles. Elle departed for a job and Paul's youngest son, Andrew, returned to Erinsborough and moved in. Donna moves out to live with her husband. Rebecca, Declan and India move out after Rebecca leaves Paul. Sophie Ramsay and her sister, Kate, move in during 2011 and 2012 respectively. The following year, Andrew and Sophie leave Erinsborough, while Kate and Paul move out.
The Number 22 set was given a makeover in time for the arrival of the Willis family, who moved in shortly after their arrival on-screen in May 2013. After two years in Canada, Piper Willis moves in, just as her parents' relationship falls apart. In 2015, Brad Willis moves out to live at Number 32. He later returned temporarily to care for an injured Terese. In 2016, Paul briefly returns to live at Number 22 after moving out of his penthouse apartment in Lassiter's. Josh Willis is killed in an explosion at the hotel, and Imogen Willis also leaves following her marriage to Daniel Robinson. Terese and Piper are joined by Brad's daughter Paige Smith and her son Gabriel between 2017 and 2018, followed by Brad's son Ned Willis. In 2019, Piper moves away and Paul returns to Number 22 prior to his marriage to Terese. The household is completed by Roxy Willis and Paul's granddaughter Harlow Robinson.
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Paul Robinson | Stefan Dennis | 1987–1992, 2005–2013, 2016, 2019– |
| Terese Willis | Rebekah Elmaloglou | 2013– |
| Ned Willis | Ben Hall | 2018– |
| Roxy Willis | Zima Anderson | 2019– |
| Harlow Robinson | Jemma Donovan | 2019– |
No. 24
Number 24 was one of the three original houses featured in Ramsay Street and has often been associated with the Ramsay family since the show began. Max Ramsay, his wife Maria Ramsay and their two sons Shane Ramsay and Danny Ramsay were the first family to live there. After their departures, Max's sister Madge Mitchell, her children Charlene Mitchell and Henry Ramsay, and Max and Madge's brother Tom Ramsay all lived there. Charlene and Madge's husbands Scott Robinson and Harold Bishop move in after their respective weddings. Madge and Harold take in Brenda Riley and her nephew Guy Carpenter, and later Lou Carpenter.After Madge's departure from the serial in 1992, Lou takes in a number of lodgers, including Beth Brennan and Cameron Hudson, and Annalise Hartman. Marlene Kratz buys the house and moves in with her grandson Sam Kratz. They take in Cody Willis as a lodger when her parents move away. Annalise and her sister Joanna Hartman also move in. Cheryl Stark and her daughter Louise Carpenter move in and are later joined by Cheryl's son Darren Stark, who stay until Cheryl's death. Harold returns and reunites with Madge, leading them to buy the house. They foster teenagers Paul McClain and Tad Reeves until Madge's death in 2001.
Harold is joined by his granddaughter Sky Mangel, his son David Bishop, daughter-in-law Liljana Bishop and granddaughter Serena Bishop. After David and his family were killed off in the plane crash storyline, Marco Silvani and Carmella Cammeniti rent the property. After Harold gives the house to the Salvation Army, Donna Freedman's mother Cassandra Freedman and half-siblings Simon Freedman and Tegan Freedman are the first family to move in at the start of 2009. A locket belonging to Anne Robinson is found underneath the house, as part of a storyline reintroducing the Ramsay family. The locket leads to the revelation that Anne and Max Ramsay had a daughter, Jill Ramsay, whose children Kate Ramsay, Harry Ramsay and Sophie Ramsay move into Number 24. They take in Lou, Lucas Fitzgerald, and Vanessa Villante.
In 2012, the Kapoor family –Ajay, his wife Priya and their daughter Rani – were introduced to the regular cast and moved into the house. The set underwent a makeover, and Gooneratne helped decorate the living area with some of her personal family photos. She stated, "Although I'm officially at work, having photos of my parents and grandparents taken when they lived in Sri Lanka makes it feel more like home." Mark Brennan rents the house, and eventually buys it. Paige Smith takes over the spare room following her introduction. Mark is later joined by his siblings Tyler Brennan, Aaron Brennan and Chloe Brennan. Aaron's husband David Tanaka moves in with the family, before they both purchase Number 32. Elly Conway briefly moves in when she becomes engaged and later married to Mark. Following Mark's departure, he rents the house to Chloe and her partner Pierce Greyson, who moves in with his son Hendrix Greyson.
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Chloe Brennan | April Rose Pengilly | 2018– |
| Pierce Greyson | Tim Robards | 2019– |
| Hendrix Greyson | Benny Turland | 2019– |
No. 26
Number 26 was occupied by Jim Robinson, his mother-in-law Helen Daniels and his four children: Paul, Julie, Scott and Lucy when Neighbours began in 1985. As the children moved out, various relations stayed at the house, including Jim's long-lost son Glen Donnelly and Jim wife Beverly Marshall's niece and nephew Katie Landers and Todd Landers. Lodgers also include Nick Page and Matt Robinson. Following Alan Dale's decision to leave the show in 1993, producers decided to kill Jim off and he had a fatal heart attack in the kitchen. Dale felt "stitched up" by the producers, who left him lying on the floor of the set all day. After Jim's departure, the house is home to Wayne Duncan and Julie's family, which includes her husband, Philip Martin, his children Debbie and Michael, and their only child Hannah. In 1997, Anne Haddy, the last remaining character from the original cast, was forced to quit Neighbours due to ill health. Her character Helen dies in the Number 26 living room. Philip's new partner Ruth Wilkinson and her children Lance Wilkinson and Anne Wilkinson move in. In 1999, the Martin family were written out of Neighbours and Philip, Ruth and Hannah departed together..
The Martins were replaced by the five-strong Scully family consisting of Joe Scully, his wife Lyn, and their three daughters: Stephanie, Felicity and Michelle. The family hosted various friends and family members throughout their tenure, including Connor O'Neill, their son Jack Scully and his girlfriend Lori Lee. The family expands with the birth of Oscar Scully. Following several departures, the Timmins family move in with Lyn. The family is made up of Janelle Timmins and her children Stingray, Dylan Timmins, Janae Timmins and Bree Timmins. Janae is the only remaining Timmins by 2007, and she lives with Ned Parker and his son, Mickey Gannon. Producers later introduced Ned's brother Steve Parker, his wife Miranda Parker, and their children Bridget Parker and Riley Parker. Lou Carpenter also moves in with the family, along with Miranda's sister Nicola West, and Rebecca Napier and her son Declan Napier. The Parker's leave following Bridget's death. Steph moves back in with Lyn and they are joined by Steph's stepdaughter, Summer Hoyland.
The Number 26 set was at the centre of the serial's 2010 season finale when a fire breaks out and ruins the house. Number 26 then became a sharehouse with residents Kyle Canning, Jade Mitchell, Mark Brennan, Michelle Tran, and Rhys Lawson. Producers later introduced Kyle's grandmother Sheila Canning, who decides to move to Erinsborough, and purchases the house in late 2015. Kyle's friends Chris Pappas and Kate Ramsay move in, followed by Sheila's daughter, Naomi Canning. Kyle's wife Georgia Brooks later joins the household. After Naomi's departure, Sheila invites Amy Williams and her son Jimmy to move in. In early 2016, Sheila's granddaughter, Xanthe Canning moves in. Kyle leaves the street to reunite with Georgia, before the amnesiac Jack Callahan moves into the spare room for a short while. Following his release from prison, Gary Canning moves in until his death in 2020, after which Kyle moves back in. Kyle's cousin Levi Canning, a police officer, moves in after he transfers to Erinsborough.
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Kyle Canning | Chris Milligan | 2011–2016, 2020– |
| Sheila Canning | Colette Mann | 2012– |
| Levi Canning | Richie Morris | 2020– |
No. 28
Number 28 was first owned by Des Clarke, who bought the house for him and his fiancée Lorraine Kingham to live in. Following Des and Lorraine's failed wedding, Des lives with Daphne Lawrence, who he eventually marries. Mike Young moves in when Daphne and Des become his legal guardians, and their son Jamie Clarke is born soon after. Des and Mike continue to live in the house after Daphne dies, but Des eventually sells it to Doug Willis and his wife Pam Willis. Their children all live in the house during their respective tenures on the show. The family departed in 1994.The house is bought by Karl Kennedy and his wife Susan Kennedy, who initially live with their three children, Malcolm Kennedy, Libby Kennedy and Billy Kennedy. Karl and Susan have taken in various friends of their children over the years, including Toadfish Rebecchi and Joel Samuels, as well as family members Darcy Tyler and Elly Conway. Other lodgers have included Lori Lee, Taj Coppin, Sindi Watts and Stingray Timmins.
Susan marries her second husband Alex Kinski in the house, shortly before he dies. His children Rachel Kinski, Zeke Kinski and Katya Kinski all move into the house. Karl and Susan remarry, and they continue to take in teenagers who need help. Sunny Lee, a foreign exchange student, stays with the family in 2009. Susan moves out when she and Karl go through a separation, but they later reconcile. Later years see Alex's nephew, Nate Kinski, move in, as well as the return of their grandson, Ben Kirk and Susan's niece, Elly. Elly's sister Bea Nilsson joined the family in 2018, before reformed criminal Finn Kelly is housed with the family the following year. Later in 2019, the Kennedys take in Hendrix Greyson, and Elly moves to Number 32 with her newborn daughter Aster in early 2020 before returning after Finn's death.
In November 2019, 5 Pin Oak Court, the real house used for Number 28's exterior shots, was put up for sale for just over $1 million. It sold at auction for $1.405 million, becoming the first house on the court to sell for seven figures.
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Karl Kennedy | Alan Fletcher | 1994–2004, 2006– |
| Susan Kennedy | Jackie Woodburne | 1994–2011, 2013– |
| Bea Nilsson | Bonnie Anderson | 2018– |
| Jane Harris | Annie Jones | 2020– |
No. 30
The first time Number 30 was used was when Jim Robinson rented the house for his son Paul and his new wife Terry. Terry shoots Paul and is sent to prison. Paul then moves back to his family home. The Simpson family buy the house, but they are never seen on screen. The house next appears in 1988, when Edith Chubb buys it and moves in with her nieces, Bronwyn and Sharon. When Edith moves to the country to nurse a sick relative, Hilary Robinson moves in to look after Sharon, and is later joined by her son Matt. Dorothy Burke purchases the house in 1990 when Hilary moves away, and her niece and nephew, Tiffany and Ryan, later move in. After they leave, Dorothy takes in Toby Mangel when his father remarries and moves away, and later Phoebe Bright after her father suffers a heart attack. Phoebe gives birth to a daughter, Hope, and she marries Stephen Gottlieb. Dorothy rents the house to Phoebe and Stephen after she moves away with Toby and her new fiancé. The Gottliebs decide to take in lodgers and their first was Russell Butler, who kidnaps Hope and refuses to pay his rent. He later flees Ramsay Street. The next lodgers are Beth Brennan and Stephen's brother, Mark. Phoebe and Stephen leave Erinsborough and Mark takes in Annalise Hartman and Rick Alessi. From then on the house was seen to be more of a share house, always taking in the rejects from the rest of the street. Mark's sister, Serendipity, moves in, following Annalise's departure.Luke and Jen Handley move in and Rick moves out. Luke and Serendipity move to Japan and not long after and Cody Willis moves in. Sarah Beaumont moves in with her sister, Catherine O'Brien, who later leaves for England with Malcolm Kennedy. Teacher Lisa Elliott moves in for a while as well as Ben Atkins and his sister Caitlin. Ben and Caitlin move out in 1998 and Sarah's new housemates are Joel Samuels and Toadfish Rebecchi. Sarah leaves in 1999 and Lou Carpenter buys the house at auction. Sarah's place in the house is fought over by Lance Wilkinson and Amy Greenwood, with Lance winning. Lance later moves out and his place is taken by Dee Bliss. After Joel leaves, Stuart Parker moves in and Dee goes missing, presumed dead. Connor O'Neill then moves into the house and it becomes known as the "House of Trouser".
Lou decides to sell the house in 2004 and the boys buy it. Stuart's girlfriend, Sindi Watts, moves in and so does Stuart's brother Ned. Stuart and Sindi leaves and Connor disappears in mysterious circumstances a few months later. Toadie briefly goes to Sydney and he asks Ned to find some new tenants. Ned selects Frazer Yeats, Pepper Steiger and Will Griggs. Ned is unaware that Toadies had promised his room to Rosetta Cammeniti. A vote is taken between the housemates to decide who stays and Ned is voted out. Will leaves and Frazer's younger brother, Ringo Brown, moves in along with Carmella Cammeniti. Will's brother Oliver Barnes stays briefly. Pepper leaves at the end of 2007 and Daniel Fitzgerald moved in. Frazer and Roseta leave for Italy and Ringo moves out. Samantha Fitzgerald stays in the house briefly in April 2008.
In 2008, Toadie takes in Callum Jones after his grandmother becomes ill and later becomes his guardian. Libby Kennedy and her son Ben move in and she later marries Daniel. Lou also move in after Lyn Scully throws him out of Number 26, he later moves in with the Ramsay children. After their marriage falls apart, Daniel leaves town and Libby and Ben move out. Stephanie Scully and her son move in with Toadie and Callum, while they pretend to be a couple. After the secret is exposed, Steph moves out again. Sonya Mitchell agrees to move in with Toadie and Callum and when her sister, Jade, arrives, Toadie invites her to stay too. He later asks them to leave when he discovers Sonya is Callum's mother. Toadie and Sonya make up and she moves back in. Following Susan Kennedy's separation from her husband, Toadie invites her to move in. In early 2012, the Number 30 set underwent a makeover. On screen Sonya pushes Toadie to redecorate and change the colour scheme from "drab plaid" and brown to a "brighter, more retro look." Towards the end of the year, Toadie's cousin, Georgia Brooks, moves in, while their daughter Nell is born at the beginning of 2013. Sonya invites Stephanie Scully to move in. In June 2016, Sonya's father Walter briefly stays, so she can support him while he tries to overcome his alcohol problems. In 2018, Hugo Rebecchi, Toadie's baby son with Andrea Somers, comes to live at the house. Between October and December 2018, the Rebecchis' nanny Alice Wells lives at the house, until her true identity as Andrea's mother and Hugo's grandmother is revealed. Sonya dies after a short fight with cancer. Toadie invites his brother Shane Rebecchi, his wife Dipi Rebecchi and daughters Yashvi Rebecchi and Kirsha Rebecchi to move in when they are evicted from No. 32.
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Toadfish Rebecchi | Ryan Moloney | 1998–2006, 2008– |
| Nell Rebecchi | Scarlett Anderson | 2013– |
| Hugo Somers | John Turner | 2018– |
| Dipi Rebecchi | Sharon Johal | 2019– |
| Shane Rebecchi | Nicholas Coghlan | 2019– |
| Yashvi Rebecchi | Olivia Junkeer | 2019– |
| Mackenzie Hargreaves | Georgie Stone | 2020– |
No. 32
Number 32 was first seen in 1986 when Nell Mangel was introduced, along with her granddaughter Jane Harris. Mrs Mangel takes in Harold Bishop as a lodger, before her son Joe Mangel, grandson Toby Mangel and their dog, Bouncer move in. Both Mrs Mangel and Jane soon depart, and Joe's fiancée Kerry Bishop and her daughter Sky Bishop move in. Matt Robinson and Melanie Pearson become lodgers. After Joe and Melanie are married, they sell Number 32 and move away. The house is bought by Rosemary Daniels on behalf of the Daniel's Corporation and it is rented to Faye Hudson and her son, Cameron Hudson.The Martin family move in and later rent it out to Malcolm Kennedy and Danni Stark, and then to Angie Rebecchi and her sons Stonefish Rebecchi and Toadfish Rebecchi. The house continues to be rented to several regular and recurring characters, including Ruth Wilkinson, Mike Healey, Tess Bell, Daniel Fitzgerald and Dee Bliss. The house is then bought by the Hancock family and later Max Hoyland, who lives there with his children Boyd Hoyland and Summer Hoyland, and wife Stephanie Scully. Following Max's exit, Toadfish Rebecchi and Ned Parker briefly move in as lodgers. At the end of 2006, a hostage situation storyline involving Steph, her son Charlie Hoyland, Toadfish, Zeke Kinski and Katya Kinski occurs at the house, after Guy Sykes threatens them with a gun. Steph later has three more lodgers; Libby Kennedy, Ty Harper, and Zeke Kinski.
In 2010, the new Erinsborough High principal Michael Williams moves in with his daughter Natasha Williams. Michael departed in 2012, leaving Natasha alone in the house. The house is later sold to Troy Miller. After Troy dies, the bank sells the house to Lucas Fitzgerald and Vanessa Villante. Vanessa later invites Lou Carpenter to move in with her and Lucas. After Vanessa and Lucas move to temporary accommodation near the hospital, Lou's daughter Lauren Turner and her family move in. Daniel Robinson moves in to help the family after Matt Turner's death. Both Brad Willis and his father Doug move into Number 32 in 2016, marking the first time Doug has lived on Ramsay Street in 21 years. Doug is killed shortly after. Following Brad and Lauren's exits, they let the house to Shane Rebecchi and his family, which includes his wife Dipi Rebecchi and their daughters Yashvi Rebecchi and Kirsha Rebecchi. In 2019, Number 32 became a new share house for the street after David Tanaka and Aaron Brennan buy it from Lauren and Brad. Residents in the house during David and Aaron's ownership have included Chloe Brennan, Kyle Canning, Leo Tanaka, Roxy Willis, Scarlett Brady and Elly Conway.
| Character | Actor | Duration |
| Aaron Brennan | Matt Wilson | 2019– |
| David Tanaka | Takaya Honda | 2019– |
No. 34
Number 34 is situated on the corner of Ramsay Street. It was featured during the 8000th episode, broadcast on 21 December 2018, as its reclusive owner Valerie Grundy, who has lived there for 34 years, dies in the sitting room. As other Ramsay Street residents enter the house, they discover Val was a hoarder and has acquired a variety of items from characters who lived on the street over the years. The following month, Val's sister Vera Punt was introduced. She initially comes to retrieve her sister's dog Regina Grundy, but later moves into the property.Reception
Former executive producer of Neighbours Don Battye described the street in 1989: "Let's face it, it's a court, a dead-end street, it doesn't go anywhere. It's very much a community. Frankly, if you – in that one street – had somebody murdered, somebody with AIDS, somebody was an alcoholic, and one of the kids on drugs, you'd end up as outrageous as Peyton Place." Peter Conrad of The Guardian commented, "Ramsay Street is a picture of innocence in comparison with dank, skulking Coronation Street or the war zone of Albert Square." The Age's Frank Barrett said the lifestyle presented in Neighbours was "undeniably seductive" and wrote, "Ramsay Street is free of war, disease, hunger and poverty. The sun shines, the outdoor pool is always warm and, while there is no past, the future always looks good."In September 2010, Ramsay Street came first in a poll to find out which television property is the best. The open plan houses in the street gained forty per cent of the vote. During a hostage situation in Number 32, Roz Laws of the Sunday Mercury noted "Ramsay Street becomes a disaster zone, it's almost as dangerous as Summer Bay these days". A Sunday Mail reporter observed, "Ramsay Street is the friendly sort of place where folk move into and out of each other's houses. It's much like Goldilocks testing the contents of the bears' house, depending on which love crisis the scriptwriters have brought to a head that week."