Ramsay Street


Ramsay Street is the fictional cul-de-sac in which the characters of the Australian television 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 Jack Ramsay, the grandfather of original character Max Ramsay. A blackjack game between Jack and Sam Robinson determined whom the street would be named after.
Only six houses on the street are featured on a regular basis; numbers [|22] to [|32]. [|Number 34] was featured for the only time in 2018. The cul-de-sac is at the end of a long street and the rest of the houses are on the other side of the main road which bisects it. The street behind Ramsay Street is named Mirrabooka Drive. 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 has doubled for Ramsay Street for the entirety of Neighbours run. All of the houses featured in the show are real and the residents allowed Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their front and back gardens. Back yard scenes were moved to bespoke sets from 2013.
Pin Oak Court has become popular with tourists, with tours to the cul-de-sac running throughout the year. The interior scenes have been filmed at Network Ten's Global Television studios in Nunawading, except for the 1985 series, which was filmed at the studios of Flinders Productions from the Seven Network, the adjoining suburb in which Pin Oak Court is located.
As part of the serial's finale in July 2022, all the characters living on the street, with the exceptions of Susan and Karl Kennedy, put their houses up for sale, however most of them end up staying. The 2022 Neighbours finale ends with the neighbours having a street party on Ramsay Street. On 18 September 2023 the show returned, with Pin Oak Court continuing to feature as a regular location. When Neighbours concluded again on 11 December 2025, its final storyline revolved around a threat to demolish Ramsay Street to make way for a freeway. The series' ambiguous ending was designed to allow any future revivals to feature Ramsay Street or not, depending on production restrictions.

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 Pin Oak Court in Vermont South. At least 3–4 of the homes in the cul-de-sac were constructed by the Landall-Fulton construction company during the early-to-mid 1970s on what was then known as the Sunrise Hill estate.
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 became popular with viewers and regular tours ran to the cul-de-sac.
Interior sets were built at the Seven Network'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 empty. In 1986, the house is rented out by Clive Gibbons, who rented it from an unseen landlord. During his time there, Clive invites Daphne Lawrence, Zoe Davis and Mike Young to move in with him. Clive later begins a relationship with Susan Cole and he invites her to move in. Susan leaves Ramsay Street and Clive moves into a flat behind his surgery. Following Clive's departure, the house is bought by Paul Robinson for the Daniels Corporation, who want the land to build a supermarket on. The deal falls through and Paul moves in. When he marries Gail Lewis, the couple live there as husband and wife until their divorce in 1989. Paul then rents the house to twins Caroline and Christina Alessi. Paul later marries Christina and they live in the house with their son, Andrew. In 1992, Caroline, Christina, Paul and Andrew leave. The house is then rented out to Benito and Cathy Alessi, who move in with their sons, Marco and Rick. Marco left in late 1992. Benito and Cathy leave in 1993, causing Rick to move out.
Number 22 is left empty for a while, but Paul then rents it to the Lim Family for a month. Paul then sells the house to Cheryl Stark and she moves in with her son and daughter, Brett and Danni. Cheryl, Brett and Danni go to live with Cheryl's partner, Lou Carpenter for a short while, before all four move back to Number 22. Cheryl dies in 1996 and Brett and Danni move away. Cheryl's elder son, Darren, and Marlene Kratz move in to help Lou. Marlene leaves in 1997 and Darren in 1998. Lou's youngest daughter, Louise, also leaves when it is revealed that Lou was not her biological father. Lou then begins to take in lodgers, including Toadfish Rebecchi, Drew Kirk and Darcy Tyler.
Drew and his wife Libby rent the house from Lou briefly, following the birth of their son Ben. After Drew's death, Libby moves back in with her parents and Lou returns. Nina Tucker and her mother, Trixie Tucker, move in with Lou and both later move in 2003. Valda Sheergold buys the house when Lou begins going through financial troubles. Valda later sells the house back to Paul. Paul kicks Lou out and moves his girlfriend, Isabelle Hoyland in. Paul's daughter, Elle, also moves in and not long after, her brothers, Robert and Cameron, move in until Robert is sent to prison and Cameron dies. Isabelle leaves the street in 2006 and Paul invites Lyn Scully to move in, after Lyn is forced to sell her own house. Lyn leaves Erinsborough for Shelley Bay following her and Paul's brief marriage. Elle discovers that Paul has deceived her and was involved in her break-up with Dylan Timmins, so she devised a plan to trick Paul into signing all his assets over to her. Elle takes in Ned Parker as a lodger and shortly afterwards she lets Paul move back in. Ned later moves into Number 26.
Paul asks Rebecca Napier and her son, Declan, to move in. When Paul's affair with Kirsten Gannon is exposed, Rebecca and Declan move out. Elle forces Paul to leave for a short while and she later invites Donna Freedman to move in. Elle invites her boyfriend, Lucas Fitzgerald, to move with her. Rebecca, Declan and his daughter, India, are forced to move out of Number 26 and they move back into Number 22. Elle sells the house back to Paul to ease her financial troubles. Elle departs for a job and Paul's youngest son, Andrew, returns to Erinsborough and moves 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 move 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 returns 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. Helping her to grieve, Piper takes in Clementine the cat as her own and Clementine lives at Number 22 till 2020. Imogen Willis 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 complemented by the additions of Roxy Willis and Paul's granddaughter, Harlow Robinson. Terese invites Britney Barnes and her daughter, Abigail Tanaka, to briefly stay, before she kicks Paul out following his continuous deceit towards her and later Harlow when she expresses her support for Paul. To Paul's disappointment, Terese invites his half-brother, Glen Donnelly, to live with her to help her stay sober. Roxy then moves out following her marriage and Ned later moves to Sydney. Terese's estranged mother, Estelle Petrides, temporarily moves into the home. As part of the serial's final episodes, Terese prepares to leave Erinsborough. However after Terese and Glen break up and her marriage to Paul is rekindled, she shuts down the sale of her house. When Toadie marries Terese, he and his children, Nell Rebecchi and Hugo Somers move into Number 22. Toadie later moves out after he and Terese separate. In 2025, Terese and Nell move in with Paul in Lassiter's Hotel, and number 22 is rented to Darcy upon his return to Erinsborough.
The "fourth wall" of Number 22 was first shown in 2022 as a part of set revamps Neighbours undertook for the new year.

No. 24

Number 24 was one of the three original houses featured in Ramsay Street and was associated with the Ramsay family when the show began. Max Ramsay, his wife Maria Ramsay and their two sons Shane Ramsay and Danny Ramsay are 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 live 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 granddaughters, Sky Mangel and Serena Bishop, his son David Bishop, and daughter-in-law, Liljana Bishop. After David and his family die in a plane crash, Marco Silvani and Carmella Cammeniti rent the property. Afterwards, 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 – are introduced to the regular cast and move 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, Aaron 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. After Chloe and Pierce break up, Hendrix moves out and Nicolette Stone and Jane Harris move in, until Nicolette runs away. Mackenzie Hargreaves and Freya Wozniak later move in, before Chloe soon invites Kiri Durant to move in. As part of the serial's finale, Chloe put the house up for sale. Shane Ramsay buys the house again on behalf of Maria, though when his business plans fall through, Mike Young takes over the sale and later, off-screen, moves in with Jane and his daughter, Sam Young.