Windsor, Victoria
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Windsor is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the City of Stonnington and is bounded by Dandenong Road, Punt Road, Williams Road and High Street. It is the smallest suburb in Stonnington and is often incorrectly referred to as Prahran, Windsor's northern neighbour. Melbourne's famous Chapel Street shopping strip bisects Windsor.
In 2005, research by the consulting firms Tract Consultants and ACIL Tasman (and reported by The Age) ranked Windsor 9th out of 150 Melbourne suburbs in terms of "liveability". Windsor scored a perfect "5" in 8 of the 14 categories used to compare suburbs; however, it scored a "0" in important areas including "Crime", "Traffic Congestion" and "Open Space".
Although Stonnington's smallest suburb, Windsor has its own bank, along with a growing number of independent clothing stores, fast food outlets, bars, lounges and cafés. It is serviced by a number of trams along Dandenong Road, High Street and Chapel Street, and the Sandringham railway line takes commuters from Windsor Station to the CBD in around 7 minutes.