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 (Francis Bell). 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.Monroe 1994, p. 158–159. 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 (Ian Smith) 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. Backyard 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 (Jackie Woodburne) and Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher), 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.Mercado 2004, p.202. 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, on the "Sunrise Hill" estate just off Springvale Road.
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.Mercado 2004, p.205. 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.Desmond 1990, p.23.
No. 22
When Neighbours first began, Number 22 was empty. In 1986, the house is rented out by Clive Gibbons (Geoff Paine), who rented it from an unseen landlord. During his time there, Clive invites Daphne Lawrence (Elaine Smith), Zoe Davis (Ally Fowler) and Mike Young (Guy Pearce) to move in with him. Clive later begins a relationship with Susan Cole (Gloria Ajenstat) 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 (Stefan Dennis) 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 (Fiona Corke), the couple live there as husband and wife until their divorce in 1989. Paul then rents the house to twins Caroline (Gillian Blakeney) and Christina Alessi (Gayle Blakeney). Paul later marries Christina and they live in the house with their son, Andrew (Shannon Holmes). In 1992, Caroline, Christina, Paul and Andrew leave. The house is then rented out to Benito (George Spartels) and Cathy Alessi (Elspeth Ballantyne), who move in with their sons, Marco (Felice Arena) and Rick (Dan Falzon). 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 (Caroline Gillmer) and she moves in with her son and daughter, Brett (Brett Blewitt) and Danni (Eliza Szonert). Cheryl, Brett and Danni go to live with Cheryl's partner, Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) 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 (Todd MacDonald), and Marlene Kratz (Moya O'Sullivan) move in to help Lou. Marlene leaves in 1997 and Darren in 1998. Lou's youngest daughter, Louise (Jiordan Anna Tolli), also leaves when it is revealed that Lou was not her biological father. Lou then begins to take in lodgers, including Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney), Drew Kirk (Dan Paris) and Darcy Tyler (Mark Raffety).
Drew and his wife Libby (Kym Valentine) rent the house from Lou briefly, following the birth of their son Ben (Noah Sutherland). After Drew's death, Libby moves back in with her parents and Lou returns. Nina Tucker (Delta Goodrem) and her mother, Trixie Tucker (Wendy Stapleton), move in with Lou and both later move in 2003. Valda Sheergold (Joan Sydney) 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 (Natalie Bassingthwaighte) in. Paul's daughter, Elle (Pippa Black), also moves in and not long after, her brothers, Robert (Adam Hunter) and Cameron (also Hunter), move in until Robert is sent to prison and Cameron dies. Isabelle leaves the street in 2006 and Paul invites Lyn Scully (Janet Andrewartha) 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 (Damien Bodie), so she devised a plan to trick Paul into signing all his assets over to her. Elle takes in Ned Parker (Daniel O'Connor) as a lodger and shortly afterwards she lets Paul move back in. Ned later moves into Number 26.
Paul asks Rebecca Napier (Jane Hall) and her son, Declan (James Sorensen), to move in. When Paul's affair with Kirsten Gannon (Nikola Dubois) is exposed, Rebecca and Declan move out. Elle forces Paul to leave for a short while and she later invites Donna Freedman (Margot Robbie) to move in. Elle invites her boyfriend, Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major), to move with her. Rebecca, Declan and his daughter, India (Alia De Vercelli/Gabriella De Vercelli), 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 (Kaiya Jones) and her sister, Kate (Ashleigh Brewer), 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 (Mavournee Hazel) moves in, just as her parents' relationship falls apart. In 2015, Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin) 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 (Harley Bonner) 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 (Ariel Kaplan) leaves following her marriage to Daniel Robinson (Tim Phillipps). Terese and Piper are joined by Brad's daughter, Paige Smith (Olympia Valance), and her son, Gabriel (Kian Bafekrpour), between 2017 and 2018, followed by Brad's son, Ned Willis (Ben Hall). 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 (Zima Anderson) and Paul's granddaughter, Harlow Robinson (Jemma Donovan). Terese invites Britney Barnes (Montana Cox) and her daughter, Abigail Tanaka (Mary Finn), 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 (Richard Huggett), 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 (Maria Mercedes), 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 (Ayisha Salem-Towner) and Hugo Somers (Tanner Ellis-Anderson) 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 (Francis Bell), his wife Maria Ramsay (Dasha Blahova) and their two sons Shane Ramsay (Peter O'Brien) and Danny Ramsay (David Clencie) are the first family to live there. After their departures, Max's sister, Madge Mitchell (Anne Charleston), her children Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) and Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan), and Max and Madge's brother, Tom Ramsay (Gary Files), all live there. Charlene and Madge's husbands, Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) and Harold Bishop (Ian Smith), move in after their respective weddings. Madge and Harold take in Brenda Riley (Genevieve Lemon) and her nephew, Guy Carpenter (Andrew Williams), and later Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver).