Drive through · Netanya

Driving through Poleg

The established south of Netanya — greener, quieter and lower than the towers beside it, with houses among the apartments and the beach at the bottom of the hill. Filmed with Ramat Poleg included, because the two are usually sold as one.

EstablishedBuilt long before the towers to its south
Low-riseHouses and mid-rise, not high-rise
The beachPoleg beach at the bottom of the slope
The interchangeImmediate access to Route 2
QuieterResidential rather than resort in character
Full drive Driving through Poleg and Ramat Poleg, end to end Play the film
Why this drive exists

What a Poleg drive actually shows you

Poleg is the part of southern Netanya that existed before the towers, and it reads completely differently from them — lower, greener, more residential, with a proportion of private houses that the newer quarters do not have.

It is also routinely blended with Ir Yamim and Agamim in overseas marketing, which does buyers no favours. The drive runs Poleg and Ramat Poleg on their own and then shows the boundary, so the difference is visible rather than argued.

The houses

Private homes and cottages among the apartment stock — the reason a family chooses Poleg over a tower two minutes south.

The established blocks

Mid-rise buildings with two or three decades behind them, where condition and management vary block to block.

The beach

The approach down to Poleg beach, and how walkable it actually is from the streets above it.

The boundary

Where Poleg stops and the newer southern quarters start, filmed deliberately, because the two are priced differently.

The route, stage by stage

The run through Poleg

One continuous pass across Poleg and Ramat Poleg. Times are from the start of the film.

  1. In from the interchange 00:00

    Off Route 2 and into the neighbourhood, because the access is a large part of the case for it.

  2. Ramat Poleg 02:30

    The upper section, its blocks and its streets, at a normal hour.

  3. The house streets 05:30

    Private homes and cottages, filmed slowly.

  4. The established apartment blocks 09:00

    Mid-rise stock, with the honest condition of the shared areas and parking.

  5. The local commercial centre 12:00

    What is here for daily needs, and what you drive for.

  6. Down towards the beach 14:30

    The approach to Poleg beach, and the walk as it actually is.

  7. The southern boundary 17:00

    Where Ir Yamim and Agamim begin, crossed on film.

  8. Back to Route 2 19:00

    The exit at a real hour.

Poleg on film

Every Poleg film we have

The full drive, the sections worth watching alone, and the commute tests.

Drives, walks and commute tests
Drive Poleg, end to end Play the film

Poleg, end to end

Ramat Poleg through to the southern boundary in one continuous run.

Uncut
Drive The house streets Play the film

The house streets

What the private homes here actually are, walked rather than driven past.

On foot
Drive Poleg and Ir Yamim Play the film

Poleg and Ir Yamim

Across the boundary in one take — the comparison overseas marketing tends to blur.

Uncut
Drive The walk to the beach Play the film

The walk to the beach

Filmed on foot from several streets, because 'near the beach' covers a wide range here.

On foot
Commute test Poleg to Herzliya Pituach Commute test

Poleg to Herzliya Pituach

The southbound run at the morning peak, clock on screen.

08:00 start
Commute test Poleg to Tel Aviv Commute test

Poleg to Tel Aviv

Route 2 and the Ayalon, filmed honestly at the hour it is worst.

07:45 start
What film cannot tell you

The one thing a drive through Poleg will not answer

Poleg is sold to buyers abroad as part of 'south Netanya', bundled with Ir Yamim and Agamim, and it is not the same product. It is older, lower and more residential, with a different buyer and a different resale market. That is an argument for it or against it depending on what you want, but you should know which one you are buying.

The other thing film cannot show is building management. In mid-rise stock of this age, the difference between a well-run building and a neglected one shows up in the va'ad bayit, the reserve fund and the state of the systems — none of it visible from the street, all of it worth reading before you commit.

Asked about this drive

Poleg: questions from the footage

Is Poleg the same as Ir Yamim?

No. Poleg and Ramat Poleg are the established, lower-rise neighbourhoods to the north of the newer southern quarters. They are frequently bundled together in overseas marketing and they price and behave differently.

Are there houses in Poleg?

Yes — a meaningful proportion of private homes and cottages alongside the apartment stock, which is the main reason families choose it over the towers.

How close is the beach?

Poleg beach sits below the neighbourhood, and the walk varies substantially by street. We film it on foot from several starting points rather than describing it as 'near'.

What is the stock like?

Mostly mid-rise blocks with two or three decades behind them, plus houses. Condition and management vary block to block, so the building matters more than the neighbourhood here.

Is there an official average price?

No official figure exists at neighbourhood level — averages are published for cities only. We work from recorded transactions street by street.

How is the commute?

Route 2 access from the Poleg interchange is immediate, and both the Herzliya and Tel Aviv runs are filmed at morning peak with the clock on screen.

Seen the streets. Now the numbers.

The drive is one part of the Poleg file. The area profile, the quarterly market analysis, the current projects and the remote purchase guide are all filmed and written to the same standard.