The weatherboard extension appears to be standard feature on houses of this period, and can take the form of a third bedroom, extended kitchen or laundry, or a standalone shed.

After the closure of the Kodak Factory in 2005, the land began was developed into a A$250 million 21 hectares (52 acres) housing site for 1000 people.

A notable and major industry in the suburb used to be a factory owned by Kodak, on two sites either side of the Edgars Creek, used for photographic paper manufacture and film processing.

The State Emergency Services says flooding has occurred along the creek path through Coburg North historically in 1891, 1916, 1934, 1954, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1989, 2003, and 2011.

Coburg North Primary (No 4543) was built in 1937[6] in a restrained Art Deco mode in cream brick and is Heritage listed by Merri-bek City Council.

Merri-bek Council recommends a cycling route between the Upfield and Merri Creek bike paths via Gould Street and Shorts Road, and then on towards Glenroy via Pascoe Vale.