Walter Road has a speed limit of 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) for its entire length.

[2] Walter Road West, which is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) long,[1] commences as a four lane continuation of Hamer Parade.

200 metres (660 ft) to the south-west, Hamer Parade terminates at a roundabout intersection with Central Avenue.

Approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) after its western terminus, Walter Road West enters the Morley commercial district.

From there, the Road heads due east along the border of Bayswater / Morley, and later Bassendean / Eden Hill.

[3]: 204 [4] Another possibility is Edgar Walter Hamer, who worked for Gold Estates, a property development company, and was Chairman of the Perth Road Board (precursor to the City of Stirling).

A bridge across Tonkin Highway was instead built at Broun Avenue just to the south of Walter Road.

[7] In the mid 2010s, the City of Bayswater proposed to widen the section of Walter Road that goes through the Morley Activity Centre by 4.9 metres (16 ft) on both sides, in order to add a shared bus and cycling lane.

This was later revised to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in), and then ditched altogether after opposition, particularly by the owners of Coventry Village, who would have had their outdoor dining area removed.