oddsinoz

Hi Al and Clare
Not sure Campbelltown would be good for childless couple wanting a bit more city glitz ! 'Tass' lives in the area and is in the process of answering some of my questions. Perhaps you could contact her?

Anyway hope all goes well with the car restoration, by the way what is it? We nearly finished restoring a 1967 TR6 in Florida - really wanted to bring it back but so impractical over here.

Hope to see you back on the forum soon

Sarah & Mark

suzimc

Northern Beaches are a really lovely area, but I'm not sure that their transport links are all that great. Hopefully someone who's already local can give you a bit more info though...

dr-dak

Hi all.
We are moving to sydney!! Flying on june 19th from BHX.

my wife(27),daughter (8 months old) and I(32) are moving to somewhere in south sydney. I will be working as an Aircraft Engineer at Sydney Airport, mascot.

we are looking for a couple of weeks in a hotel and then 6 month rent before hopefully buying if all is well. we are so excited but worry about the house prices in sydney. we are all chasing the Aussie dream...not sure how many boxes we can tick in sydney though!!

Any suggestions on good areas for a profesional couple with about $550000aus to buy our chosen house min 3 bed 2 bathroom!!
its so close now and we have so much to sort. crown are our chosen shipping agent and we have flights and car hire booked...but nothing else sorted yet!!!

look forward to meeting anyone for BBQ and a few beers to blow away the stresses. good luck to all and always remember the reasons for this move

yanH

Hi Martha,

We've been in Wahroonga for around six months and really like the area.

Its got good a good rail link (via the North Shore line) into the CBD(45mins), North Sydney(30mins) and Chatswood. You can also drive into the CBD in around 30 minutes (although this will take a lot longer in rush hour).

Its a very suburban family oriented area so if your after urban buzz then its definately not for you. Its got a nice village centre, park etc along with a few nice cafes/restaurants. The schools in the area also seem to be very good and my kids have settled into them well. Its also very green and leafy (I've attached a view from the front of our house) with many houses backing onto, or having views over, bushland and the National Park.

Its also not to far from the Northern Beaches taking around 20-30 mins to drive there. The Kuringaii Chase National Park is right next to Wahroonga we take the Kids down there quite a lot as there's a nice play area. Its also good for sailing, bush walking, biking etc.

To answer Esther's question the Northern Beaches and the Hills are both really nice areas but have a lack of transport links. If you are going to be working in the City then its going to be a pain getting there as neither area has a train service. You'll either have to drive or get the bus and I think it takes over an hour either way. somebody who lives in one of these areas might be able to help with more precise timings. If you aren't tied to working in the city then obviously its not such an issue The Hills are supposed to be getting a rail service but not until 2015 (they haven't started building it yet).

If you've got any more questions then feel free to PM me.

Ian

estherg

Thanks Ian, its good to know . OH will need a good transport area
as could be working all over CBD. Liked the look of Manly, but looks $$, Photo looks fab!. Esther

Rosscarbery

Thanks for the info Ian - definitely a good place to start; sounds pretty much ideal for what we want. We're not looking for urban buzz at all on a day to day basis, but I would like to be able to dip in and out which is obviously an option if you live close to the train line. The Hills area isnt't going to work for us as most of OHs work will probably be in the CBD. Without the transport issue I'd like to live in Avalon

Martha

estherg

Cheers Esther

alkristensen

Hi mate, welcome to this thread.

Best places to look are www.realestate.com.au or www.domain.com.au

Have a look in your price range/beds/baths and when you press search and it comes up then click to view on the map(on realestate.com not domain) to see at what position around sydney they are.

You could do with starting your own thread(post) on this and remeber to try to ask one or 2 questions at a time on different threads as a lot of the rest of the questions are overlooked if you ask aboiut various subjects.

550k should get you a decent house. what do you want from an area.

Do you want bars and cafes on your door step or a quick commute or quiet country style or or or or or .............................

On this ite, the more you explain things the more p[eople can answer you. Try wording questions like you are talking to a loads of halfwits that need everything explaining to them as a lot of people make the wrong assumptions from one word or line you have wrote.

Alot of things get taken out of context too!!

Good luck in your move. Keep the barbie alight for me. Added to my buddy list for when i get out there mate 2 months after you.

Pm me if you need anything

Al

alkristensen

Cheers guys, its a Karmann Ghia 1963. Lovely. Why would a tr6 be impractical?

we will try and look at all areas of syney and surrounds before making our minds up.

It may ony take a little while to decide but we are gonna give it a big go.

Buddy list added. Catch you soon

Al

alkristensen

nice info and area. thanks alot for that. How quick would it be on a motorbike into the city please do you reckon (just pretend its 2am getting back from the city and then you should have a rough estimate)

than ks

al

dr-dak

Hi all.

We moved here about 2 weeks and we are Engadine. Its a really pretty suburb right in the national park but good prox to sydney busy areas. Its just so nice to enjoy sydney and then return the peace and tranq that is Engadine! Its a great family area not for the party goers though. It does have a train line that runs direct to airport and cbd in 45 mins and also the number 1 highway runs to the cbd, takes 45 mins to an hour depending on time of day.

We are unfortunately maybe going home...our house sale fell through after 10 weeks and we found out 4 days after arrival. We just do not have the funds the daty here and pay 2 mortgages/rent. If anyone is really rich and can give us 550000 aussie or 245000uk then we should be ok!!

Anyway good luck to all...sometimes it s not be!
Enjoy, sydney is brill. We are going to warwickshire which is not all that bad.