Sydney suburbs .
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Sydney suburbs .
Can anyone recommend Sydney suburbs ? We have a young family and want all the usual things us Brits crave , sun , sea , chilled lifestyle . We want to be a max of 50km outside the city if poss . Looking for a four bed house in a nice neighbourhood with good schools and facilities nearby , at the moment the hardest thing is trying to narrow down the area we want to settle , Oz is one big country !!! Cheers everbody !!!
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Re: Sydney suburbs .
Can anyone recommend Sydney suburbs ? We have a young family and want all the usual things us Brits crave , sun , sea , chilled lifestyle . We want to be a max of 50km outside the city if poss . Looking for a four bed house in a nice neighbourhood with good schools and facilities nearby , at the moment the hardest thing is trying to narrow down the area we want to settle , Oz is one big country !!! Cheers everbody !!!
2. What's your budget...?
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Re: Sydney suburbs .
Castle Hill in western Sydney is where I spent my teenage years, good schools, loads of playing fields, pony club, exelent public transport and a really nice shopping center. I would recommend living there to anyone, although in the center of town houses can be pricey, if your willing to make the kids uses there bikes to get around on you can still get well priced houses. Actually anywhere in the Hills area is nice.
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Re: Sydney suburbs .
If you do a search here there have been a few "which Sydney suburb" threads recently
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Ah... You have the visa and the necessary licences, etc already...? $1m will get you an OK house up here on the Northern Beaches - it's a nice place to live... Not sure where most of the big construction stuff is going on though... Guess you'd be travelling a bit...
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Re: Sydney suburbs .
You could live like a king in the Hills area with a budget like that, horses, motorbikes and as much land as you want. Try Cherrybrook, Glenorie, Castle Hill, Kellyville all around that area.
#8
Re: Sydney suburbs .
Second the Hills recommendation- 35km from CBD and great place for families with great schools, shopping and sporting grounds. You will get a lot for your money here.
With a budget up to max $1m there's a lot of options open to you, including North Shore and Eastern suburbs as well. However, there are obviously large discrepancies in what your money is going to buy you. A couple of examples:
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819413
Castle Hill- Hills
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819579
Neutral Bay - no parking- Lower North Shore
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819683
Wahroonga- Upper north shore
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819802
Bondi- no parking- Eastern suburbs
You're really best off doing a reccy trip, if you haven't been here before, or at least renting in short term accommodation before buying for the first time. I had a client from interstate who made the mistake of purchasing before checking out the area properly and 12 mths later, decided to move to an entirely different part of Sydney- expensive exercise!
Best of luck
With a budget up to max $1m there's a lot of options open to you, including North Shore and Eastern suburbs as well. However, there are obviously large discrepancies in what your money is going to buy you. A couple of examples:
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819413
Castle Hill- Hills
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819579
Neutral Bay - no parking- Lower North Shore
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819683
Wahroonga- Upper north shore
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819802
Bondi- no parking- Eastern suburbs
You're really best off doing a reccy trip, if you haven't been here before, or at least renting in short term accommodation before buying for the first time. I had a client from interstate who made the mistake of purchasing before checking out the area properly and 12 mths later, decided to move to an entirely different part of Sydney- expensive exercise!
Best of luck
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Re: Sydney suburbs .
Second the Hills recommendation- 35km from CBD and great place for families with great schools, shopping and sporting grounds. You will get a lot for your money here.
With a budget up to max $1m there's a lot of options open to you, including North Shore and Eastern suburbs as well. However, there are obviously large discrepancies in what your money is going to buy you. A couple of examples:
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819413
Castle Hill- Hills
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819579
Neutral Bay - no parking- Lower North Shore
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819683
Wahroonga- Upper north shore
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819802
Bondi- no parking- Eastern suburbs
You're really best off doing a reccy trip, if you haven't been here before, or at least renting in short term accommodation before buying for the first time. I had a client from interstate who made the mistake of purchasing before checking out the area properly and 12 mths later, decided to move to an entirely different part of Sydney- expensive exercise!
Best of luck
With a budget up to max $1m there's a lot of options open to you, including North Shore and Eastern suburbs as well. However, there are obviously large discrepancies in what your money is going to buy you. A couple of examples:
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819413
Castle Hill- Hills
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819579
Neutral Bay - no parking- Lower North Shore
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819683
Wahroonga- Upper north shore
http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin...&tm=1201819802
Bondi- no parking- Eastern suburbs
You're really best off doing a reccy trip, if you haven't been here before, or at least renting in short term accommodation before buying for the first time. I had a client from interstate who made the mistake of purchasing before checking out the area properly and 12 mths later, decided to move to an entirely different part of Sydney- expensive exercise!
Best of luck
#10
Re: Sydney suburbs .
Come south to Kirrawee, Gymea, Miranda, Cronulla - anywhere in the Sutherland Shire really.
Good shopping, close to beaches and bays, Royal National Park 5 minutes away, good rail links.
Its very nice here..!
Good shopping, close to beaches and bays, Royal National Park 5 minutes away, good rail links.
Its very nice here..!
#12
Re: Sydney suburbs .
I think you should look at Harbord (just had a name change back to Freshwater)
I think it has everything you are looking for. A good pub, walk to beach, a nice village atmosphere. Also close to shops and transport and Manly for nights out, restaurants and bars etc. There is a good high school at Freshwater ( my daughter went there). Check it out.
I think it has everything you are looking for. A good pub, walk to beach, a nice village atmosphere. Also close to shops and transport and Manly for nights out, restaurants and bars etc. There is a good high school at Freshwater ( my daughter went there). Check it out.
#13
Re: Sydney suburbs .
I just noticed that you are considering St Ives. Don't go there. There is absolutely nothing to do for teenagers or you for that matter. Message me for more info.
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