What are the nice suburbs in Sydney
 

Hey - I am moving to Sydney at some stage next year (depending on work!) and my missus loves looking on estate agents websites for possible houses we *might* be able to afford. The problem is that we have no idea what are nice suburbs - so her dream house could be in the equivalent of Moss Side.

Can anyone tell me which suburbs in Sydney are desirable, realistic (i.e. not TOO posh), best for transport links?

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Re: What are the nice suburbs in Sydney
 

manly, newport, bilgola, balmain all nice:)

Re: What are the nice suburbs in Sydney
 

The best suburbs are those near water, near the city. Mainly in this order:

1. Harbour fronted suburbs (east of bridge, south side) - like Darling Point, Point Piper, Vaucluse etc.

2. Harbour fronted suburbs (east of bridge, north side) - Mosman, Neutral Bay etc

3. Harbour fronted suburbs (west of bridge, north side) - Lavender Bay, McMahons Point etc

4. Parramatta/Lane Cove River suburbs (north side) - Hunters Hill, Longueville etc.

5. Eastern beach suburbs - Bronte, Bondi etc

6. North Shore suburbs - from North Sydney up the Pacific Highway to Wahroonga

7. Manly and Northern beaches

8. Parramatta River suburbs (south side) - Birchgrove, Balmain, Drummoyne etc

9. Other watery areas like Pittwater, Cronulla, Georges River suburbs.

All suburbs near water of any description cost a fortune. Good suburbs to checkout are those 2-3 back from the top-of-the-range versions. Then you get access to their facilities at a lower price.

Re: What are the nice suburbs in Sydney
 

You also have Randwick, Clovelly, Coogee.etc. I live in Randwick, 5 mins from Bronte and 5 minutes from Bondi Junction.

Re: What are the nice suburbs in Sydney
 

We lived in on the norths shore at Killarney Heights which is near Forestville - both very family oriented suburbs - nie views of bits of middle harbour, close to bush, 15 mins from beaches. I know there are quite a few expats in Frenchs forest too which is nearby. I'd move back there tomorrow if I could afford it!
gilly

Re: What are the nice suburbs in Sydney
 

What sort of prices for housing should we expect to pay? We'd like a house (have lived in a flat for too long now!) but am not sure what is a realistic price in a nicer suburb?
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Re: What are the nice suburbs in Sydney
 

On the North Shore I think that you'd be looking at $700,000+ for any sort of house. If you want a larger house with a reasonable garden probably a lot more than this. Check out the prices on www.domain.com.au