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Cheltenham Road

"Best Address in Cheltenham"

The east side of Cheltenham Rd is beautiful, close to the station yet above the cutting and safe for children to play together. The rest of Cheltenham Rd is lovely too. The homes and gardens are beautifully maintained and a few are heritage listed. The neighbours are friendly and supportive.

Great for

  • Safe
  • Beautiful
  • Friendly

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Country Lovers
  • Trendy & Stylish
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Boronia Avenue

"Lovely variety of housing styles"

Great street to check out some beautiful houses from all eras but this street is a busy one due to people using it as a rat run to avoid Beecroft Rd.

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Penrith

"Some parts are OK but others are very rough"

Lived here for many years as it was a cheap place to buy a house. People have poor aspirations for their children and there are some areas that are almost no go zones with rubbish, needles and condoms in abandoned houses and squats

Not great for

  • A lot of housing commision mixed throughout
  • Low socio economic area attracting unfavourables

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
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rickrubin

hi blacksooty - what parts of penrith do you reckon are better? we're planning to move into that area so your help would be great...!

blacksooty
blacksooty

Hi rickrubin, the Lemongrove area, Kingswood Park area and some areas where there's a lot of social housing/ Dept of Housing units/houses are pretty grim, better areas are Penrith South and areas near the river.

wonnie

im would agree here, if you stay south of the great western highway (high st) and west of parker st you are generally in the nicer areas. There are a few units between Derby St and the great western hway that would make a house there less desirable.

The further south you go, down to the freeway the further you get away from the services you could reach by walking.

blacksooty
blacksooty

Some of the older areas are nice anc close to everything but can also be rough, some streets are lovely south of the GWH eg Warwick St are around there, look for old houses or newer ones that have been well maintained, also nice gardens for the better areas.

rickrubin

thanks heaps guys! your help really means a lot and i guess this is the best way of finding out about areas - talk to the locals. so thanks blacksooty and wonnie! cheers!

blacksooty
blacksooty

Good luck!

misshokey

Hi there,
I have lived in 2 different areas of Penrith and wouldn't recommend either of them if you are bringing up a young family. I lived 1 street back from the beautiful Warwick in Evan St, and also in South Penrith. In Evan st we had drug deals happening every second night across the road and the fear that young burgulars would steal our childens toys from the back yard (as use to happen). In South Penrith my children use to watch our neighbours smoking bongs and dring beer through their bedroom at 10am in the morning. Just lovely. Couldn't wait to move from there let me tell you! Now we live in a nice area away from all that and have never been so at peace!

blacksooty
blacksooty

I did not realise how bad things were where we lived until we moved away from Penrith for good. I had lived in Penrith since I was 6 years old and you get used to some of the things you see, but for children it's a pretty tough environment. I lived in the Lemongrove area and later in Central Penrith where there was a section of Dept Housing houses, lots of domestic violence and fires. Had to get out for our kids.

There would be some nice areas but you need to do your research.

rickrubin

hi misshokey - what area did you move to?

misshokey

Have to agree with Blacksooty. I am a teacher and did a lot of casual work around the Penrith area when my 1st was about to start school (this was only several years ago). There was no way I was allowing my children to have to put up with what those poor, poor teachers go through everyday with a lot of the children in their classes. Of course not everyone is 'bad', but there seemed to be more worse than good. yes, a very hard life for a child. you need to move to a better area - not Penrith. We had everything we could ever want in a house in Penrith - built it ourselves - it was perfect. now we live in a 2 bedroom weatherboard cottage until we can save enough to start again, but I don;t regret it for one second. best decision we ever made for our three little poppets.
PS I am not a snob, just so you know!

wonnie

i live there now and have for over 10 years, maybe its in a 'nicer' area, however i dont see domestic violence, drugs or fires. The key really is to research (which is what you are doing now) and to get on the ground and walk around, go to a cafe, have a coffee, visit a local shop. This way you get a feel for how it is now.

the above is a must do for any suburb

misshokey

We now live in Glenbrook in the Lower Blue Mountains - yes, you pay the price, but would have hapened to our kiddies in 10 years time going to Penrith schools and having friends whose parents thinks it is ok to smoke in the car, swear at their children and hit them accross the head as they greet them at the school gate? It is not the schools, the 'clients' I should say. There are many, many undesirables.

wonnie

I cant and wont argue with anyone elses experience, i can only say what mine has been and it is vastly different to what i am reading above.

rickrubin

i agree with wonnie - everyone's experience is different. at the same time, misshokey's comments have been so much help. we've been to Penrith a few times - been to the westfield etc. seems to be an OK place. We live in the inner-city area at this time and trust me, it's not all what it is made up to be. junkies roam the streets, there are fights, bottles being smashed on the street every night - its horrible. police are always on the move. you just dont get a lot of domestic violence etc but still its not all hunky dory.
i reckon the most important thing is to live in an area (rent) for a while and then get to know it, but again, inputs from people who've lived there or are living there are very important. so thanks everyone - you've all been great help!

rickrubin

i agree with wonnie - everyone's experience is different. at the same time, misshokey's comments have been so much help. we've been to Penrith a few times - been to the westfield etc. seems to be an OK place. We live in the inner-city area at this time and trust me, it's not all what it is made up to be. junkies roam the streets, there are fights, bottles being smashed on the street every night - its horrible. police are always on the move. you just dont get a lot of domestic violence etc but still its not all hunky dory.
i reckon the most important thing is to live in an area (rent) for a while and then get to know it, but again, inputs from people who've lived there or are living there are very important. so thanks everyone - you've all been great help!

dn

like the others have said, i can't speak about your experiences but mine have been nothing but pleasent. I live in the emu plains area and enjoy all it has to offer, walks around the river, world heritage listed national park minutes away, bushwalks up to glenbrook for lunch, great schools for the kids, boating, fishing, close to transport and shopping, sense of community. I work in the emergency services and have worked all over sydney so i know bad areas. Yes Penrith has a couple, but the answer is just don't buy in them. You get what you pay for!! Thats why you can spend from $300,000 to $2,000,000 in this growing city.

sheehan

I lived just outside of Penrith for around 25 years of my earlier life. It was not that bad really back then. Now when I go back its Bloody busy and over crowded. The river used to be a haven, especially down the weir (any long term locals would know this place), other then getting cut up in the mud baths from all the broken glass, hahaha. Now its not the cleanest. But for me its the traffic thats a killer. Best to move up the mountains, cleaner, quiter and much better iving.

EdanWard
EdanWard

I raised four sons in Penrith 2 are doctors 1 lawyer and the other in the Air Force Penrith is an amazing place to raise kids why do people for we knock housing commission tenant have an amazing g friend in houso she loves the place like she owns it she has it looking fabulous I am surrounded my beautiful homes but they still toss their mattress out front make a mess and never call for council clean ups I was raised on the northern beaches and I have to say Penrith wins my vote

bf1

I have actually lived in the Kingwood Park now called Penrith area for the last 10 years and yes you get the occasional lout just like you would anywhere else and yes there are some housing commission houses around. I have however never had any problems on my property. You don't need a car in the area as buses and shops, doctors, schools, hospital are all close. I do see the area becoming a good investment. Since I bought the property it is now more than doubled it's value and I see it growing even more easily. Most of the houses in the area are built on large lots.

davewatkins
davewatkins

I am looking at property at Park Avenue Kingswood. May I please have thoughts on the area. Also, is Penrith train station a better option to travel from if working in the city CBD?

deanr13

Avoid park avenue. Penrith train station is better for the commute as it has direct trains to central that dont stop at Kingswood.

mandeeps7

How is area pocket between Glebe Place, Lemongrove Ave, Cox Ave and Parker Street. I looked at property at Glebe Place, Is it safe and away from commisisions?

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Cheltenham

"Best place I've ever lived"

This is a super quiet suburb with bush and wildlife everywhere. The residnets care for their homes and garden and it's safe and convenient, close to city by train and M2 yet it seems as though you are in the country.

Private School quality local schools esp Epping Boys, Cheltenham Girls.

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
  • Retirees
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