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Baulkham Hills

"Fantastic suburb if you work in the Hills"

Baulkham Hills is truly a beautiful suburb with large blocks, big green lawns, and an excellent local shopping centre. The area also has some quality primary schools. The people are generally very friendly and courteous, although this has changed somewhat as a large portion of property is being sold to mainland Chinese buyers. The new residents are still assimilating and seem to consider spitting and pushing in lines normal behaviour :-(

The biggest downside to the area as others have mentioned is quite poor access to public transport. Unfortunately, Baulkham Hills doesn’t have a Sydney Trains station or a metro station. The metro stations are not that far away, however they have only a small quality of parking available. Also, the trip to the city is currently quite slow as the metro stops at Chatswood and then you change over to the real trains (eventually it will continue all the way.) At the moment the best way to get to city comfortably is to drive to Seven Hills Station with over 2000 parking spaces and trains to the city every couple of minutes with a journey time of only 33 minutes.

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dylanc5
dylanc5

Youre completely ignoring the M2 express buses into the city which from the Windsor rd ramp can be done in as little as 28 minutes!

dylanc5
dylanc5

To say best way into the city is drive to seven hills train station and catch train is dead wrong

peterp18
peterp18

The express buses in peak take OVER AN HOUR on average to the city. The most comfortable and convenient commute is by using the real train (not metro) at Seven Hills. Drive to Seven Hills (10 mins) > walk to train (3 mins) train to city with a comfortable seat (32/33 mins) = total 45 min commute. That's why the carpark is full of Bella Vista and Baulkham Hills residents! Your comment "as little as 28 minutes is a misleading lie". The only time this may be possible is on the weekend (still doubtful though)

jimm20

Peter I have lived in both Baulkham hills and seven hills and I would have to say I found living in seven hills more conveniently located to amenities ,with probably one of the best train stations in Sydney with over 2000+ parking spots .It is better priced and a better location than Baulkham hills .Honestly for the price difference I would chose seven hills without question.Stockland mall is very small compare to Blacktown West Point for shopping and no trains to parramatta the second biggest city from Baulkham hills or the closest metro ,would be a deal breaker for many .

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Seven Hills

"Best transport ever! Big green lawns and quiet streets"

Seven Hills is seriously underrated as a suburb. The place is a beautiful, green oasis of calm with amazing connectivity. Seven Hills is essentially Castle Hill or Baulkham Hills with an excellent train line and easy motorway access. We were looking at new estates literally in the middle of nowhere for more $$$ until we stumbled across our place in Mozart St. We are more interested in access than a giant mass produced street of identical houses on tiny blocks. We are surrounded by excellent schools and so close to everything. We will never leave this place!

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