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Originally Posted by ironmaggi
Any info for living within 30-40' drive of there would be great.
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We live in Artarmon which is 'next door' to Chatswood. Its growing on me actually - although theres not a lot of night life action! There are a few bars and restaurants open there of an evening, but I'd generally get a bus to Crows Nest.
They're currently redeveloping the station at Chatswood and its starting to look quite swanky. Chatswoods v. handy if working in the city because it takes about 20 minutes by train - and has a fairly substantial 'town centre'. Personally I like Thursday nights when all the market stalls are out and they usually have some random entertainment going on. (Thursdays here are generally late night opening)
For house prices check out domain.com.au. Its not that cheap because its fairly close to the city, but there are some lovely areas. Very leafy. Your not right next to the sea, but you're not far off if you want to catch a ferry somewhere from North Sydney for instance (about a 15 minute bus/10 minute train ride from Chatswood) I'm not sure if you'd prefer a house or a unit. we're renting the latter, but if you're going to make a killing from your N. London house, there are some beautiful houses with plenty of room for a growing family.
Culturally - youre looking at a very high proportion of chinese residents- Im just mentioning this because its an obvious observation any visitor would make about Chatswood. It seems a pretty family friendly place and theres enough entertainment to not have to head into the city if you don't want to (theatres, cinemas, gyms and so on)
If theres anything specific you want an opinion on please ask
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