22 Perfection Ave Stanhope Gardens

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Joseph

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Aug 3, 2024, 5:22:03 PM8/3/24

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We are looking to buy a property soon and exploring areas to buy 4 bedroom house. We currently live in Kellyville so looking in near around areas like rousehill, box hill, Stanhope gardens, the ponds, Schofield, Kellyville ridge etc. Most of the houses we like are in Stanhope gardens but some friends are suggesting to stick with hill shire. We don't have the budget for castle hill or Bellavista etc but we can afford in north Kellyville and Kellyville. I am just curious to know why people advised against buying in Blacktown council suburbs. Stanhope gardens and the ponds look good and more developed overall but all people are saying don't buy there just because it's a part Blacktown council. So got me confused a little bit. Also, heard many times that Stanhope gardens house owner moving to hill shire. People saying we are going backwards to buy in stanhopes from the hills. Please advise

Rouse Hill and Box Hill have even smaller blocks than Stanhope, for similar prices. The council situation is a non-issue. I've dealt with both Blacktown Council and Hills Shire Council... Blacktown has been far more responsive and switched on.

Stanhope is great. Close to shops, relatively quiet, close to transport, good schools. As long as you don't mind mingling with the large Indian community then you're fine... just avoid Stanhope shops on a Saturday morning.

Really depends what you want: New, Existing, Lots of Land, Not much land, Nearby schools, nearby transport, nearby big shopping areas, nearby trains, slim to no crime, low renter to buyer ratio, etc etc etc.

- Acacia Gardens is nice, but hard to get into.
- Stanhope you'll struggle to get new homes as it's all built out.
- Ponds is decent, pricey, but some really nice homes if you have the coin.
- Kellyville and Rouse Hill suffer traffic chaos around peak hour (in particular North Kellyville around Green).
- Another option is Schofields (Alex Ave/Boundary Rd/Hambeldon Rd, and a bit further out Junction Rd Precinct). Most still getting built around that area, but there's a LOT to offer. Close to Rouse Hill shops, close to Schofields Woolies and station. Close to Schofields station and new NW Rail Link, and Schofields Rd is 2 lanes each way Marsden Park to Rouse Hill.

The area of Blacktown LGA that's north of the M7, for the most part, doesn't feel at all like Blacktown. Stanhope Gardens, Glenwood, The Ponds, Kellyville Ridge, Schofields etc really are no different to living in the Hills, except they have a train line close by.

Quakers Hill is the only area that's a bit rough, but even then it's really only on the uni side of the station. Riverstone also has some bad pockets but the areas you mentioned aren't really close to Riverstone so I wouldn't worry about that.

Towards the Station, on Pye Rd side around Hillcrest Rd, and the Quakers Rd side (older Q/Hill) gets a tad dicey as there is housing commission around there (and the police station is no longer there to keep order in place).

We go from home to Ikea/Marsden Park over Schofields Rd, then normally up and around the train line, then down South St. We went the other day and the road is open all the way through to Richmond Rd now. Despite lower speed limits for the moment it's so much easier.

Also, appears that house construction will start soon off Perfection Avenue in Stanhope Gardens. There's a large block that was allocated originally for the Department of Education for a new high school (which ended up being built at The Ponds). Not sure how many houses will go in but will just further congest the area.

Depending on if they are immigrating or not the Government can have some say. That said, the more people there are in Sydney the less I want to stay here. It's just turning into another typical global city. Not a bad thing, but it just depends what you're looking for.

The stormwater and power are all in and ready to go. Probably start seeing retaining walls in first and then the houses will begin. I remember seeing a massive queue once at the Leisure Centre for a land release, I assume it was that one.

Not sure if there's another clubhouse. The three nearest ones are all pretty busy anyway. It also may not be part of the Newbury Estate, or they'll just build another if it is. I haven't seen a master plan yet.

Yeah, it's a shame about the school. I did hear rumours that the education department was offered to turn it into a parkland, developed by the council with some financial compensation I'm sure. The education department opted to sell it to a developer and make a bucketload from it.