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Yes I am wondering too because I think Aries is just giving an honest response on what he knows about Westfield in North Rocks and Hornsby...
rajnhets, if you know anything about the area, you would be more than welcome to suggest your opinion.
Cheers
May be I am the wrong one here . I assumed (I know its a bad thing to do) what Virgo meant by having a cup of coffee in both westfields is to compare the demographics in the shopping center, rather than how huge the center is and how many coffee joints it has
Ahh I see so virgo was talking about the demographics. I thought he wanted to point out about how small North Rocks westfield is compared to Hornsby...
That may be a good idea to compare the demographics by going to the shopping centre. I will try to go there on tomorrow afternoon and see around there hehehe
Not sure how Jen (Virgo) would feel about being referred to as a bloke but she's a tough cookie so I guess would take it in her stride....
I'm a Carlingford born gal so can speak not only from personal experience but also having looked at lots of houses in all the suburbs mentioned so far, in my line of work naturally
North Rocks is a fairly quiet and sleepy suburb- unlike all the developing activity of nearby Carlingford (lots of builders wishing that damn Parra to Epping link had of gone ahead!) it has no train line or busy centre. Sure, Westfields is present but it's small enough to know where to park and, more importantly, to remember where you parked when you finish shopping (unlike Hornsby, Parra, Macquarie, Castle Towers, Chatswood!) The North Rocks markets across the road are a popular weekend event and we all loved bike-riding down the big dippers (Barclay and Bettington Rds) as kids.... talk about taking our lives into our hands
Older homes, predominantly built in the 1960's-70's era, they range from original red-brickers to knockdown and rebuild mansions. My brother had one of the highest sales in recent years in Ebony Ave and did very nicely here. Safe suburb, mainly families, good proximity to Parra. NR Rd can get busy, but the quieter side is more preferred and there is also the advantage of the larger blocks in the area. Behind the golf course at Muirfield is also a preferred spot too..
Best of luck with your search- watch out for the cheapies (power lines, cemetery, clear knockdown rebuilds) and hope you score something for good value
Best of luck with your search- watch out for the cheapies (power lines, cemetery, clear knockdown rebuilds) and hope you score something for good value
HI jacque,
I am just wondering on the comment you said about power lines. I saw the house that I went for inspection today has power lines in front of it. It is only a normal power lines and has few cables connected to the house. Do you mean power lines as the huge one or the normal size power pole in front of the house ? I always think that the normal size power pole as a normal occurrence in houses at Australia. So, does it mean the presence of power poles can reduce the house value ?
I went around North Rocks Road this afternoon and I really like the area. It is not very busy road and not as noisy as I expected. I went to Westfield North Rocks too. Although it is small, it has a lot of shops and quite decent shopping centre. I think I already found the area where I want to buy. However, I will go to Baulkham Hills and West Pennant Hills too since they also have few decent houses within my budget.
Cheers.
Based on OP's post I think he should hire Jacque!I think Jacque refers to high power lines like the one close to the cemetery?
That's what I'm thinking too, devank. I am thinking of hiring Jacque since she's quite the expert in the area...Based on OP's post I think he should hire Jacque!
If I have the choice, I prefer no high power lines close to my home.
Some friends of mine don't mind.
One family I know actually has the tower-looking thing right next to the house. They said they are aware of the potential issues and got a professional to measure the radiation before they decided to buy the house. Maybe you can do the same?
Ps. What street are you referring to?
North rocks rd - have a client and also a friend live in different properties on the road. they don't know each other, however both back onto reserves. Both houses are quiet even though the road can be busy. One house is a battleaxe dual occ and the other is on a huge block and set back.
I love both properties and they are very quiet. Would not know it was a main st out front. Both are very friendly with their respective neighbours and love the community of north rocks. Both have experienced good capital gains.
Hi Aries,
It's on north rocks road near Bill Watson Reserve (corner between North Rocks road and Loyalty Road). Maybe I can measure the radiation too just to make sure. I will think about it.
Unfortunately, I am not familiar with that side of North Rocks Road.
If the house I just saw on Domain around that area you mentioned before is what you are looking at, I think there are some houses closer to Westfield for around that price.
Best of luck with your search, Frankie.
Hi Frankie,
Did you do more house hunting over the weekend?
Just saw one renovated house close to Westfield had a SOLD sign on.
It was put on the market for around 1.3m several months ago, but did not get sold.
Hi Frankie
You certainly are covering a wide area there so hope it's all going well
What happened to Baulkham Hills?