NicB

I lived in Springwood for a year and then moved back to an inner city suburb and due to circumstances I'm now back at Springwood. Being a snob, I was a bit worried, but I've been blown away by how nice everyone is, the local school (Chatswood Hills) is amazing with beautiful gardens, the green spaces are impressive, the shopping centre (I use Chatswood Hills and the hyper dome) have everything - one is small and you get to know people and the other is impressively big with everything. Prices are cheaper. EVERYTHING is close by - Ikea, Freedom, every home renovators delight store and so much more. We're also closer to the coast for weekends at the beach. I really do like it here and recommend it as a family friendly suburb with a lot of green space and convenience. The only downside is that all levels of government are not prepared to do the work and get the M1 fixed. So there's a bottle neck which can get rotten at times. The bus system while good, could be better. The Council were going to upgrade Springwood to create plaza's and creative precincts, but they haven't actioned any of this vision that was created 5 - 8 years ago, which is a shame as the town centre area is a bit tacky and ugly and could offer so much more given some leadership and vision availability. But overall, this area is quite lovely - definitely check it out.