angem5

We bought an apartment here just over 12 months ago and have loved every second of living in Petersham.

We moved here because Marrickville became so busy and gentrified that it just felt suffocating. Plus we could get a nicer, bigger apartment for about 100k less here. So we moved to Petersham - knowing nothing about the suburb - and are so happy we did. The shops have the charm of the smaller Inner West villages, there are two beautiful parks within 2 minutes of our house to walk our dog.

Also - the fruit shop has changed owners and is now call Mayfair Fresh. The produce is awesome and the staff are lovely. It’s a little pricey but better than the generic bland Woolworths fruit and veg.

Petersham is an underrated gem. Wouldn’t leave, even when we are ready to upsize in 5 years we’ll be looking to stay here!

We do get some airplane noise, but no worse than when we were in Marrickville. I would also just like to say that I’ve also noticed people commenting on “unsavoury characters”. To me this just seems a bit paranoid and snobbish - the kind of behaviour you’d expect from someone who moves next door to a pub, then complains about the noise. We love the colourful characters of Petersham, we often people watch from our balcony - there’s a great array of characters here!

There will be good and bad people no matter where you live and I reckon a lot of the people here are labelling others as “unsavoury” based on the practice of judging a book by its cover. Chill out and enjoy this amazing suburb!