isabelw3

We have bought and lived in Eastlakes for 3 years now and house prices have soared during this time, these huge plots with original houses are being snapped up and renovated. It is a divided bag of new money and housing estates, so far it has been peaceful, friendly and quiet. Geographically the housing estates are closer to Kingsford and Rosebery than the more affluent areas in Eastlakes closer to the golf course. We came from a rental in Randwick where i witnessed more drunkenness , crime and dumped rubbish then around Eastlakes.
Eastlakes is fast changing with a new shopping precinct being built and a council master plan promising community upgrades, it will go the way of Redfern and others suburbs, gentrification and growth is already happening as people move into the area.
Our Children go to a nearby school and they meet their friends in the local park, we see parents from the school gate in the shopping center and have chats, it feels like a community. The local grocery shops are diverse, friendly and cheap -they are run down but i choose that any day over the inconvenience of the generic Westfields, Zetland or Randwick shopping centers- but their days are numbered and i will miss them. Its all changing- fast.