karenb55

I’ve been here 22 years. Don’t plan on going anywhere, other than from a 900sqm block to acres on edge of town. Bush walks (waterfalls), singing birds, perfect mix of weather, extreme community spirit & a great public school. Great for outdoor walking/running exercise. Away from hussle & bustle, but only 20 minute drive to Richmond (non peak hour)! You will need to drive to Rouse Hill or Penrith for mainstream shops. There is a park and tennis courts away from main road, so it’s very private & only used by locals. The last few years has seen an IGA with bottle shop store built. 5 minutes down the road is a bakery, deli & post office. Crime rate pretty much non existent with there being no public transport & neighbours always looking out for each other.

Ofcourse with positives comes some things that some people might see as negatives. No mainstream food delivery, no mainstream nightlife (just bbqs with neighbours), no walking dog to get a coffee, no taking kids pushbike riding (nothing but hills & you always get a resident idiot speeding the quiet streets). There is only one road out across the bridge at North Richmond, which in times of peak hour is a complete nightmare (good luck getting to work or home on time), bushfires, potential of coming across snakes & the worst part of all, TOURISTS!

Traffic on a Weekend come 2020 is now rediculous. With Bilpin becoming a popular tourist visiting spot & this being a major road out west, the weekend traffic on Bells Line of Road is no longer that of a small town. Not to mention this road has one of the highest car crash rates in Australia.

The type of people moving here has also changed over the last few years. With the life long elderly residents reducing, more and more people are moving here with their suburban attitudes. Not community spirited & Complainers of neighbour’s without conversing their issues personally first. This never used to occur. Now it’s a daily occurrence. So if you are that person, please stay where you are 🙌🏻

If your not that person and still looking to buy here, just don’t buy on or near Bells Line of road itself unless you like truck/traffic noise.

I read in a previous post the mention of mould etc. This is purely dependent on which house you buy. If your house is surrounded by trees and no sun can get in, come the winter when a few frosts set in & you don’t clean the water away from window sills etc, mould will grow.Thats just common household knowledge. Pinedale Place is bad for this as it’s smothered in pine trees and barely ever sees the sun.

If you want to join a community where everyone knows your name and make a constructive contribution to making a town a happy one, this is your place. If your inclined to keep to yourself and complain everytime your neighbours do something, stay east of Kurrajong Heights!