Michael G

Windsor Gardens is a developing suburb, with old, ugly 1950s and 60s era houses being bulldozed and subdivided into new, modern houses. This creates an interesting demographic, combining elderly and retired people in the older houses, with younger people, often renters or recent migrants, in the newer ones. There does not seem to be a large proportion of couples with families. There is a mix of wealthy and poorer residents judging by the cars on the streets.

The best thing about Windsor Gardens is arguably its proximity to the city, to which it is possible to drive to in 15 minutes, or bus to (via the Klemzig O-Bahn station) in approximately the same amount of time. There are no pleasant restaurant strips in Windsor Gardens; main roads are very ugly with a dearth of street trees, an abundance of stobie poles, and a degree of light industrial premises; nearby shopping centres at Greenacres, Gilles Plains and Marden are acceptable. Pleasant places to shop and eat in Prospect, North Adelaide and Norwood are all accessible within 15 minutes so this is not a big issue.

Windsor Gardens is pleasant to live in, and I'd recommend it. It is certainly 'up and coming'. However, it could potentially be a premium suburb if the light industrial moved out, the older houses were all bulldozed, main roads were upgraded, and a shopping and restaurant precinct developed.