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"Sense of community"
We love living and raising our family in Normanhurst, it has some of the best private and public schools in Sydney. The parks and recreation are wonderful, with a sense of tranquility however it is only 30 min drive to the city or a comfortable 40 minute train ride from Normo station to the city!!
The shopping is great as Hornsby Westfield is a 10 min drive or a short train ride or Thornleigh marketplace is great for groceries and not as hectic as Westfield. Wahroonga village is also close by for great coffees and cafes (and a great fenced kiddie play park).
I have not lived in a suburb before where there was such a lovely neighbourly spirit, they help with minding the kids, dog and of course putting bins out when you are away.... to have that trust in your neighbours is rare!
we love Normo, come and join this caring community ;-)
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Families with kids
- Tourists
- Country Lovers
- Trendy & Stylish
I also live in Normanhurst and have done so for many years. Unfortunately, I disagree with some of the claims made by minime regarding the travel times into the city. Seeing as how no interurban service stops at Normanhurst Station, never has there been a train that has gotten to a city station in 40 minutes. Minime should read the train timetables a bit more thoroughly in future. A train trip to the city takes more than 50 minutes and depending on which station, almost an hour.
With regards to driving to the city in 30 minutes, this too is a highly optimistic and misleading figure, perhaps achievable in the middle of the night, with all lights green and using motorways. In normal traffic conditions, even using the M2 etc it would be quite unachievable. In peak periods, forget it. Minime, are you a real estate agent?