NatalieM1

We've lived here for 5 years now and love it. So close to the beaches, shopping, town etc. Everything we need within a 20 min drive. House prices have increased lately, probably because so many young families are snapping up cheap houses and renovating, like us. Our neighbours are great, the type that now your front lawn when they're doing their own & as he's in the newspaper business, he leaves one at our door every morning.
We moved from the north shore of Sydney as we didn't want to pay 500k for a 1 bed apt on the highway. We decided to move to Newcastle, came up all the time to drive around & get a feel for it. We discovered Mayfield & loved all the little cottages with decent backyards. We didn't know of its reputation (as a working class suburb full of mental health cases and bogans) but it seems most have been priced out. Yes, there is still the odd dodgy but never an issue. All those who still feel Mayfield is a crap hole need to get with the times. It's a booming suburb with a community feel, lots of families, a huge Woolies, Aldi & a new Coles on the way.