simones9

We’re a young family and have been in Blue Haven for just over 12 months. It’s not as terrible as some say but it’s far from nice. Our house backs onto the main road across from Coles and it’s a constant array of sirens and car hoons.

The graffiti is terrible and my street was recently the target of an immature act where some deros spray painted almost every car in the street.
My husbands number plates were stolen front and back about 4 months ago.
The local shops (north lakes) are average, some interesting characters around- the bottle shop and tavern with ‘bikini babe Friday’s’ add to this.

All that aside, the footpaths are great and I take my daughter riding everyday down the pond where we feed the ducks. Very close to freeway. A lot of nice retired neighbours. Beach at Norah Head nice and not too far from Caves Beach too.

Overall it does feel very far away from other entertainment for us (activities for my daughter are usually 20-45 min drive away; being Tuggerah, The Entrance, Erina and Gosford.)

Our daughter is 4 and we’re really nervous about sending her local school in a year as we hear some of the very colourful langauage the passing by children have in uniform.
I also met a lady recently who pulled both her children out of Blue Haven primary and put them into a private school so it’s a bit nerve wrecking to think about.

If you have a choice the other end of the coast is much nicer but a lot more expensive (Forresters Beach, Wamberal, Umina, Bateau Bay, Toowoon Bay).