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Chiswick is a little known suburb in Sydney's inner west, sandwiched between Drummoyne and Abbotsford/Five Dock. It is lovely - right on the Parramatta River. Bortfield Drive is right on the point at Chiswick - basically you go as far as you can towards the river and then Bortfield snakes back around to the main road in a one-way loop. I don't think there is a single house in this street - it is unit block after unit block, but all are pretty nice and the high rise only goes to about three or four floors. Despite the high-density housing it's a pretty quiet area and the surroundings are really pretty. There are nice paths where you can walk along the river. There are some convenient local shops and public transport is via ferry or bus.

I have never lived in this street but it is one of the important streets in the journey of my life. I spent seven years going there everyday to school at Our Lady of Good Counsel. Since I left the school has been given a huge facelift and is barely recognisable. I'm sure it's still a good school but it appears so corporate and modern that it's a big intimidating compared with the timber and dirt that I remember.
Currie starts at busy Warringah Road and you wouldn't want to live at this end but then if you progress down to the other end of the street you're in for a big surprise. There's a huge park with bushland stretching all the way down to picturesque Middle Harbour. This street would have been settled in the last '60s and many homes would date from this era though some have been replaced by modern types. It's a lovely street if you're at "the other end". Oh and it's handy if you're a church going Catholic with a large church and the aforementioned school in the middle of the street. You're also only a stone's throw from the recently revamped Forestville shops.

Yes, Virginia Ave is one of those streets that you visit on a Sunday drive, and say,"If only!" I know this street quite well as close relatives have lived there for many years. Most of the homes on one side have river frontages and I believe there are only 200 or so of these available on the Brisbane River. My relative lived in one of the classic old homes. Unfortunately many have been bulldozed and replaced with modern monstrosities, but they still command millions on dollars.
In a city that has no harbour, you don't get much better than this. A beautiful, quiet street, on the river, within walking distance to the ferry (but if you could afford to live here you would probably never need catch public transport!!!)
If you've got millions, go for it!!!

I lived in this street on my own in a small unit for several years and I liked it. I never had any security problems but some of the neighbours were a bit odd! I was young and single so I wasn't really trying to be part of a community - it's not the sort of street i'd particularly recommend to a young family. It is a nice, wide street with some unit blocks as well as some nice, old Federation-style homes. It isn't a very busy street, which is good. Marrickville Park is quite close as are the restaurants of Marrickville and Dulwich Hill. It's a fair walk to the railway station.
I think this street would be a good real-estate investment and rentals would be snapped up quickly. In about seven years I got nearly two-and-a-half times what I paid for my unit.

I lived in this street for several years and never had any security problems at all. It was quiet as it is not really a thoroughfare to anywhere. Most of the homes are pretty old. Ours was the big, long Federation-style home with a great hallway and large, old-fashioned rooms. Most backyards aren't very big but then what do you expect in inner-city Sydney. At one end of the street is busy Marrickville Rd so keep away from this end if you can. At the other end is a park with good kids' equipment. South St isn't far from shops, restaurants and schools. Most homes don't have garages or carports so be prepared for on-street parking. An old area that will only go up in value as Sydney gets bigger.

Park Ave is part of what is known as the Dobson Estate - a group of about 10 streets to the north-east of the Shepparton. It isn't called Park Ave for nothing. All of the homes are situated on about an acre and most have beautifully maintained gardens. As the area is about 15 years old the trees are big, mature gums etc that give a lovely ambience to the place. Many of the homes have tennis courts because the blocks are sizeable. The estate is surrounded by fruit orchards - lovely. You do need a car, however, as there isn't anything within walking distance. Park Ave would represent a solid real-estate investment as families will always want nice homes with a bit of space around them.

Broken River Drive is a long, winding street to the south of the main town area of Shepparton. There are houses on one side of the street only - on the other side is walking and biking tracks and paths and the surrounds of the Broken River. There is a bit of an issue with speeding traffic as some of the local hoons seem to like to use the nice, long stretch of road for burn-outs! It would be better if you didn't have your bedrooms fronting the street. The big plus of living here is the access to the river valley. It's a great little lung on the southern edge of the town. The river is pretty brown and silted up but kids will still find plenty to do along and around it. Summer evenings along here are perfect and everyone gets out and enjoys it. Pretty much all the homes along Broken River Drive are modern and very well kept with nice rose gardens etc. There are good schools and preschools nearby and it's not far to Kialla Lakes, which provides more walking and biking tracks. To sum up: one of the town's "good streets" but for a quieter life, choose one of the nearby courts.

Merrilee Crescent is a fairly quiet thoroughfare in a valley in Frenchs Forest. The first houses in this street were built in the late '60s and some are in need of a facelift. The area is stacked with huge, mature trees, which give the street a good atmosphere. Many families in this street have young children but there are still plenty of original "settlers" left. Frenchs Forest is a good, solid real-estate area. It isn't as flashy as nearby Davidson and Belrose but then it's usually a little cheaper too so could give better value for money. Most of Merrilee backs onto a dirt track with a water pipeline so these houses have no immediate neighbours to the rear, which is a plus. The track is also good for walking. It's about a 15-minute hike up a steep hill to the highway for public transport but you can catch buses all the way to the city from here. There are plenty of good schools in the area and Forestway Shopping Centre is also just up the hill. Good, solid family street, where people pretty much keep to themselves.

Kilmory Place is a very quiet, safe little street at the "end of the line" in Mt Kuring-gai ie. no one really comes here unless they live here. At the end of the street Kuring-gai Chase National Park stretches for miles and miles so residents can go to sleep with the possums and wake with the wallabies. There is a good mixture of young families and older people. The local public school is about a 10-15 minute walk with the local railway station just a bit further than this. There's a great oval and playground at the top of hill as well - but we warned, it's a steep hill! If you want to go walking from Kilmory Place be prepared for a five-minute vertical hike first! The street is in a valley so it's cold in winter but cooler in summer. Almost everyone living in this street owns their own home so there is a good sense of community with some people having lived there for 20-or-so years. Everyone is pretty house-proud so all of the homes and gardens are in good condition. There are some local shops and also a local community preschool. All in all it's a great street if you don't mind living a little out of the way.