tvm

We moved from Sydney about 2 months ago and love it. We can walk to the beach in under 10mins, drive to Shellharbour village in 5 mins and we’re so close to the massive Stockland mall! In Sydney a location like this, the prices would be through the roof but we managed to buy a brand new 3bdr for under 500k. You have to be careful where you buy as some areas aren’t great, the area on the Lake Illawarra side west of Shellharbour Road and North of Lake Entrance Road is pretty rough and I probably wouldn’t recommend living there. But all of East Warilla is great and the Barrack Heights side of Lake Entrance road on the west side of Shellharbour road is lovely. I moved from the eastern suburbs of Sydney, where everything was difficult and ridiculously expensive. I love the fact that I can now just pop to the shops or the beach without having to think about traffic or parking. I can walk to the library and swimming pool for classes for my little one. The house prices are really affordable, and the area is rapidly changing and growing with new houses going up everywhere. Warilla beach is ridiculously stunning and I love my walks along the promenade every day. Not to mention, Kiama is only 15 mins away, as is Wollongong! Sydney is only about 1:30 away which is great- still close enough for a day trip! The lake is really close too with walking/cycling tracks all around it.

I really think this area is so underrated- yes there are some dodgy areas and I probably wouldn’t recommend doing your shopping at Warilla Grove, but coming from Sydney even in the most expensive areas, there’s plenty of weirdos and a much higher crime rate overall in Sydney. So far It seems like everyone is very nice and relaxed, happy to stop and say hi, lots of lovely families around and lots of people moving away from Sydney like us, wanting the beachside lifestyle at an affordable, reasonable price.