unbiased

The Ponds WAS a great up and coming suburb. Big plans for a big shopping centre, homes with modern design and high quality, a big bustling school and plenty of parks and greenery. Fast forward to now and it is rapidly becoming a suburb not much better than many other suburbs under Blacktown council. The shopping centre is always congested with cars always queued into the street. The houses are modern but the suburb is plagued with owner builders looking to build cheap and onsell for profit. The increasingly small land sizes in the newer parts have resulted in a lot of cheaper houses which have reduced the value of houses in the suburb. Alot of people are moving out and choosing to rent their house out rather than sell which brings in a mixed bag of people. As any investor will tell you, once a suburbs rental percentage reaches a point (Generally around 25%), property values will often drop as people perceive more problems by the rental population. Many houses are poorly maintained, especially landscaping with unmowed lawns, dead plants and weeds everywhere. We were increasingly surrounded over our years living there by obnoxious and noisy residents with little regard to those around them (Can't escape it when many land sizes are in the 300 metres squared). The school is huge but already overcrowded with substantial development happening to cater to numbers with the reputation of the school a mixed bag amongst residents. We loved our house but could not put up with the suburb any longer, hating watching it go further and further downhill. Unfortunately, there were very little indicators of it turning around any time soon and for those looking to move in there, I would seriously worry about house value if you did. There are much nicer suburbs to look at.

On the plus side there are plenty of parks around and the new metro train line is a positive (If you live at that end though, expect your street to be parked out all day by commuters). It is also a fairly safe suburb, although there have been a few more issues in that regard in recent times.