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"Pleasantly Surprised..."
After moving here from Surry Hills of where I lived for 5 years I purchased a property in the St Peters area. After hearing "ooh plane noise will get you!!" I must admit I was very weary indeed.
After however scoping the place out its not as bad as it seemed....The airport runs on a rotation hence you do not get to hear 'loud ' aircraft noise regularly. I took this in comparison after living near Cleveland and South Dowling St and can assure you that noise there can become unbearable with the constant traffic and I mean constant 24/7!! Without some aircraft noise St Peters streets are very quiet indeed compared to Surry Hills.
You have access to so much too , 2 Trains Stations, 1 Gym on Unwins Bridge Rd, Marrickeville Shopping Centre, Swimming Pool , 10 Mins walk to Newtown, 5 mins walk to Sydney Park and numerous parks round the area too...
Childcare facilities are in abundance as this I feel is a family area of the Inner West.
Currently house prices are reasonable and have I believe kept their value as other Inner West areas have sored. St Peters is a changing area with old houses being brought and renovated and has not reached its full potential granted......but neither did Surry Hills, Alexandria, Waterloo 10-15 years ago......and the new kid on the block Redfern and look at the transformation these areas are having .......
I believe its a hidden gem personally...aircraft noise..we got a curfew , go and live in other big cities then assess how much noise we really do have..St Peters has new property being built and after a year of searching for property to buy in the Inner West, this place gave me what I was looking for in term of price, value, convenience and resources.
Great for
- Close to newtown without price tag
- Transport close to cbd
- 15mins to Airport and CBD by car
- No shortage of buses, taxi's
- Parks, get some yard space
- Childcare
- Schools
Not great for
- Industrial
- Some very dirty areas
Who lives here?
- Professionals
- Families with kids
- LGBT+
- Hipsters
- Trendy & Stylish
Search for nosiest house in Sydney. They did an article on us and I can say that the noise is not constant.... it depends on which way the wind is blowing. Being where you describe, you would probably hear them on approach.... quieter than takeoff... but once again, half the time they take off over the bay. They don't fly between 10pm and 6am so you won't be woken in the middle of the night. Being in the noisiest house, I can authoritatively say that you get used to any noise and at the low altitude, it is of a shorter duration than where we used to live (Marrickville). Also, when they take off... they veer away from the other runway...ie: if they take off north on 34L, they turn left and 34R they turn right..... this means they veer away from your house on takeoff.
Hi, smileyboston..I had exactly the same thoughts as you initially....!
Not sure where our house lies in regards to the runways .but what I can say it is sporadic and not constant. It really varies and as CAMFORD says(read your article.v interesting!!) it depends on wind , runways used, low altitude etc...In short somedays you get a lot, somedays you do not get hardly any....and at night it is really quiet.
I do know Leichardt etc have longer noise delays of the flights flying over than St Peters.. It is a shorter burst of noise.
If i were in your shoes I would invest...we had a land valuation come through and within a year it had risen 25%. It is definately on the up with new houses being built.
I did get used to it quickly , but then again as I mentioned I was living near Cleveland St in Surry Hills where the constant noise of traffic is 24hrs...!
Thanks CamFord and urbanc for your comments. I visited the site few times after I read the comment from CamFord, and you know, he is right. It really depends on wind blow, its direction and even weather. We decided to give it a try. (a big one!) :)
I agree with the writter. The noise ( frim the planes) are not bad at all. If you live in big noisy car traffic streets, it is far far worse, particularly at night and early morning. St peters has so much potential. Thank you for your time for a comprehensive review.
Hi, we are considering moving into a property in St.Peters. The place sits between and Flight path 16L/34R and 34L and is off Unwins Bridge Road. I am really worried if I can get used to the constant flight noise since I am used to our current quiet environment.
Did you get used to it quickly?