ynter

I moved here a few years ago after buying a small apartment in the area.
I used to live around the inner west for most of my time before and in compare this is a very quiet suburb as long as you are not next to Victoria Road.
Luckily it doesn't have any monstrous high rises and is not densely populated like Rhodes, Ryde or Wentworth Point.
At the same time West Ryde has all the basics that are required like 2 supermarkets, a few asian groceries, a couple of butchers, library, barber shops, gyms, RSL club (as part of the RSL gym there is also an indoor swimming pool), medical centres etc
Plus if you require a bit more Top Ryde, Macquarie Centre, Bunnings, Ikea are all close distance, probably not more than 5-10 minutes drive away.
There are some nice parks like Anzac Park or Darvall Park to enjoy a walk or a picnic or for kids to take advantage of the playgrounds and can go up to Denistone Park to enjoy the view from the lookout.
There is also a decent variety of options if fancy eating out locally with 2 pubs, a few Korean restaurants (some of them even better than the ones in Eastwood), Japanese restaurants, pizza places and a few others.
Transport wise there is a train station and it takes around 20/25 minutes to get to Central with the express train at peak time, otherwise there is also an express bus option, 500X, to reach the CBD.
Prices of units in the suburb haven't gone particularly up or down since I have been living here, making it probably a good entry point for people looking to buy their first property in a nice quiet suburb.
My only complaint at the moment is that the local council has been promising for a while to invest and improve the area around the shopping center, if that happens it will be such a boost for the suburb if those streets and lanes are going to be revamped.