Which is the best suburb in or near Sydney to live to be near the beach (20mins away say) + good schools?

Question

I'd prefer and area with lots of families and houses not over the million mark.

Answer 1

Hi,There are many good places around Sydney to reside.
I have lived in the Sutherland Shire (south of Sydney) for 65 years as you will guess I had no reason to move out of the Shire.
I lived at Heathcote for the last 28 years and Reade 5 children there.
Heathcote is 15 to 20 minutes by car to Cronulla beach and in the other direction have the South Coast beaches like Coldale,Austermia,Gearie,Stanwell Park Beach and lots more.
On the eastern side of Heathcote we have the Royal National Park,it is very big and on the western side there is Heathcote National Park.
If you like bush walking or camping or boating its right at your front door.
Heathcote in a small village.The people all mix in well and have all the sporting activities for children to adults.
The shopping is good with several large shopping centres to cater for everyone.
Transport is good,double lane freeway's/highways,Electric trains to Cronulla,Sydney,North Shore,North Coast as well as the South Coast.
Heathcote boasts of two(2) primary schools and a large High school as well as private schools.
So there are lots of kids and teen ages
must stop as I am getting carried away.
In short Sutherland Shire,good luck
I hope this helps Waltz

Answer 2

There are good schools in all parts of Sydney. If you want surf beaches, your choices are the northern beaches from Manly to Palm Beach or the eastern Suburbs from Dover Heights through Bondi Randwick, Coogee, Maroubra etc. If you can see the sea, the price of the house goes up. None of those suburbs is within 20 minutes of the city.

If you want within 20 minutes of the city you are limited to the inner suburbs - Balmain, Glebe, Newtown, Ultimo, Redfern, Surry Hills, Paddington, Kings Cross, Wolloomooloo and acoss the Harbour in North Sydney, Kirribilli and Milsons Point. Don't expect change from a million on the north shore

Answer 3

Hunters Hill has plenty of families, is probably 20-30 mins from the beach, and has some good schools nearby. Most suburbs in the Upper North Shore are your best bet for your criteria. Two lower North Shore suburb that you may be able to buy into that are very close to the beach is Seaforth and Balgowla, but i'm not sure about the schools there.

Answer 4

Coogee in the southern parts of Sydney, median house prices are about 750,000 to 900.000. 15/20 Min's to Sydney CBD, many other beaches in the area, hilly kinda of place, which means great views. great pub except Fri & sat nights, too many yahoos from the west drag their nuckles along. Otherwise, a very family orientated place.

Goodness be upon you.

Answer 5

We bought a home in Ermington. The kids went to school in Ryde and North Ryde. Beaches were no more than 20 minutes in any direction. If you're looking for a good authentic Mexican restaurant, try Dee Why.

Answer 6

there is the St George area with suburbs like Brighton Le Sands ,Ramsgate,San souci,just where the beach, is and pretty reasonable to rent,buying is pretty expensive as is all of Sydney.Then you have the Sutherland Shire ,which is on the same side.Cronulla Beach is there and many other great beaches.Again very reasonable rent..The schools are great with many to choose from ..Been living here all my life.

Answer 7

Manly or Coogee. The latter would have more families and be a little less expensive.

Answer 8

Brighton le sands or sans souci