The suburb has all the stores and cafes just near the station. The library is just outside the Riverstone station. Indian shops and parlor are just few mins walk from station. You name it and it has it all. Currently, it's going to go through the upgrade to the town centre. The place offers gym, lots of parking space and all these just near station. Playschools are few mins away from the station. Swimming pool is also nearby.
The suburb is old that's why currently its a mix of crowd you will see. But believe me it's really safe and sound. If you are looking to buy or build house in budget. Riverstone is for you. Before you know it the place is going to rise like anything in terms of school, high school and anything. Everything is nearby, IKEA, Costco, Bunnings, rouse hill town centre and even metro options just 7mins drive to the metro.
Just rented for 6 months before buying here. Perfectly positioned on either sides wherever you want to go ; Windsor Road or Marsden Park.
Excellent private schools nearby. Footpaths and Park are being made possibly soon and place is selling like hot cakes. We had brought land and built a house in Riverstone.
An ideal location for all people in the house including teenagers and parents who can't drive. Train station is just 15 mins walk. Bus stop is just 3 mins walk from house.
Has a catholic church which has daily mass and its only 20 mins walk from house. A quiet, friendly atmosphere. Move to Riverstone if you like all facilities and avoid congestion. Its in the middle of all existing and upcoming projects and short drive or public transport access to Tallawong station, North West public hospital towards Rouse hill and Ikea and costco towards Marsden park.
Major developments in place for current marketplace shopping centre and it will attract supermarket giants with ample parking. Like a number of other working class suburbs that have made this leap to cutie ville, it will shine once the new town centre is built and the final stages of the North West growth plan is delivered.
The outskirts has a range of new affordable homes, but the to Metre ring around the town centre has so much potential. Garfield Road overdue for its upgrade. Limited parking at the railway station. We moved to Riverstone over two years ago and we love it here.
We were looking for a green leafy suburb with a country feel but which was also convenient to get to the city as both me and my wife work there. It's great for people who want access to facilities but don't want the congestion.
Rouse Hill mall is just a short drive away so good shopping and restaurants are very accessible. People a very nice and our neighbours are great. Its a gem of a suburb which flies under the radar. We are very gald that we brough here. It is by no means perfect but its surely getting there. Need more bus services to get to the train station. The shopping village near the station needs more shops. We moved here and loving it.
People are nice, schools are great and the community feeling is outstanding. My wife and I are both professionally employed and have lived in Riverstone for 10 years now and are very happy. Its a friendly and helpful community which is a mix of retirees, families and new renters. The urban spread has at last caught up to Riverstone resulting in good property value growth resulting in a significant number of investors looking to buy in the area.
The negative reviews on this site are not accurate especially regarding the Department of Housing occupants and "yobbos" in the area which has improved to an unoticable level due to the department selling off many of the houses, and not renewing leases for many long time occupants.
Regarding the negative south side comments on here the only negative I can think of is the north side the side with the grubby industrial estate residents use the south side streets to dangerously speed their way a shortcut around the rail crossing intersection, this is of course a minor complaint.
Its quite special having a great mix of friendly neibours who are always happy to chat and be there to help if you need it. I have travelled for work all over the Sydney basin for 15 years and have never seen another place in suburbia that has that small country town spirit, its actually quite special.
Overall a great place for families with some quality private and catholic schools. I would reccomend the area to anyone!
Hi sp1, good insight. I am thinking to purchase property in riverstone, stil on the good side of the rail. I am just worried about the flood, like just happen in How bad was it really hit riverstone?
And the new giant developer that want to build mix industrial area in the paddick site of riverstone which could create more flood. The flood mainly impacted on old preperties built in the flood plain over 50 years ago, some even older.
The flooding did not come over the rail line and has not since ive lived here. The last major flood was in the mid 90s and Blacktown council has a full area map available showing the flood zoned properties. My place is 76 years old and has never been affected by flood which is on Elizabeth Street. There is also no approvals for work in the flood plain paddocks at the moment.
The flood you mention in also led to flash flooding in Seven Hills, Toongabbie, Kellyville and Baulkham hills. Its easy, dont buy a property in the or greater flood risk areas, check the council floodmap.
Me and my wife moved to Riverstone The good side of Garfield Rd, the Vineyard side about 18 months ago for my work re - location from the Central Coast to Parramatta. We rented a brand new two bedroom townhouse for a reasonable price. I have been looking to buy around the area for some time now but I cannot beleive the dramatic price increases I have seen in the past year within the area.
You are basically paying a similar price to live in suburbs such as Rouse Hill, Kellyville Ridge, The Ponds etc which lets face it are much more desirable and respected areas to live. Riverstone is almost identical to living in Gosford on the Central coast.
The area is unsafe at night and sometimes even during the night, there are constantly "bogans" walking up and down the main streets and the amount of unemployed teenagers is unbeleivable.
They say it is a great place to buy for an investment however most of the old run down properties in the area are listed for the mid to high 's when there are brand new 4 bedroom house and lnd packages going up in the area only just cracking the k mark! I think the listing in the property magazine as the best suburb to buy in was the worst thing to happen to the area and completely changed the market value of properties.
It will take a long time before the area is transformed and is on the same level as surrounding areas. Sydney is getting more and more rediculous and I cant beleive people live around these areas and travel up to 5 hours a day just to support living here. This is really useful! We are looking to buy either in Riverstone or Gosford area because we can't afford anywhere else. We were favouring Riverstone because it does seem a better investment.
We just feel the travel from Gosford might be really depressing to do everyday. Also having looked at the Gosford area yesterday we were a bit scared by the people we saw on the streets, but it sounds like you're saying Riverstone is more scary than Gosford??!
Are there areas of Riverstone that are ok or are you saying that even in the 'good' areas it's still bad? Would love your feedback on all of the above! Young families or people looking to have a family should move here as it is still cheap, great trransport and it is quiet.
Really quiet. Like walking thru a place before a tornado coming! People keep to themselves and do their own thing and there is no materialistic crap like neighboring suburbs. Good potential for capital growth too as undervalued. Can buy huge block so much cheaper than neighboring suburbs, why cramp your kids up on a sqm block! Now I recommend near the schools to buy as it is cheaper and it makes sense. The area is changing and being sold off.
Don't buy on the industrial area side as u will make more money on the school side later. I have even had them knocking on my door asking if they could have the old cupboard I may have put out. This never would have happened when we lived on the beaches. Hi, there some land x sale at campbell street, what do you reckon its a nice area? My wife and I bought in Riverstone as an investment, rented out our property for a year but due to other circumstances decided to move into the property and have never looked back!
Its a quite suburb and great place to bring up kids but still so close to Major Shopping Centre Rouse Hill , M7 only 10mins away, Train station which is great as I work in Parramatta. Riverstone is an up and coming area and with the area due to be re-developed in the near future things can only get better.
Having been in the area for a couple of years now it has been good to see the steady improvements in community feel and reduction in social issues. Compared to surrounding areas Riverstone has a lot to offer and more importantly, a good amount of growth still left. Hopefully, the housing commission families will continue to engage well within the community and being the first suburb to have the NBN switched on will be very exciting. We bought here just after we were married because it was affordable but were pleased to find a lovely hidden suburb where the vast majority of people are house proud, keeping their lawns and streets tidy.
A few hoons here and there but for the most part a peaceful suburb. To eat out well you need to go somewhere else but there are local takeaway that are good like chinese and pizza. We weren't sure about Riverstone when we first moved here i. Plus the area is about to boom when Vineyard gets developed. If you want the "good" side of Riverstone, it is best to buy north of Garfield Rd. Inverness St and the surrounds are the worst streets here, full of housing commission.
Hi, It was very useful to read your review. We are planning to buy in Piccadilly St. Is it near to Inverness St and Housing commission? Would be great to hear your feedback. Well , there's almost nowhere I can find a peaceful, quiet, people friendly, but the most importantly, an affordable area to live in Sydney now. After done my intensive research and visited to those areas, Riverstone , Riverstone West and Schofields West are on my favorite lists where I can find an affordable place to live as well as to meet future property growth.
Those areas are convenient for shopping Rouse Hill shopping centre, Aldi store, Franklins , transport Riverstone, new Schofields train station to city, bus interchange to city, M7 to city etc. It has a lot of good things, so I definitely will recommend and invite my friend to come visit and check those areas out.
I have lived here in Riverstone for two years now and I see it as having two separate natures, one is with hard working families and retirees doing the best they can with lots of spirit to let fly, and the other which as usuall is such a small minority that bring the whole place down. The problems are not major they are just not policed correctly and ignored allowing a small number to stay out of control.
Really you could close down a few streets here and the place would be magic. The police presence in a situation like this is ignorant as coming from elsewhere where police were more pro-active people feel safe. I work and live here and can not remember seeing them walking the beet. I hope that with the new development things will improve and better policing of a minority would be my first approach.
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The new community at Riverstone will benefit from up to 9, new homes and the delivery of local amenities close to transport options, including: three new primary schools and a new K school the Vineyard and Schofields neighbourhood centres a new community services hub upgrades to major roads improved connections to encourage walking and cycling.
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