Along the banks of Parramatta River, Gladesville is an idyllic suburb which enjoys the peace of a regional town while being in the heart of a major city.
The area enjoys access to other centres of Sydney through Victoria Road, which leads onto other arterial avenues such as the M2 and M4 motorways.
Gladesville has different public transport options available to its residents including bus and ferry services. The bus routes go between the CBD and Parramatta and also go to Chatswood while the ferry services go all the way from Circular Quay up the river to the west as well.
There are three schools within the boundaries of the suburb itself and they include Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School and Gladesville Public School. There is also a secondary school - the Riverside Girls High School which caters for years seven to 12 students.
Residents of Gladesville can enjoy the fresh air with a litany of different outside parks including Looking Glass Bay Park, Banjo Paterson Park, Bedlam Bay Parramatta River Regional Park and Glades Bay Park.
With Victoria Road as the main thoroughfare of Gladesville, shops are located along the street which caters to the needs of residents. Restaurants are present in the area with a mixture of cultures including Italian, Thai, Vietnamese, Greek and Mexican.
For more sociable occasions there are a number of hotels and the Gladesville RSL club.
Affordability is better in the suburb as opposed to the wider, area with Domain information suggesting that the median house price for Gladesville is $963,000, while the regional price is $1,347,000.
The suburb has a population of nearly 13,000 people, 71 per cent of which were born in Australia.
It's much the same story for apartments in the area with a Gladesville unit costing $425,000, while the wider region commands a price tag of over $100,000 more at $575,000.
Locals can also be assured that their children will be looked after with the Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare located on Victoria Road.
Talk to Ray White Gladesville and its principal Robert Cassidy about how he and his team can facilitate your property needs. His experience and knowledge means that clients are always happy with the result because of the dedication to first class service in the real estate industry.
