Cheltenham

Western suburban-steady with a leafy creek and local parks close by. Down-to-earth and good for a walk.

Leafy and family-paced in the Hills, with local parks and quiet streets. Green, calm and easy with a dog.

Semi-rural on Hornsby's leafy edge — acreage, big skies and bushland trails. Trades footpaths for space and proper room to roam.

Upper north shore at its leafiest — big gardens, tree-lined streets and bushland on the edge. Quiet, green and made for long, slow walks.

Bush-wrapped on Ku-ring-gai Chase's doorstep, with leafy streets and trails close by. Quiet, green and made for a proper walk.

Leafy Hills living with big blocks and bushland edges. Roomy, green and made for an easy walk.

Western suburban-steady near Merrylands, with local parks close by. Down-to-earth and good for an easy walk.

River-close and practical, with foreshore parks and open space nearby. Down-to-earth and good for an easy lap.

A waterfront peninsula of new towers, with foreshore paths and Olympic Park's parklands close by. Shiny, breezy and built for an easy lap.

River-close and freshly built, with foreshore parks and open green nearby. Walkable, leafy-edged and good for an easy lap.