St Leonards: A Sydney Suburb Guide
St Leonards is located on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, only 3 stops on the train from Sydney CBD which makes it a very appealing suburb to live in.
With access to excellent local amenities including the Royal North Shore Hospital and The Royal North Shore Hospital School as well as its proximity to local shopping centres in Sydney’s CBD and Chatswood, St Leonard’s is an enviable location.
St Leonards Postcode
The postcode for St Leonards is 2065.
Aerial view of Longueville, Riverview, St Leonards, Sydney
By Andy (originally posted to Flickr as Sydney) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Cafes in St Leonards
Cavalier 2.0
Cavalier 2.0 is a great cafe that offers a range of different drinks and dishes that truly impress.
Address: 96&97/545 Pacific Highway St Leonards
Try the Truffle Coffee!
Check them out on instagram @cavalier2.0.
Credit: @cavalier2.0
1982 Cafe
1982 is another favourite and is the place to go for burgers, wraps and pastries.
Address: Shop 1/655 Pacific Highway, St Leonards.
The Baked Eggs are our go-to!
Check out 1982 cafe on instagram @cafe__1982
Credit: @cafe__1982
The Wooden Whisk
Another great cafe in St Leonards with a variety of breakfast and lunch options.
We love their lamb shanks!
Address: Shop 7 & 8 , 38 – 46 Albany Street, St Leonards.
Check out The Wooden Whisk on instagram @woodenwhisk
Credit: @woodenwhisk
Saigon Rolls
This is the place to go for take-away sandwich rolls and fresh rice paper rolls.
Try the Vietnamese Pork Roll with Chilli!
Address: 1 Sergeants Lane, St Leonards.
You can find Saigon Rolls on instagram @saigonrolls_stleonards.
Credit: @saigonrolls_stleonards
Restaurants in St Leonards
Shriya’s Flavours of India
Shriya’s offers a wide range of delicious Indian dishes for lunch and dinner, they also provide catering and can be booked for events.
Our favourite is their Naan bread.
Address: Forum Plaza, Shop no 1P2, 205 Pacific Highway, St Leonards.
You can find Shriya’s Flavours of India on instagram @shriyas_stleonards.
Credit: @shriyas_stleonards
Parks and Activities
Rock Climbing
Just ten minutes from St Leonards station is a rock climbing centre (Climb Fit) with activities for both the kids and adults, there is also a gym on site.
Address: Unit 4/12 Frederick Street, St Leonards
Credit: @climbfit_sydney
St Leonards Parks
There are two parks at St Leonards:
- Gore Hill Park
- Newlands Park
Gore Hill Park
Located on Corner Reserve Road and Pacific Highway, this park has an Oval, outdoor fitness equipment, BBQ and picnic facilities as well as a pavilion with toilets and parking close by.
Newlands Park
Located at the corner of Canberra Ave and Duntroon Avenue, this is a family friendly park with children’s play area and bike track as well as picnic and BBQ facilities. There is also an off-leash dog area and there is ample roadside parking.
Naremburn Park in Willoughby is very close by, as is St Leonards Park in North Sydney.
Green Breathable Wall
St Leonards is now home to the World’s First Breathing Wall!
Developed as part of the Mitchell Street Plaza upgrade to help improve local public spaces, to create a ‘statement’ and to ‘identify the character of St Leonards’ as well as providing an opportunity to improve air quality.
Commerce in St Leonards
St Leonards business community is growing which is a good sign for the local property market. Council are actively encouraging small-medium business to set up in the area.
“Target small-medium businesses and creative industries and actively promote St Leonards as a place to do business.”
St Leonards Property Prices
St Leonards has seen strong growth in recent years.
These are the median property values for the past 12 months from Property Value by Core Logic:
Rental Returns
Rental returns have also been excellent in this suburb due to its proximity to the City, also the growing commercial area and renovations to the Royal North Shore Hospital have contributed to this strong growth.
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