“It’s a great place to bring up a family,” says Rowan Lazar of Ray White Upper North Shore. “The schools are the biggest drawcard: you’ve got Pymble Ladies’ College here and private schools up and down the train line.”

Ravenswood, Abbotsleigh, Knox Grammar and Barker College are all within easy reach by train, with buses available to Masada College and Brigidine College in neighbouring St Ives.
Lazar, who spent his formative years in the suburb, says Pymble prices have skyrocketed in recent years, with house prices up nearly 24 per cent in the 12 months to September. “Pymble house prices have gone so high because of the big blocks but they’re still seen as good value compared to Roseville and Killara,” he says.
Located 22 kilometres north of the CBD, Pymble boasts leafy avenues, a selection of parks and bushland reserves, two golf courses and a commercial precinct centred around the train station.