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Silverwater

24.3 km south-west of Newcastle city centreCity of Lake Macquarie39 min to Catherine Hill Bay Beach0 min to Lake Macquarienext to Sunshine and Crangan Bay

Not to be confused with Sydney's Silverwater. This is a small western shore lakefront community near Morisset. Genuine lake access and quiet residential streets at accessible prices.

About Lake Macquarie

Lake Mac is where Newcastle people move when they want space, water, and a slower clock. The vibe is family-friendly, boat-friendly, retirement-friendly.

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Lake Mac Vibes editorial assessment

Building approvals Licensed venues Late trading Contaminated land Recent sales

Basemap: OpenStreetMap via Protomaps Findings: council registers, NSW Liquor & Gaming, NSW contaminated land register

Momentum: steady

Silverwater currently reads steady, at low confidence, the pattern: western shore, quiet lakefront.

Development activity

Major projects and active development applications shaping this suburb

Dwelling Alterations and Additions

76 Beach Road · Approved

Shed

1 Talbot Road · Approved

Dwelling House

87 Beach Road · Approved

Demolition, Dwelling House

81 Beach Road · Approved

Demolition, Dwelling House, Swimming Pool and Associated Safety Barriers and Cabana

68 Beach Road · Unknown

Data: Newcastle & Lake Macquarie Councils + NSW Planning Portal

Price trajectory

Too few sales here in the past year to publish a median. A price from a handful of sales says more about those houses than about the suburb.

NSW Valuer General via nswpropertysalesdata.com

Commercial vibe

Lifestyle venues that signal neighbourhood trajectory

OpenStreetMap data · Updated monthly

Living here

Groceries, medical, terrain, transport, schools

Terrain: mostly flat.

Data: OpenStreetMap · Terrain curated · Updated quarterly

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Risks

Safety

Noise sources

Rail: quiet, No rail corridors within 500m. Construction: No significant construction.

Data: OpenStreetMap roads · Transport for NSW traffic counts and rail corridors · NSW Liquor & Gaming

A late-trading venue two streets away is not the same as one at the fence line. Noise within 500 m of an address →

Those risks are suburb-wide. Yours might not be.

Everything above describes Silverwater. Which of it falls within 500 m of one particular house is a different question.

What is in a Surroundings Report · from $29

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Check what's happening around any specific address: development, contamination, noise, and more within 500m.

Surroundings reports from $29