Inner West · Stanmore

One thing I’d do in Stanmore

My pick

Walk the grand Victorian streets around Stanmore Road. It is one of the best heritage-house walks in the Inner West. Then eat at Sixpenny.

Sixpenny is at 83 Percival Road. On a budget, go 140 metres up the road to Bar Lira at 124 Percival Road, the Sixpenny team’s 28-seat wine bar for wine, snacks, small plates and gelato, which was set to open in October 2026. Earlier in the day, get coffee and something sweet at Ard, a vegan bakery in an old battery shop at 2A Stafford Street.

Sources: Broadsheet: Bar Lira · Broadsheet: Ard · OpenTable: Sixpenny

The property side

• Housing mix: 40.2% semis and terraces, 38.4% apartments, 18.8% freestanding houses.
• Pockets: Newington College’s Gothic Revival campus (1881); the shops on Percival Road and Trafalgar Street; Weekley Park, Crammond Park and Montague Gardens.
• Transport: Stanmore station on the Inner West lines.
• Schools in and around the suburb include Stanmore Public, St Michael’s Catholic Primary and Newington College. Catchments are address-specific, so check yours on NSW School Finder.

Sources: ABS Census 2021 · Wikipedia

Go deeper

• Stanmore’s education migration
• The school zone premium
• Best real estate agent in Stanmore
• One thing I’d do in every Inner West suburb

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