North Richmond, NSW 2754

Riverside town on the northern bank of the Hawkesbury River, 67 km north-west of the Sydney CBD and separated from Richmond across the river by pasture land and the Hawkesbury. North Richmond is not part of the Sydney metropolitan urban area but is considered part of the Greater Sydney region. A historic settlement — the 1833 Woolpack Inn (later the North Richmond Hotel, renamed 1940), a 1905 concrete bridge over the Hawkesbury and a 1926–1952 railway branch through town — it is today a growing family town with 6,358 residents at the 2021 census, new residential estates on its edges, and a village centre around the North Richmond Shopping Village. Agents describe it as a blend of rural and urban living along the foothills of the Blue Mountains and the banks of the Hawkesbury (Belle Property listing copy).

At a Glance

Transport

North Richmond has no railway station — the Richmond–Kurrajong branch line that served the town closed in 1952. The nearest station is Richmond station, the T1 terminus on the south bank of the river, reached via the North Richmond Bridge over the Hawkesbury (a few minutes' drive). Buses: Busways operates three routes through North Richmond under Transport for NSW contracts — route 668 (Richmond to Windsor via Glossodia and Freemans Reach), route 680 (Richmond–Grose Vale loop) and route 682 (Richmond to Kurrajong or Berambing) — all running to Richmond station.

Schools

Richmond North Public School — NSW government K–6 primary school on Grose Vale Road, North Richmond, established 1871. Colo High School — NSW government comprehensive Years 7–12 high school at 218 Bells Line of Road, North Richmond, established in 1978.

Shopping & Amenities

North Richmond's village centre is built around the North Richmond Shopping Village at 6–16 Riverview Street, described by its owners as a vibrant community shopping centre 'in the heart of North Richmond' with a supermarket and various shops and food outlets. The main roads through town are Grose Vale Road, Bells Line of Road and Terrace Road, and the town also has a Panthers licensed club, a police station and the historic North Richmond Hotel (evolved from the 1833 Woolpack Inn). Yobarnie Keyline Farm at 108 Grose Vale Road is a NSW State Heritage Register-listed property.

Parks & Outdoors

The Hawkesbury River is North Richmond's defining outdoor asset — the river bounds the town on its eastern side ('east is the Hawkesbury River'), and Bells Line of Road crosses it on the North Richmond Bridge, with riverbank scenery along the town's eastern and southern edges where the town looks across to Richmond. Community sports grounds in town are John Wellington Oval, Turnbull Oval and Inalls Lane, used for cricket and soccer (Colo Cougars Soccer Club is based at Inalls Lane). To the west rise the foothills of the Blue Mountains along Bells Line of Road towards Kurrajong and Grose Vale.

Property Market

The median house price in North Richmond was around ~$1.26M (median sale price, realestate.com.au suburb data, retrieved Sep 2026); CoreLogic via YIP puts the house median at $1,255,000 based on 132 house sales over 12 months (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. North Richmond's market spans the village grid, newer family estates (Redbank etc.) and acreage fringe properties, so medians swing with sales mix — the ~$1.26M realestate.com.au median and YIP's $1.255M align, while acreage properties list well above (e.g. a 5.26 ha estate on Mullens Road guided ~$1.71m and a 2,776 m² Keda Circuit home at ~$1m+; renovated older homes sell near $845k–$1.1M). The strong headline growth rate partly reflects the mix of large-acreage and new-estate sales. Unit/townhouse stock is limited (no reliable suburb unit median found). Suburb-level current rental data was not accessible from the trackers used. Median house roughly $1.1–1.5M across the town's house-and-acreage mix.

New Developments

New Richmond Bridge Stage 2 — the Australian and NSW governments committed $658 million (2026) to deliver a new four-lane bridge over the Hawkesbury River at North Richmond, widen Bells Line of Road through North Richmond and build a new bypass linking the Kurrajong Road/Old Kurrajong Road intersection with Castlereagh Road; the project was in planning/community consultation as of 2024–26 and will replace the long-congested existing crossing. Redbank North Richmond — a 180-hectare master-planned community on Yobarnie Avenue with traditional family lots through to grand homestead blocks, heritage protection and an active display village, with land releases continuing (e.g. 'From $750,000' land listings, Sep 2026). Town growth is also reflected in new estate streets such as Redbank's Grazier Way and Altitude Street developments (Belle Property; Homely sales records).

Jobs & Local Economy

Employment is mostly local and service-based: retail and hospitality in and around the North Richmond Shopping Village, schools (Colo High, Richmond North Public School) and trades/agriculture tied to the town's rural and nursery-country hinterland. Richmond, immediately across the Hawkesbury, provides the district's biggest employment pool — RAAF Base Richmond (the RAAF's C-130 airlift hub, with its own Richmond RAAF 2755 locality), Richmond town-centre retail and Western Sydney University's Hawkesbury campus. Many North Richmond households commute from Richmond station (T1) to Blacktown, Penrith/Parramatta and the CBD.

Nearby Suburbs

Richmond, Agnes Banks, Grose Vale, Grose Wold, Richmond Lowlands, Kurrajong, Kurmond, Tennyson, Glossodia, Freemans Reach

Sources & method

Researched 5 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.

Sources cited in this guide:

• Wikipedia — North Richmond
• NSW Government

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