Traffic volume in Earlwood (2206) varies by road type: local residential streets typically see fewer than 3,000 vehicles per day, collectors run at 3,000 to 12,000, and arterials and state roads handle 12,000 to 50,000 or more. The data card below maps the counted roads nearest to Earlwood and their volumes, so you can see whether high-traffic roads intersect the residential parts of the suburb.
High traffic volumes on roads bordering or passing through Earlwood have two principal effects on buyers: noise (particularly at night and during morning peak) and air quality (tailpipe particulates and nitrogen dioxide). Properties directly fronting high-volume roads in Canterbury-Bankstown typically trade at a 3 to 8 percent discount to equivalent properties on quieter streets, a discount that is sometimes difficult to recover at resale.
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