Two years ago Farley was a sleepy rural hamlet with only 218 people calling the fringe suburb home.
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But today the village is on the cusp of suburbia, ready for its population to increase five fold thanks to the impending construction of Ravensfield Estate.
On Saturday the first stage of the 351-lot subdivision will be showcased by Peters Real Estate at an open day.
Of the 46 blocks in stage one, 22 have been sold, another 22 are on the market and the remaining two have been set aside for the estate's ornate sandstone entryway.
And still to come are more stages as well as playing fields, a sportsground and other community facilities.
“It’s going to completely enhance the area,” said Peters Real Estate principal and licencee Tim Peters, who also has a part ownership in the estate.
“It’s a village on the fringe of Rutherford and Telarah that is going to become its own thriving suburb.”
In 2009, Maitland Council identified Farley as having capacity for 1500 residential lots. Council are currently considering a development application for 136 more lots.
The first sign of what’s to come for the suburb is a large, soon-to-be-completed roundabout on Wollombi Road.
Built on what used to be an 80km/h country stretch with farmland on either side, the roundabout will one day open on to family-filled, suburban streets.
Once 150 lots have been built on, traffic lights will also be installed at the intersection of New England Highway and Wollombi Road.
It’s a far cry from the 2016 Census when just 218 people were recorded as living in 81 homes across the suburb.
Mr Peters said the infrastructure and services available in border suburbs of Telarah and Rutherford made Farley an appealing place to live.
“If you get in your car you’re probably going to hit Rutherford Shopping Centre in between three and five minutes,” he said.
The demographics of the suburb look set to change too. The median age in Farley is currently 43 but with land prices starting at $149,000, the area is being heavily marketed towards first home buyers.
Earthworks on the site are set to begin as early as next month and Mr Peters said he would anticipate the first slabs would be down by the end of 2019.
The open day will be held at the Ravensfield site this Saturday from 1-4pm.