Stanhope Gardens is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of City of Blacktown.

He established an inn, the Stanhope Arms on Windsor Road, to cater for the traffic between the Macquarie Towns and Parramatta.

[4] Schools located in Stanhope Gardens includes:[4] Stanhope Gardens has the following public school catchment:[4] Public transport is provided by private bus operators CDC NSW (route 6xx) and Busways (route 7xx), under contract from Transport for NSW.

Stanhope Anglican Church holds services in a dedicated building on View St, opened in July 2020.

[5] The Catholic Parish of Blessed John XXIII holds services in the Church on Perfection Avenue, Stanhope Gardens.

Stanhope Village is a sub-regional shopping centre anchored by supermarkets and 40 other specialised retail, service, fashion and food outlets.