A guide to living in Staffordshire

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Sience living here it's been alright. Electric gates to the back car park in operation with fob. Close to bus stop, Lidl around the corner. Not traffic noise , very quiet at night. Nice neighbours. The developer got company who is carry about plant and cutting grass around the estate every two weeks for free during the summer time. Unfronetely we don't have open space for kids or any playground for them around here.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Unfronteley we were told that the parking outside the steets will be for everyone with the residential car park permit( roughly £40 a year), unfornetely council changed the plan and this parkings are only issued for people with blue badge which I don't really understand.

What is the best feature of your home:

It's cheap during the winter time . I have my thermostat set to 23 degrees all the time and the bills is not more as £180 for gas and electricity . Family 2+2. During the summer it comes down for maximum £90 with octopus.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

We live on Arkall Farm and literally love our house and its design. We are on the outskirts of Tamworth but our location is only 1 mile from the town centre so it’s perfect for us nice and quiet with a local coop for convenience. We have the number 2 bus service so that’s great for getting into town no real problems With noise or parking everyone is friendly very calm so when your home you can relax with family totally recommend yes it’s pricey but worth it with local schools within a mile a plus as well

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Just more understanding of the customer service once you have moved in 2 many departments fir me gets confusing

What is the best feature of your home:

3 ensuite bathrooms and kitchen which allowed me to have a pool table / dining table

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Right next to train station, town centre, shop, petrol station and motorways. Loud motor bikes on nearby county road (Ashby Road). No police station close by.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I had know that we could have picked our kitchen and chose tiles. We were the first to purchase on the estate and asked if we could have our bathroom and downstairs toilet tiled and pick our kitchen. We were told no despite the house still being erected. The site manager showed us on our tour and asked if we liked them cos she believed we chose them. She said she agreed we could chose what we wanted even though we were told we couldn’t. Disappointing considering it’s a half million pound purchase. Plus obviously entrance steps, a mess. We expected railing at front of house to be vertical not horizontal, doesn’t look as nice, like the show home railing. Can see uneven walls, only once painted so was too late to have anything done about it. We do love the design though, it’s very different

What is the best feature of your home:

We have multiple void spaces which provides a lot of openness and makes our home feel very unique, different to there homes. Like that we have a bath and a shower in the bathroom.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Nice town with good local facilities such as Ventura Park. Great to have a shop so close to the estate. The roads are wide but parking can be tight.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I had known and read more reviews about the builder.

What is the best feature of your home:

The large bedroom spaces and well designed kitchen.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Close to Tamworth castle grounds, small local shop a 5 minute walk away. Would be nice to have a coffee shop/amenities on site or within walking distance of the development. Great transport links with the bus coming through the development. No issues with bin collections, traffic noise etc.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Do the upgrades/flooring with Davidsons if you can afford to as they make such a difference and it keeps moving in a lot slicker that everything is done

What is the best feature of your home:

We love the design layout, light bright kitchen, quality of finish and the attention to detail.