Bovis Homes at The Avenue, GL56

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

We love living here. It is a beautiful part of the country and it is peaceful. The town can get busy due to tourist appeal in the warmer months and sitting on top of where two major trunk roads intersect it can also get busy. We have yet to find lots do but haven't really looked! There a plenty of pubs and places to eat, but if you want chains and lots of fast food you are in the wrong place.

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

I wish I had known how many snags we would have to contend with and some of the major areas that were not right. Might not have changed our decision to buy, but would perhaps have altered our approach to dealing with them.

What is the best feature of your home:

I suppose this is where it is located. It is on a lovely development close to the town (walking distance) and situated in a lovely part of the country.

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

The Town - Pros - Its beautiful, quiet, nicely setup for short trips out and for little walks, Restaurants are good! 3 indian restaurants. enough child care options, school Cons- HV Charging for cars non existant, famous market is low quality, No NHS dentist, NHS hospital is not equiped for emergencies with children(closest is 35 mins to banbury), trainline is ok, but not a major train line at all. Very expensive Council tax for not alot back. Large scale dispute around £16K for the kids play park which they shall not pay, but they have closed the park. The area - Lots of walks, really quiet and nice to live in Roads are brutal :) , surrounding towns are amazing and lovely to take trips too.

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

I wish i had paid a little extra for a snagging professional. this would have been a great place to begin as they know SO much more. Its better to get this done than someone pull you up when you go to sell.

What is the best feature of your home:

The outside stone that the house is built from, this is the best part of my house... And our neighbours are lovely.