Brewers Meadow, B69

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

The local amenities are very good. The local High Street is very close by, local supermarkets are a 5-10 minute drive away as well as several retail parks. The train station is a minute’s walk away which is great for travelling into Birmingham city centre in under 15 minutes - the train line is very close to the development however the noise disturbance is minimal and trains going by outside the window adds to the charm of living here. The M5 junction is also very close by so the location is amazing as I often commute into Birmingham and drive south to outer London. Parking is very good as all properties have private parking and their own EV charging points. Our parking is behind our house and accessible via Mill Lane, in around ten months here we have had a few instances of unauthorised parking in our private bays. Perhaps some signage to make it clear the parking is private would be helpful to deter non-residents parking there. Bin collections are weekly which is great. We live in one of the houses on Station Road, which is a semi busy road in terms of traffic, however noise disturbance is minimal.

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

We wish we’d known how thin the wood was for the floors. We did visit the house before buying but didn’t really notice the noise they’d create. It is by no means a huge issue.

What is the best feature of your home:

We love the size of the home. We have a lot of living space and the main rooms such as the kitchen, lounge and main bedroom are all a great size. Having two en-suites as well as the main bathroom and cloakroom is also fantastic.

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

Shops are in proximity of the development. There are restaurants but not a variety of them. Would have loved a lot more variety

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

Location to train station

What is the best feature of your home:

The Kitchen is my best feature in the apartment. I upgraded on somethings in the kitchen and I’m happy about that.

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

We are situated in a small village, right next to a beautiful canal one side of the new builds, for those nice summer walks and a train station for easy trips into Birmingham to other side. The village has all the expected amenities right on our door step. We have a local high street with various shops and restaurants and the old rep theatre. We also have a primary school and a fire service within a 2 minutes driving radius or 5 minute walk. We are ten minutes away from the bigger shopping centres and large supermarkets such as Sainsburys, Asda, Aldi. We are still living on a development site so building can be heard during the day and both the house an cars can be dusty as a result but that is to be expected and will resolve once the site is complete.

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

The upkeep of the large gardens. I probably wouldn’t have paid to have the garden laid if I was aware. Issues with the levelling of our garden as we experienced a lot of sinkage, keeping it

What is the best feature of your home:

Size of the home, size of each individual room, size of garden, locality and local amenities

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

Being from the area, we were very familiar with the local flavour of the area. Being close to the high street and park is super convenient for dog walks and amenities as is access to local restaurants. Access to Oldbury and the M5 junction is very convenient. The train line is good and although close does not provide any distraction. We have had a few problems with unauthorized parking and an instance of a smashed window from a neighbour. As a community we were active in safely reporting the issue and have had no instances since. I did feel the need to install security cameras at the back of the house. We have had no problems since. Living near a main road there is often loud cars speeding. The community feels good, our neighbours are lovely, we are excited to welcome more people to the street.

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

We wished we would have known that the secluded drive ways were going to attract problems. We would have put signage up immediately as well as other deterrents like CCTV cameras and alarm systems.

What is the best feature of your home:

The layout. Three floors, great storage space, room to spread out.

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

The location right next to the train station and also 2 minute festive from the M5 motorway junction makes it so accessible

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

The time scale for the entire development completion as I was one of the first builds in phase 1 and the development is still not complete after 18 months

What is the best feature of your home:

The view aspect from the lounge with French doors over looking the railway line