Cairo Apartments, CR0

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

The anti-social behaviour near Church Street tram stop is not pleasant. During the day, you will find some homeless drug-using people in the area. They are not rude or anything to passers by as far as I know, but they get in to disputes among one another on occasions and the police have been called. It is not nice to walk past when you're going shopping. There is limited parking in the area, Croydon Council only offer parking for the car park across from the development for £700 annually. There is not option to pay monthly or even quarterly. The parking restrictions are 24 hours a day 7 days a week for most of the roads locally. Wandle park is located nearby and it is a nice park for evening walks. Valley Park and Purley Way are closeby with an array of shops. We are walking distance to Croydon Town Centre and there are a good range of shops and restaurants. The transport links in Croydon are great - Both East and West Croydon have overhead trains to London and surrounding areas.

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

I wish I knew about the limited parking availability in the area provided by the local authority.

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

The good aspect of the development is the security. No one can access the building without a fob key. The bad aspect of the development is the parking there is no place for parking and the most irritating thing is a code is needed for the gate so even if you had to get an Uber due to heavy bags from shopping. The gate is not open for the driver to drive me to the entrance. Please sort this it’s a nuisance.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They have been very prompt on dealing with repairs in the property.

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

That the gate to the parking space is always closed. I think it needs to be open so that deliveries can take place and Uber can come to the entrance to the building. Sort this ASAP it’s a nuisance.

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

Great location,excellent transport links to central and everywhere else. Local shops and market are close by.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

It took a while for them to get back to me or fix anything

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

I wish I would know that it won’t be possible to get resident’s guest parking on the streets near by

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

The complex is well connected, with east and west croydon both being around 10 minutes away with shopping centres close by. The flyover is very noisy and the trams are quite rusty so can be very noisy when the windows are open

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

How to set up the bills and properly work the supplies

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

This development is in croydon old town, it’s location is perfect for travel with links into central london and the coast. There are a number of local shops within 4 min walk from supermarkets to clothes shops. There is also a number of bars and clubs within a short bus ride if that’s to your suiting. There is no parking on the development but there is space for moving in and deliveries. There is a car park across the road which is reasonably priced. There is a bin store which is cleared out regularly and is usually kept tidy. You can’t hear any traffic noise when all your windows are closed. You can not hear any neighbours either from inside your apartment.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The building management are very efficient and helpful. I contacted them to find out how to activate my gas and electric accounts. They responded quickly and with the information I needed.

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

I wish I had known how quite it is, it really feels peaceful here.