Hopefield Grange, OX10

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

Quiet location with easy access to main roads and M40. Small variety of shops on the high street with only one small co-op.

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

I wish we knew that our next door neighbours would be so noisy.

What is the best feature of your home:

Large open plan living space with big windows that allow plenty of light.

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

The local area is lovely, great amenities and a good sense of community. Everything in the village is within walking distance: shops, pharmacy, barbers, butchers, play parks, etc. Bin collection is regular and efficient. As is the bus that runs through, although there is only one. We've experienced some anti social behaviour, traffic noise is pretty loud and there are lots of helicopters late at night but overall the area is nice.

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

I wish I'd have known how noisy it was going to be. From road noise, to helicopters, to magpies, to loud neighbours - it's a lot.

What is the best feature of your home:

The best feature is probably the location. It's a lovely village with good access to other local villages and towns. Rural feeling without being disconnected from society.

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

The village is lovely with all the local services that you need. The only downside is you have to travel over 10 minutes to a train station but this is not too much of an issue.

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

That there were lots more estates being built around the Benson area.

What is the best feature of your home:

The french doors opening onto the garden are a lovely feature of the house.

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

Benson is a great area to live in. It has some lovely amenities in the local village along with the local towns, Wallingford and Didcot

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

How weather effects the garden (lots of pooling when it rains)

What is the best feature of your home:

The size of the rooms and thought gone into the design.

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

A lot of traffic problems around the development especially during rush hours - Benson is a very small village with only a couple of local shops.

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

I wish we had known that our next doors would be so noisy on a daily basis.

What is the best feature of your home:

Large open plan kitchen / living room space and a big garden.