New Mill Quarter, SM6

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

The train station is across the road and originally there were more trains to central London but these have been removed for some reason. There is limited shops and a small high street but enough to get by, pharmacy, doctor, Lidl, take alway shops. We live above Lidl so there are multiple deliveries a day which causes a lot of traffic and noise for the residents. There are visitor bays available if you purchase visitor parking.

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

They have ignored communication for months now. We have attempted a few emails but unfortunately still waiting for a response.

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

The area is nice but the development has caused more problems which is still not resolved

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

Hackbridge is a lovely green area right next to the giant Beddington park, and Hackbridge boasts a zone 4 station which takes you to various central stations in as little as 30mins.

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

We had 40 pages of snags on day 1. Two years later, we’re down to just one page!

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

I wish the terms and conditions of being linked to SDEN had been made clearer. And I also wish there was a backup plan!

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

Very good home

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

Some delays but mostly resolved. People who experience leaks or issues etc, will have their problems resolved within 3 months

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

Distribution of radiators

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

it’s very simplistic and modern and the area is very calm and collected

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

I wish I had known that the development was gonna be this great

What is the best feature of your home:

the best feature about my home is how simplistic it looks

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

The location has good transport links to Central London with the train station only a few minutes walk from the estates. At this time of review, few developments around the area are also starting to flourish. It’s near good schools if you have children and nice walking trails and a park. Shops are rather limited and small within the area but with good bus links to the town centre. Restaurants are quite limited within the walking distance but lots within a couple of miles radius. The area has a residential, suburb, homey village feel to it.

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

Check the train time table for weekends. The area has become a thoroughfare for people to get to the station. The children’s park has also become a spot for teens to hang around at night. I am starting to re think how safe this area will be in the future. I just lost 3 pots of plants in the front yard.

Please share one thing (or more) which you would change about your development:

Definitely the windows to allow more light in and the storage spaces