Lanarkshire
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Pentland Reach, ML12

1st

Ranked 1st out of 2 in Lanarkshire

By Story Homes

4.22

(16 reviews)

Each home at Pentland Reach has been designed with modern living in mind. Located within walking distance of Biggar, the town has excellent commute times to Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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Latest Reviews

4.22

16 total reviews

Stats

Overall

4.44

Facilities

3.75

Design

4.50

Location

4.56

Value

4.13

Management

3.13

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Great development

Eric Lassard (Owner)

Verified Resident

Apr 2023

Variations in external design of the houses give the development lots of character. Around £30 a quarter for maintenance of communal areas, grass cutting etc. Safe environment with local shops and services nearby. Easy enough to get to Edinburgh or Glasgow provided you have a car.

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

Lovely street within a great development. Easy parking (most have private driveways though there is plenty on-street parking too).

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

To lower my expectations of the developer, Story Homes, in terms of after sales service and dealing with snagging issues. They claim to have been housebuilder of the year! (Lol)

What is the best feature of your home:

Great street within a super development. South west facing garden is excellent in summer.

3

Facilities

4

Design

4

Location

3

Value

3

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Great location, attractive development, slow completion of shared spaces

TeeJay (Owner)

Verified Resident

Apr 2023

Pentland Reach is an attractive development, with a good mix of different house styles and finishes, giving it a more organic look than the bland 'copy-paste' appearance of most new build developments. The green space on phase 1 is really good, with plenty of space between houses and shared green spaces. The second phase feels a lot more crammed in, with much smaller gardens, houses more or less on top of each other and very little in the way of public green spaces - it feels a lot more urban. The build quality is good, but the completion of public spaces has taken a very long time - roads are still not adopted over 8 years after the development started. Public spaces are starting to be tidied up now, but have often been left in a messy state for weeks or months (and some even years) without any communication from the builders as to when they will be completed.

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

Biggar is a vibrant town with good transport connections and a thriving high street. Good local services, including doctors, dentists, sports centre, library, etc. Very peaceful, yet with good road access to both Edinburgh and Glasgow and a reasonable bus service to Edinburgh.

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

I feel I was very lucky with the position of my house, meaning the garden is particularly open and not overshadowed by other houses. It is difficult to get a feel for that from looking at a plan.

What is the best feature of your home:

Good sized garden and attractive development. Great local services.

4

Facilities

4

Design

5

Location

5

Value

3

Management

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Living in Pentland

K (Owner)

Verified Resident

Apr 2023

A good little estate close to Edinburgh. All the houses are varied styles and sizes. Lots of families, has a good community feel. Factor attends to common grounds, cutting grass and tress etc. This is ok but they could tidy up after themselves a bit better.

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

Quiet little estate, close to Edinburgh. Play park surfaces not laid properly in the first place and now are all uneven and breaking up causing trip hazard for children. Will now have to oay for this through the factor.

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

There will be snagging in a new build, be prepared to list these in writing so they can be dealt with by the developer.

What is the best feature of your home:

Location of the house and the garden that gets the sun all day.

3

Facilities

4

Design

4

Location

4

Value

3

Management

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We had a few issues mainly snagging

Gary (Owner)

Verified Resident

Apr 2022

Really good development. Well designed houses. We had a few issues mainly snagging, however they have been rectified. We would recommend the development. Great park and kick about area. Really good landscaping area and path. Maintenance of the landscaping sometimes could be better

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

Very good amenities in the area. If you don’t have a car public transport can be an issue

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

None

What is the best feature of your home:

Elevation treatment and rear garden with boundary wall

4

Facilities

4

Design

5

Location

4

Value

3

Management

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Nice looking place

Eric Lassard (Owner)

Verified Resident

Mar 2022

Design of the development is generally excellent. Good amount of variation in house design on each street which adds to the character, rather than rows of houses that look identical. Requires a quarterly factoring fee for maintenance of common areas. This service is generally ok but not brilliant.

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

Very good selection of independent shops and pubs. Though a larger supermarket in Biggar would be nice. Zero anti social behaviour. Bin collection very good.

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

Consider what direction your garden faces if you want to get the sun. Mine is south west so lots of sunlight which is treating summer. Would not like to have north facing.

What is the best feature of your home:

Kitchen diner looks great and is a great hub of the house.

3

Facilities

5

Design

3

Location

3

Value

3

Management

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