Stewart Milne at Calderwood, EH53

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

Really beautiful development and very close to Almondell Country Park. New primary school has opened and cafe on site. The location is very handy for Livingston and Edinburgh but can be busy to get through East Calder at certain times of the day. Really good community and very friendly. The Calderwood committee work to give residence a voice. Could have more activities for kids. There are two parks and both can be busy at times. There is some noise from planes going over head but you get used to it (and not as bad as some areas in Livingston). Post office, shops, doctors, dentist and a few small shops are within a 10-15 minute walk. Football pitches and additional parks are also a short walk away.

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

Be prepared for delays with your move in date if buying new.

What is the best feature of your home:

Lovely looking house, nice plot with a south facing garden (which is lovely when the sun appears.

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

Close to village centre amenities. Big open spaces and easy access to country park. Good bus links and easy access to airport.

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

For homes designed for families, the internal walls have poor noise control properties.

What is the best feature of your home:

The available space in the back garden has been our favourite feature.

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

Good open spaces, but good delivery struggles to find the address. Can’t order off just eat

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

Take photos as soon as you move in

What is the best feature of your home:

Spacious rooms, nice kitchen, good sized garden…..

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

Great local amenities with a doctors and dentist close by, hair dressers, Tesco, a library, beauty therapists, and schools all within easy reach.

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

There is nothing bad that I wish I’d known before I moved in, perhaps the only thing I wish I’d known is how much I’d enjoy living here!

What is the best feature of your home:

I love the space we have, the house is really family friendly and we have a big garden.

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

The location is perfect. It is a 10 minute walk to the lovely local pub, to the mini Tesco and to the post office and takeaways etc. The train station is a 2 minute drive/25 minute walk away, which goes to either Edinburgh or Glasgow. The bus into Edinburgh takes 30 minutes and there are three different bus stops in the Calderwood estate. Parking is not an issue and bins are collected weekly, as normal. Very quiet throughout the whole estate.

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

The gardens are always smaller (per metre) than they “estimate” before you move in.

What is the best feature of your home:

The character that 3 floors provides - and the additional space because of this.