Story Homes

Strawberry Grange, CA13

3rd

Ranked 3rd out of 8 in Cumbria

3.82

Strawberry Grange offers a variety of detached, semi detached and terraced homes with a mix of 3, 4 & 5 bedrooms. Each home offers a high specification throughout including a fully integrated kitchen, patio and bi-folding doors. The development is less than a 5 minute drive from Cockermouth centre which offers excellent commuter links.

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3.96

Facilities

3.33

Design

4.04

Location

4.54

Value

3.71

Management

3.21

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KLG (Tenant)

Verified Resident

May 2023

Great location, house great but few damp issues

KLG (Tenant)

Verified Resident

May 2023

Very happy with our house and location . We have a bad damp situation which is on going ATM , the house needs insulated as it hasn't been fully done. Hopefully this will be resolved before winter comes as we have several large damps spots around the house, which isn't good for our health.

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

Excellent location for town , shops bars and places to eat etc . Our street is quiet of traffic with it being a culdesac.

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

Home group have been great so far with the damp issue that isn't their fault. Still waiting for works to be completed

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

I wish there wasn't a damp issue . Also lots of traffic getting off the estate and a lot of careless drivers .

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Rich d (Tenant)

Verified Resident

May 2023

Cockermouth new builds, very good

Rich d (Tenant)

Verified Resident

May 2023

The overall look of the estates is very good houses are a good standard with gardens maintained to a high spec and communal areas regularly cut The roads are all done in brick and looks the part it boasts a bridal path running in between both developments

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

Cockermouth is vary vibrant for bars and restaurants with variety of cuisines to satisfy any palates

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

They have sent workmen fairly quickly with a varied results obtained

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

Just the lack of storage space is an issue with no cupboards to put stuff in

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Richard L (Owner)

Verified Resident

May 2023

Attractive estate in a good location

Richard L (Owner)

Verified Resident

May 2023

Attractively designed development and a nice place to live. The houses are well designed and good quality. Phase 1 seems to have more space between plots and less densely filled with properties. The annual property management fees seem expensive for the very little gardening/maintenance of some of the common areas that actually takes place. The road layout and design is illogical as Ellermire Drive is narrow and doesn't have pedestrian walk ways just soft grass verges yet it is the shortest route for many and hence is heavily used which creates dangers for pedestrians. This needs addressing.

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

Good location right on the edge of the Lake District National Park and within walking distance of Cockermouth town centre. Parking isn't a problem as each property gets at least 2 parking spaces. The estate is quiet and peaceful and our neighbours are friendly and helpful.

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

Yes multiple minor faults which have been rectified in most cases.

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

That the service strips ( the grass verges on Ellermire Drive) don't belong to us and we can't do anything with them but we are expected to keep them neat and tidy. But they get driven over by delivery drivers and start to get rutted and muddy.

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Kirstie (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Apr 2023

Location amazing, house nice but small, DAMP issue needs resolved!!!

Kirstie (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Apr 2023

I have lived in our house from new and it is 5 years 2 months old and the damp in our house is dreadful. I reported it to Story home who basically just replied to say it is over 2 years old!!! Is that a joke, you get better warranty with a car!!! Our bathroom ceiling is covered in mould so we have had to erect cladding to cover it, our bedrooms are also covered in mould. Also the top of our stairs there is a huge damp patch, what we thought was a leak, upon inspection, removing inches and inches of plaster then a brick, they discovered Story's have missed lots of insulation and they think this could be the case all over the house, hence the damp everywhere. So the full house needs drilled and inspected from the outside and filled with insulation we imagine. Luckily we don't have to pay for this but I also don't think Home Group should either.

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

The location is excellent, 15 minute walk into town. However the first part of the cycle path on the estate need resurfaced it is very messy after even light rain.

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

They have been great with this dreadful damp issue we have but it still is not resolved as the house wasn't fully insulted !!! This is not their fault

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

I wish I knew they warranty cover was only 2 years!!!!!

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Lee W (Owner)

Verified Resident

Apr 2023

Great development with areas to improve

Lee W (Owner)

Verified Resident

Apr 2023

We'll presented houses but disappointed that some areas of estate grounds don't get looked after by the management company or the council. Who looks after these? Are the home owners expected to upkeep them? I don't know. Well designed house and nice curb appeal.

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

Great area to live. Beautiful views and great access to the lakes. Everything is in easy walking distance.

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

Responded politely but not had many issues to raise.

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

It would have been informative to have been told the amount of home housing on the estate.

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