Tangier Gardens, SO32

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

Just how bad build quality (or lack of) is and ineptness of Crest Customer Service

What is the best feature of your home:

The neighbours are lovely and the location is also great.

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

Bishops Waltham is a lovely place to live. Our site is less than 5 minutes walk to the corner shop and children's playground/football field. Our street is very quiet with lots of parking available.

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

We are on clay soil which doesn't drain very well, meaning the bottom of the garden was quite boggy before we added drainage.

What is the best feature of your home:

We have a large, south facing garden which I wouldn't have expected in a new build.

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

Great country walks from Tangier Gardens. Easy walk into town. On bus routes. Sainsburys Local, Garage, wonderful coffee shops and Post Office nearby. Quiet Estate with friendly people.

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

I did not know there was Priory Park right next door for our children. This was a lovely surprise for our kids once we had moved in.

What is the best feature of your home:

It's position, close to everything although still feels remote.

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

The school is excellent! And the village itself is lovely, and there is some lovely walks but you have to fight with a main road before you can get to any countryside, with having kids and only 1 pedestrian crossing it’s not ideal. They’ve built the Estste with to make money, no real thought has gone into well who would buy these houses aka FAMILIES! There is no infrastructure been put in place to make it safe for children to walk to and from school. In terms of the neighbours well if you enjoy having an neighbour who is constantly calling out ambulances then it’s definitely the place to live.

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

That we where going to be housed next to someone who is incredibly rude, abuses alcohol, and is incredibly inconsiderate for those around her. The gardens look “like the perfect space” for children to play in, yet there is no proper drainage it floods, and then dies. I have asked for some help with regards to this but like everything else it’s goes over everyone’s head. If I was in a finical position to buy one of the houses on the estate I would avoid like the plague the gardens are shocking and the lack of love care and attention that should go into building a house, well they have missed the calling card for that one.

What is the best feature of your home:

The bedroom sizes and that there are 2 toilets, oh and the insulation!

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

Close to good sized small town with choice of good schools, shops and amenities. Strong community feel and good, quiet location.

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

Gas hob could have been more energy efficient halogen hob as we're all trying to move away from fossil fuels.

What is the best feature of your home:

Solar panels and insulation, and the ample garden space which I've loved designing over the last year since moving in.