A guide to living in North East England

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

Parking is good. There are lots of buses so you can easily go to Sunderland, Durham and Newcastle . Parking is good with lots of space for residents and visitors.

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

Dealt with quickly and kept up to date with any delays etc

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

Garden storage required, side gate for access needs to be better as bangs in wind when left open

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

Most things are great, there's a shop across the road and a Sainsbury's daily down the road with a morrisons about 5 minutes walk away. A very nice pub very close to the area. About a 10 minute walk from the town centre. The area isn't the best, there was a lot of anti social activity a while ago with people running around the area and police pushing them back up towards our area.

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

We haven't had any issues so far, but I'm assuming they would be quick to act if we did.

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

Check out the area before you decide on moving in, if you have kids I imagine you'd want to make sure the area is safe.

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

There is no bad points everything is 5 star .Dave is always very friendly and willing to help in anyway he can

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

Very quick response time as stated above faulty cooker replaced 2days later

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

Nothing is too much trouble the only fault in my street is parking but the next street has plenty of parking bays around the green

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

Feels safe in the estate it gives a real sense of community all the residents are really nice. Kids able to play around the estate without a worry. Great access to the motorway, petrol station 2 minutes drive away which is ideal! The high street has butchers, convenience stores, hairdressers, take aways, cafe, park just a five minute walk away. We love it here!

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

Any maintenance issues are resolved very quickly without any stress

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

If you enjoy sitting out in the sun go for a property where you get the sun all day we are lucky it lasts untill 5pm but some get the sun all day! :)

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

Local shops are within walking distance and I am close to my place of work. Parking is a little dicey as lots of people park on the street

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

Aside from schedule differences, I’ve had my queries dealt with promptly.

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

There isn’t anything that I can think of, non applicable