Centenary Quay, SO19

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

The gym is great. Bin collection is good. Noise is awful all day and most the night. Views are good.

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

Yes in general they respond to issues with the building but nothing outside of it.

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

The noise level being so high and a park being intended.

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

The area is a bit remote but if you like it quiet, it's a nice spot to live in. There are a few shops, hairdressers, GPs or dentists around, so you're not in the middle of nowhere.

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

I haven't had any specific concerns in these regards.

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

I was told I had no upstairs neighbours and confidently thought it would be very quiet for me. Alas... generally speaking, it's really the soundproofing that is extraordinarily poor. Something I couldn't know until I moved in and lived here for a while.

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

Incredible views, great location, great sense of community

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

I wish I had of known about the group of troublemaking youths who terrorise our car park and damage our property

What is the best feature of your home:

The 270 degree view from overlooking bitterne, St Mary’s stadium, ocean village, the working port to the Solent and out to the ocean

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

Supermarket and lots of local shops and takeaways

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

Can be noisy at weekends, but expected given the area

Please share one thing (or more) which you would change about your development:

there is an issue with the hot water, usually don't have much.

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

I really like the contemporary feel of the apartment and the wider CQ development. I’ve only lived here a few months but already feel very settled and happy here. I love how close to the city centre I am and being close to transport links is very ideal (Woolston train station just up the road, bus stop literally outside my block’s front door).

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

N/a, haven’t reported anything to them yet. However I’ve found the management to be very good at keeping residents up to date with any planned buildings works/ensuring we know in advance what’s happening.

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

The eon community energy scheme (which powers the radiators etc). I haven’t come across this before and it wasn’t explained to me during purchase, so would have been nice to know this beforehand