Cowley Park, PE11

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

Great area to live with a very strong sense of community, excellent connections very near to A52 and A16. In the village there are schools for different levels. A variety of local shops around the corner, the only thing that is missing is a medical centre ( nearest one is in Gosberton) and dentist.

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

We were one of the fist people to move into this area of the development when they still continue to work around, maybe it was better yo wait until most of the houses were finished since the noise, traffic and muddy boots were a little too much.

What is the best feature of your home:

Location and allowing people to choose that ( depending of availability)

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

It is a short walk to the village centre where you can access takeaways, local shops and a post office. You can also catch a bus to the local town. However, several properties were sold to the council, which wasn’t part of the original plans. As a consequence I have been a victim of antisocial behaviour that was so bad I’ve needed to call the police. Also the road is not very wide and people park all over the road.

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

I wish I had been made aware of how many council houses there would be. There ended up being many more than originally planned when I bought my property and I wouldn’t have bought it.

What is the best feature of your home:

I like that I overlook a green space, and the house has a good sized garden

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

Lovely area to live in, everything is so smooth, big garden for a 2 bed property and if we move hopefully it will be with Ashwood again

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

Nothing at all really, only thing we wished we had was a utility cupboard for big appliances but it’s not the end of the world as we came up with a solution

What is the best feature of your home:

We love how spacious our rooms are and especially the garden

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

Donington is an ideal location for young families, there are 2 convenience stores, 4 local takeaways and 2 schools in the village alone. Two bus routes to Spalding and Boston mean public transport is easily accessible too. Our development is next to the local skate park, which during the summer can cause issues with noise late at night and antisocial behaviour including drug use. Parking is easy and plentiful. Bin collections are always on time and ran well.

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

We wish we would have known just “cost effective” the house had been built. It seems like some expense was spared in a lot of areas of the home.

What is the best feature of your home:

The house is very reasonably priced to run, gas and electricity rates are low.

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

The village is quiet but with facilities such as Fish and Chip shops, an amazing butchers, several stores, hairdressers and a thriving community of events. The traffic is low unless their are road works. The bin collection is weekly and is bags, with no limit from our experience. The village had a primary and secondary school, as well as nursery.

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

Stacked parking is a nightmare and the garden, although large, was not finished to even a minimal quality.

What is the best feature of your home:

The house feels bigger than it is, with lots of natural light and neutral colours.