Kidbrooke Village Shared Ownership by Moat Homes, SE3

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

Positives: Beautiful, quiet and clean residential area, a lot of parks and green areas around, direct quick train to London Bridge and Victoria, Buses to North Greenwich are very convenient. Negatives: No shops, restaurants cafes in the area...only one bar...no fast or convenient alternatives to trains, it is a problem as trains are canceled or out of service quite often..Also, the last train from the city is quite early. The train company is also not part of the common TFL London network, so you have to pay for it separately and it is more expensive. Current road refurbishment/development at Ryan Close is very noisy, so it is impossible to have windows open, but it is very hot inside of the apartment when the sun is out. Also, the security alarm of the kinder garden next to the apartment goes off all the time when it gets a bit windy outside...quite often at night, so it is very disturbing.

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

Building management is very responsive and usually helpful..

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

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

All the green and parks are great. Being so close to National Rail is also convenient. We like that Blackheath and Greenwich are also so nearby. Downsides are that the construction is noisy and seemingly never ending.

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

Just how much the developer planned to build up. Many more than the original model we saw.

What is the best feature of your home:

View from the living room and floor to ceiling windows.

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

I moved into the village in March, so far I'm really enjoying it, lovely neighbors and beautiful green areas. It could do with more amenities (pubs, restaurants, maybe a picture house or cinema) but the area is still being developed so I'm hopeful for the future. Only downside is that trains to central London are normally quite busy, it'll be even more busy after the pandemic and even more when all the new buildings will be occupied. I hope in an improvement from this point of view.

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

I have raised an issue regarding some people being a nuisance in the area and the problem has been resolved

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

I wished there were more clarity about the electricity/hot water and heating system/provider

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

The development is located in a quiet area. This is a pet friendly and multi cultural area with very low crime rate

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

The building management responded queries within a week.

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

I was told that only 3 bed properties are provided car parking facility

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

First of all the area is beautifully green with Cator Park and Sutcliffe Park on your doorstep and also only a short walk to Blackheath and on to Greenwich Park. The transport links are good with trains to central London and London Bridge in a little over 15 minutes. The parking facilities are poor unless you have a residential parking permit, so any visitors will have problems parking, although there is a paying car park. There are few shops but there is a local Sainsbury’s, Aldi and B&M store. There is one pub, although this seems to be more of a place geared to eating rather than just relaxing and having a drink. A good Caribbean restaurant can also be found in North Cator Park. I feel the area good could do with a nice Cafe and a couple more restaurants- ideally not chains! The area is generally quiet and having lived here for 6 years I can say that it is generally a nice and safe place to live.

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

One thing I didn’t realise was the amount of building going on in the area. I have lived here for 6 years and am still looking over at ongoing building works near me.

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

The flats get very hot in the summer, so I think air conditioning would have been good.