Mickle Hill Retirement Village, YO18

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

Half a mile into town for shopping. Co-op and Lidl supermarkets, very walkable otherwise a local bus does pick up at the door. There is butchers and bakers but no candlestick makers. The outside road can be busy at peak times but you can always get across or walk down to the traffic light crossing. No problem parking on site and as we are on a road leading out of town no pedestrians passing by so no anti social behaviour.

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

MHA was run in conjunction with Rangeford, the developer so getting things done was a complicated process but now that Rangeford have taken over the site things seem to move more easily.

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

Getting in is easy, getting out more difficult. If you have purchased rather than rented all service charges are payable whilst the property is empty until it is sold to somebody else.

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

Micklehill is a new development on the outskirts of Pickering. It is level walking to the town which has lidl and coop supermarkets, plus a range of smaller shops such as three good bakeries, coffee bars, pubs etc. there is an hourly bus ( 10 mins walk) to Hemsley or Scarborough, and a two hourly service to York and Leeds or Whitby. Malton, 8 miles, away has a major supermarket and a range of interesting shops Pickering has a weekly market. There is sufficient parking in Pickering. My bungalow is at the top end of the complex so I do not hear the main A169 road noise. I have not, nor do I expect to, experience and anti-social behaviour. I have a dedicated parking place outside my bungalow. We have a communal bin area, which seems to work well. Pickering is a nice semi rural town which is nice to live in

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

Yes. I have not had any major problems…..nor any snagging. My toilet handle snapped at 5.30 on a Friday night, a maintenance man came out to fix it. I’d had visions of a bucket over the weekend lol.

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

Mainly it’s easy living. A home that is easy to heat and clean, there is a community which you can join or not to suit! A lifeline button is available 24/7. the cost of this is very expensive but for elderly living alone is worth the cost. We all have a small garden plot so don’t ditch all your garden tools.

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

The near by town is a well established tourist area and has many excellent shops, restaurants and pubs residents can make use of. Living just out of town we do not suffer any anti social behavior problems.

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

They have not been required but, other residents have been satisfied with their response.

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

To join in lots of the clubs that are established, and in addition make use of the large greenhouse and, maybe the well equipped workshop.