A guide to living in Barking

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

The availability of transportation and the convenience it offers have been commendable. However, I would like to bring attention to the issue of parking availability. Although I do not own a car, many of my friends do, and we often find ourselves having to park quite far away, specifically at Asda, which is not ideal. I believe it would be beneficial to consider implementing a grace period of one to two hours for residents' family and friends to alleviate this issue.

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

Their speed is impressive and incredibly efficient! I’m all for it – thumbs up!

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

I wish I had been familiar with the neighborhood before I moved in.

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

Clean and good maintenance is the good aspect of the property. Also the customer service is very good

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

The have been quick and responsive for all the repairs

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

Nothing specific but the environment is great and I love being here

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

Overall I'm happy with the area, always something going on and plenty of options for whatever you need. Better food delivery options would be the only change I'd make. Great access to Barking station (10 min or less walking) and so many train options to choose from. From my side of the building not much traffic noise, just noise from the market.

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

Always responsive initially, but depending on the type of support needed it may take a fortnight for some maintenance requests to be fulfilled. Fairly good, but you have to follow up consistently until the problem is resolved.

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

Wish there were better food delivery options, there are more the closer you get to Ilford but then your food is cold.

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

Lots of restaurants have opened and closed in the last two years, so there is always variety and something new. Very walkable area and everything is 5 minutes or less (including the station) so it's very accessible. Not much noise from traffic.

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

The bin rooms are often overflowing and I put in a request once and they were emptied the next day. Not sure if that was because of my request or just a coincidence. But reception is always friendly.

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

Nothing really to add here, apartment is great and no complaints about Barking.

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

Just arrived so can't speak too much about the area but it seems quite nice. There's a large park next to the building and the station isn't far. And the ASDA and Tesco are great stores and nearby.

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

Haven't needed to involve management for any issues but there's an app for maintenance requests.

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

Still exploring the area but I didn't know the market was open nearly every day which is nice. And there a lot of bus routes which is also great.