A Guide to Living in East Midlands

Easy access to London and the national motorway network ensures the economic prosperity of the East Midlands, UK. A dedicated airport also serves to connect this central region to Europe and the world, with key cities Leicester and Nottingham also providing financial stimulus and good value options for housing. The county of Derbyshire includes much of the Peak District National Park, while culinary highlights from this corner of England include Red Leicester and Stilton cheeses. Manufacturing industries form a significant chunk of the local economy, and Rolls Royce recently invested £90 million in a new test facility in Derby.

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Stanage Edge in Derbyshire, East Midlands

Where is East Midlands?

The East Midlands sits in the centre of England, stretching east to the Lincolnshire coast. Its western border is formed by South and West Derbyshire, Leicester and West Northamptonshire.

East Midlands counties

The counties of the East Midlands are as follows: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (excluding North and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.

East Midlands cities

The four cities in the East Midlands are Derby, Leicester, Lincoln and Nottingham. Notable East Midlands towns include Boston, Loughborough, Chesterfield and Kettering.

Lincoln Cathedral in the snow, East Midlands

Derby

A town that played a crucial role in the Industrial Revoution, Derby is still a powerhouse of manufacturing and engineering. The traditional county town of Derbyshire, Derby is home to Rolls Royce – the world’s second-largest producer of aero-engines – as well as Toyota Manufacturing UK. The city has a population of around a quarter of a million people and has been settled since Roman times.

Leicester

Another key industrial centre for the region, Leicester is the county town of Leicestershire. Boasting three universities, a historic Old Town, the thriving St George’s Creative Quarter and a wide variety of diverse neighbourhoods around the city centre, Leicester is a popular option for families and young people living in the East Midlands.

Lincoln

Lincoln is the county town of Lincolnshire and had a population of just under 100,000 people in 2012. For more than 200 years, Lincoln Cathedral was the world’s tallest building, and remains a towering monument to the English Gothic architectural style. The city’s Norman Lincoln Castle is another of the area’s important architectural treasures.

Nottingham

Home of Robin Hood, Raleigh bikes and the National Ice Centre, Nottingham is also home to two main universities: Nottingham University and Nottingham Trent University. It was named a ‘City of Literature’ by UNESCO in 2015, honouring local luminaries such as D.H. Lawrence and Lord Byron, as well as the city’s thriving literary community.

East Midlands housing

Many people looking for East Midlands Housing are drawn to the region’s major metropolitan centres, or the peripheral towns that provide easy access to their amenities. Many first-time buyers and families in Nottingham are drawn to towns and areas like Beeston and West Bridgford due to their proximity to the city centre and strong local communities.

Popular areas the live in Leicester include Oadby, South Knighton, Syston and Glenfield, while areas in Derby such as Chellaston and Littleover are considered desirable. Property hunters considering a move to Lincoln may want to explore areas such as Waddington, Bassingham and Canwick.

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Thoroughly enjoyed my time here

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Review Date Dec 2023

Very good area, town easily accessible just a minutes walk away.

There is parking available if you need it and the train station is a 15 min walk away

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Management and staff are lovely, always happy to help with anything you may need and any issues sorted promptly! All very helpful even when my family came to look after my dog whilst away!

Apartment its self was lovely and exactly what I needed at the time. Well built/designed and all appliances functioned with no issues.

My dog was always greeted by staff, made to feel welcome too which was lovely!

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I feel that I knew everything before moving in, no surprises!

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Didn’t have any major issues, but anytime I needed something management/concierge were happy to help!

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Nightmare Experience

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Review Date Nov 2023

The access to local shops is fine, only a short walk or drive to the nearest stores or supermarkets, our house luckily is far enough away from the main road that you don’t hear the traffic, however I wouldn’t like to live close to the front of the development as the main road is very busy.

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The house is mostly well designed although our driveway is tiny and squashed right up against our neighbours house so to actually park and get out of my car I have to walk onto my neighbours property.
We have experienced many snags on our property and have found dealing with Avant to get these sorted very stressful and tiresome, the Avant Customer Services Team seem to try their best not to help you and to try and make you give up, they at first would send very infrequent emails to give updates on issues, however since we’ve moved into the property the email updates have virtually stopped, I now have to constantly ring them to try and get any form of answers as to when the snags will be looked at and rectified.
The team are very poor at at getting back to you regarding these issues, on multiple occasions I have been told ill get a call back and they have never once called me again, it’s on me once again to call and chase them.
The staff are very passive aggressive on the telephone and on one occasion when one of the staff members thought she had put me on hold, I heard her swearing about having to speak to me, completely unprofessional.

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The company are terrible to deal with, luckily most of the issues with our house have been minor, but I dread to think if we had something seriously wrong with the house, how long it would take for Avant to resolve the issue

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The open plan living space in the living room/dining area

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Priors Hall Neighbourhood

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Review Date Nov 2023

Great quiet place, not much traffic.
A lot of parks for kids.
Good shops around and great facilities as pharmacy, supermarket and even a spa salon.

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Great development with nice views and great design, good position.
Is great to have privacy but also have neighbours around.
The management takes care so nice of the neighbourhood and cleans everything around.
All the facilities on site, but not too many options to choose from.

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That is so windy in this area😁 but otherwise nice place to live and rise children.

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The private driveway, good size garden and great position.

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Scammers in uniform = Cording Residential Group

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Review Date Nov 2023

Clubs outside the building so weekends are noisy and welcome drunk teenagers who are out of control and expect anything to happen.

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BUILDING MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE SCAMMERS… They never seem to provide bills they just make you pay what they want you to pay and that’s it. No cleaning inside or outside building areas.. no security or safety anyone can access any place in the building even apartments can be accessed easily very dangerous.