A guide to living in Gloucestershire
Excellent
60.7%
Very Good
28.8%
Average
9.4%
Disappointing
0.5%
Very poor
0.5%
Best places to live in Gloucestershire
How is ranking calculated?HomeViews Top Rated Development ranking takes into account the Star Rating and the amount of verified reviews over the past 12 months.
Viewing 1-5 out of 29
Bromford at The Avenue, GL56
By Bromford
4.38
(6 reviews)
Ranked 1st out of 11 in Gloucestershire
The Waterfront at Gloucester Quays by Crest Nicholson, GL2
By Crest Nicholson
4.25
(14 reviews)
Ranked 2nd out of 11 in Gloucestershire
Blackberry Park, BS36
By Barratt Homes
4.09
(16 reviews)
Ranked 3rd out of 11 in Gloucestershire
Earls Park, GL1
By Matthew Homes
3.94
(14 reviews)
Ranked 4th out of 11 in Gloucestershire
Greenacre, GL52
By Persimmon Homes
3.89
(11 reviews)
Ranked 5th out of 11 in Gloucestershire
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Latest Reviews in Gloucestershire
191 total reviews
Viewing 1-5 out of 191
Reviews marked with a green tick show tenants whose residency we have been able to verify. Those that could not be verified are marked 'unverified'.
Lewis (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Leaf Living at Great Oldbury, GL10
Jun 2026
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
Building and property management seem great
Lewis (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Leaf Living at Great Oldbury, GL10
Jun 2026
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
The local community centre, park and school are nice. At the moment there is no retail or local shop in the local area, but i believe that should soon change.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
They've all been helpful to support with the questions we have had
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
Nothing i can think of - we've moved in and it's all as we expected so far
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
Kerry B (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Leaf Living at Twigworth Green, GL2
Apr 2026
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
A lovely place to live
Kerry B (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Leaf Living at Twigworth Green, GL2
Apr 2026
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
It’s a really beautiful part of the world and the perfect environment to raise our family. It’s incredibly peaceful with lots of green, open spaces for our children to enjoy. We have plenty of room for parking and our neighbours are lovely. There is a Coop with a cashpoint machine and a coffee shop that makes lots of delicious food.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Yes and they have been dealt with swiftly and efficiently. We couldn’t have asked for more.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
A crash course in solar panels would have helped! This is the first house we’ve lived in that has solar panels and I love that we are being kinder to our planet by using them.
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
Willem S (Owner)
Verified Resident
Bishops Mead, GL15
Jan 2026
Poor Customer Service
Willem S (Owner)
Verified Resident
Bishops Mead, GL15
Jan 2026
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
The town is lovely and quiet. Nice get away from the busy city. You have the forests not too far away.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
The poor build quality and poor after sales customer care by the management company/site manager
What is the best feature of your home:
Location - its in a nice quiet private road which is nice
Jaqui N (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Leaf Living at Green Oaks, GL2
Sept 2025
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
Twigworth Green - great place to live!
Jaqui N (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Leaf Living at Green Oaks, GL2
Sept 2025
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
Twigworth Green Gloucester (wasn’t on drop down list so put Quedgeley development). Great locations for countryside living with all the amenities needed within easy reach. Great for dog owners (lots of nice walks). Slight pain at the moment with road works but this can’t be helped and is only temporary.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Not had any problems so far so can not really comment.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
There isn’t really anything else I could say. I have pretty much covered it all
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
Graham (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Leaf Living at Green Oaks, GL2
Mar 2025
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
Everything has been excellent
Graham (Tenant)
Verified Resident
Leaf Living at Green Oaks, GL2
Mar 2025
Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:
Great location as no development planned opposite. Very close to shops, restaurants and ideal access to motorway for work.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Very well, engineers have been very helpful and friendly.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
Nothing really comes to mind, I think we covered most things when viewing
Manager response
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we really appreciate it and are happy to hear you’re enjoying your new home.
Posted by
Carys, Account Manager
Mar 2025
Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating
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