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4.18

Average location score

Excellent

41%

Very Good

41%

Average

14%

Disappointing

2%

Very poor

2%

Best places to live in Poplar

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HomeViews Top Rated Development ranking takes into account the Star Rating and the amount of verified reviews over the past 12 months.

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Balfron Tower, E14

By Way of Life

4.77

(16 reviews)

1st

Ranked 1st out of 13 in Poplar

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Oxbow, E14

By EcoWorld London, Poplar HARCA

4.25

(113 reviews)

2nd

Ranked 2nd out of 13 in Poplar

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London City Island, E14

By EcoWorld, Ballymore Group

4.18

(159 reviews)

3rd

Ranked 3rd out of 13 in Poplar

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Fizzy Poplar, E14

By Greystar, Fizzy Living

4.17

(105 reviews)

From £2,040 pcm

2 beds

4th

Ranked 4th out of 13 in Poplar

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The High Line, E14

By Savills

4.17

(25 reviews)

5th

Ranked 5th out of 13 in Poplar

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528 total reviews

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The building is iconic and has a lot of charm

Marina T (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Balfron Tower, E14

Nov 2024

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

It's a quiet and peaceful residential area. While there are not many pubs and bars around Canary wharf is a short walk or bike ride a way and you can find everything you need there. There's a Sainsbury's nearby and also a cute bakery/cafe and park a short walk away. The canal is also close by and I often go running there. Hackney Wick is also a 15 minute bike ride away.

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

There have been a few minor issues and they've always been addressed immediately.

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

Some flats have minor differences in colour scheme and details despite the layouts being more or less the same.

5

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5

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4

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5

Value

5

Management

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Worth it

Jacob Cientanni (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Balfron Tower, E14

Nov 2024

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

It's a great area full of character, people are friendly and there's some great food locally. It's also really close to two different DLR stations.

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

Promptly and professionally. I had an issue with a part not fitting properly, which was ordered and fixed within the week.

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

About the community centre outside, on occasions it can be noisy

5

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5

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4

Location

5

Value

5

Management


Great value, awesome building

Yavor P (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Balfron Tower, E14

Oct 2024

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

The area is nice, peaceful and well connected. The only downside is the lack of restaurants and cafes close by.

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

Good fast response from customer support, but then usually the technicians take a while

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

The gym is not really a gym unfortunately, not much to it.

3

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5

Design

5

Location

5

Value

5

Management


Living at the Balfron tower is one item off the bucket list

Lilla B (Tenant)

Balfron Tower, E14

Oct 2024

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

The area is nice and well-connected. It’s family friendly which makes it very quiet and peaceful. Only downside is there aren’t many good food options around

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

Good and fast response for repairs and maintenance but then technicians take a while.

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

The gym is not a functional gym. Kitchen / dining are needs to be booked in advanced and paid for to be used.

3

Facilities

5

Design

5

Location

5

Value

5

Management

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Great building and managers! Just need to fix these issues to be perfect!

Abdalaziz Alradi (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Balfron Tower, E14

Oct 2024

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

Need to mention that reception and building managers are the best, Emad, Lia and Narad, they are great and making a huge effort!

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

Yes, and they response as soon as they can! They helped me once with the bills and how to figure it out, also I had a problem with the internet when I came and they fixed it

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

Gym and services size! That the share kitchen is on a fee The way you pay the bills

4

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5

Design

5

Location

4

Value

5

Management


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