A guide to living in Somerset

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

The local area is fantastic, there’s a great variety of shops, bars and cafe’s within close proximity. The transport links to the surrounding areas are great. The apartment complex is very quiet and the underground parking is safe and secure.

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

Any minor issues have been dealt with professionally and attentively.

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

Nothing bad to add as such, I wished I could have moved in sooner.

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

Excellent local area, close to the station and only a short walk in to town. Lots of pubs and restaurants near by.

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

Haven’t needed to raise any issues yet, has all been good.

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

Go to the events it’s a good place to meet people.

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

Really nice area. Close to the shops, station and town. Perfect for a river walk with lots of nice pubs and restaurants nearby.

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

Haven't raised any issues yet. Any questions I have had have been easy to ask and quick responses.

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

The socials are great fun and a great way to meet the community.

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

The location is perfect, very short walk to town alongside the river which is beautiful. The study spaces and garden terraces are a delight, there’s minimal noise pollution as the flats are well insulated. The bin collection is ideal and well maintained. I have my own parking space in an underground secure car park.

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

I haven’t raised any yet but I’m sure if I did it would be timely and efficient.

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

Just quite how amazing it is to live here! Super friendly staff, like living in luxury.

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

There are lots of local shops and restaurants within a 10 minute walk of the development. These are located on Chelsea Road and Moorland Road. The walk into town takes approximately 20 minutes which is also very convenient but there are also bus and train options too. We lived in the city centre previously and I haven’t noticed a disadvantage of living outside of town! Parking availability isn’t great in the area as lots of the nearby suburbs are permit holder only and the pricing at the development ers on the expensive side. For reference, our permit for zone 1 (city centre) cost less than £10 per month at our previous residence but the parking onsite is £150 per month. Because there is technically parking available at the building it makes you ineligible for a BANES council permit. I do also appreciate there is bicycle storage at no extra cost and this is absolutely something I will make use of. Traffic noise is significant when doors and windows are open with the exception of a few select times which tend to be Sundays and one or two evenings, however, we are right on the side of the main road. I have noticed the noise levels are significantly lower when in the inner courtyards and on the roof terraces.

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

We haven’t raised any issues other than some maintenance requests in our own flat but these were handled very well!

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

Mainly the pricing for the chef’s table as that came as a bit of a surprise.