A guide to living in South West England

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Average

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Disappointing

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Very poor

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Best places to live in South West England

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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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Box Makers Yard, BS2

By Legal & General, urbanbubble

Award winner 2025

4.62

4.62

(374 reviews)

Box Makers Yard is a rental only development, managed by Urbanbubble. It offers a range of 1, 2 and 3-bed apartments on offer with a variety of furnished and unfurnished options. These come with courtyard or city views, extra storage and private balconies or terraces. In addition, there are a range of flexible tenancy lengths up to 5 years. Additional facilities include a resident lounge with a games area, an air-conditioned gym with weekly fitness classes as well as a private rooftop dining suite with an outdoor terrace. Box Makers Yard is only a 12-minute walk away from the city centre and is only moments away from Temple Meads Station, Castle Park and Hannah Moore Primary School. Temple Gardens, Kings Street and the Harbourside are also within walking distance.
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Ranked 1st out of 81 in South West England

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Signal Box Yard, BA2

By Native Communities

Award winner 2025

4.62

4.62

(42 reviews)

Signal Box Yard sits in the heart of Bath, offering studio, 1, 2 and 3 bed apartments. Residents can enjoy on-site maintenance, ultra-fast broadband, landscaped courtyards and a residents' lounge. Additionally, residents benefit from a 2,000 sq ft resident-exclusive gym and studio.
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Ranked 2nd out of 81 in South West England

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Spring Wharf, BA2

By urbanbubble, Legal & General

Award winner 2025

4.59

4.59

(307 reviews)

Spring Wharf is a Build to Rent development, located in Bath. It offers a mix of one and two-bedroom apartments. The development is pet friendly and residents have access to a wide range of amenities, including a residents' deck with a BBQ area and a gym, as well as an on-site concierge team. The development is only a 6-minute walk away from Oldfield Park station. This has links to GWR and South Western Railway services.
3rd

Ranked 3rd out of 81 in South West England

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Hawkins & George, BS1

By Grainger

4.29

4.29

(56 reviews)

Located at Finzels Reach, on the south bank of Bristol’s Floating Harbour with waterside views across to Castle Park. Hawkins and George has beautiful modern spacious apartments, with exclusive resident facilities, including on-site management team and free Wi-Fi. Perfect for city centre living. We have a selection of 1 & 2 bedroom homes to rent with a variety of lay-out options.
4th

Ranked 4th out of 81 in South West England

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Stafford Yard, BS3

By CompassRock

4.99

4.99

(11 reviews)

Stafford Yard in Bedminster, Bristol offers studio, one and two-bedroom apartments, including duplexes, with modern interiors and open-plan layouts. The development includes on-site amenities such as a gym, co-working areas, residents’ lounge, landscaped gardens, and roof terrace, alongside an on-site management team, pet friendly leases and flexible furnishing options.
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Ranked 5th out of 81 in South West England

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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'.

Charles D (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Signal Box Yard, BA2

Oct 2026

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

Happy 6 month rental

Charles D (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Signal Box Yard, BA2

Oct 2026

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

Pub is very close so is the gym although they have their own gym too. Parking was very convenient as Bath can be a pain to find parking. Bus stops are very close too and shops are a short walk up the road.

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

I don't think we had any problems in our short stay.

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

I can't think of anything. I do wish this type of facility would have been around in 2007 when I first moved to Bath.


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Oli (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Signal Box Yard, BA2

Oct 2026

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

Great Place/Great Events/Great Team

Oli (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Signal Box Yard, BA2

Oct 2026

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

The area is great, with a quick train right outside to Bristol and a short walk into the town centre. Lots of pubs nearby and a couple coffee shops.

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

Management and Maintenance always responded quickly to any issues we had (there were'nt many).

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

There was a delay in utility bills, but easily sorted once we got them.

Manager response

Thanks for the review Oli. Glad you've enjoyed your time here!

Posted by

Justin Saltmeris, AM

Oct 2026


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Sarah S (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Signal Box Yard, BA2

Oct 2026

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

5 Star Living

Sarah S (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Signal Box Yard, BA2

Oct 2026

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

The apartment is beautifully designed, with spacious rooms, functional layouts, large windows, excellent natural lighting, a modern kitchen and bathroom

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

I have yet to have any issues with the apartment so no maintenance was needed.

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

I wish I knew all the events were free and so much fun! Having recently moved from London, it's great to meet so many new people!

Manager response

Thanks Sarah! glad you are enjoying SBY!!!

Posted by

Justin Saltmeris, AM

Oct 2026


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Julie (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Leaf Living at Redlands Grove, SN4

Oct 2026

4
4
This is rated 4.00 out of 5.00.
4

Overall quite satisfied

Julie (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Leaf Living at Redlands Grove, SN4

Oct 2026

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

Nice house, Piers lovely and helpful but the beeping alarm took an awful long time to sort and no bins, there should really be bins here, I have got in touch with the council but no bins delivered yet. mostly all good

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

they took so long to fix an alarm going off, they closed the ticket and I had to re raise it again

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

to organised new bins as they really need to be here as we have been here too weeks and still none


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Stuart (Tenant)

Unverified

Signal Box Yard, BA2

Oct 2026

4
4
This is rated 4.00 out of 5.00.
4

People Are As Important as The Locations/Building

Stuart (Tenant)

Unverified

Signal Box Yard, BA2

Oct 2026

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

With any new home there may be glitches but key is the team running a place. Justin’s team are super nice and highly responsive to any challenges I’ve had.

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

Ten out of ten - When I had an issue there was a speedy reaction

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

More about the process of moving in, expectations etc


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