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The development itself is a genuinely lovely place to live. The apartments are nicely designed and the development well-kept, and you’re able to decorate (within reason) your apartment to make it your own.There’s a real community across the development with regular free events (such as quiz nights, various creative activities, and a mini street festival) bringing together residents who want to take part (and if you don’t, there’s no pressure to join). The staff are friendly and efficient, and are always happy to help. There is a front of house team operating the reception desk/ resident services, nighttime security, and a maintenance team who keep the development clean and deal with requests for repairs quickly and sensibly. The facilities are fantastic, with shared working spaces, bookable meeting rooms and social spaces including multiple roof terraces and courtyard areas. There is also an onsite gym with a range of machines, fee weights and space for mat work and outdoor workouts. Parcels can be delivered to the front of house team, which is really handy for those who aren’t at home during the day. There are also regular discounts and offers available for residents from the local businesses including coffee shops, bars and restaurants.

Despite the flats being newly built, these already have a plethora of issues. Heating/insulation is a major issue, many of the apartments are cold enough that you can see your breath while sat inside, even with the useless electric radiators on. There are strong draughts and gaps/cracks where the property has settled, but the management team are dragging their heels on any maintenance work. The issue with cracks/the rush to build and get people in has meant there is still moisture in the walls, causing plaster beetles to crawl out of all the cracks, vile for the price point of these flats. There are NO community events. I have lived here for months and there was one free pizza night (photo op for the development) many many months ago, but nothing since. You will likely never actually see the management team around anywhere. If you're looking for pet friendly/community feel, there are far better places to rent e.g. Uncle or the Junction in the city centre (which somehow cost almost the same as this place). Water heaters!! If you value your sleep/freedom from migraines do not rent here. The water heaters in the apartments, make an extremely loud noise multiple times a day (over 70++DbA) lasting about an hour and half. Its loud enough to vibrate the floors and lasts over an hour each time. Often late into the night/early hours of the morning. You can also hear the heaters of the apartments around you, from inside your apartment or when you're in the hallway. Other residents have been lovely through interactions mostly on the residents app (mostly used to flag possible crimes/shared issues). They are building further homes on the development and you will see debris, dug up ground, and litter all around the building site/roads along the development, which looks an awful mess. Moda in general has negative reviews on the different properties they manage. They are only interested in supporting you to give them more money, any actual issues and you're on your own. There are many, far better companies to rent from.

You guys need to be faster uncle finished building 2 new building and a gym and you guys have not even still finished the gym like surely that’s embarrassing so I hope it gets done sooner or later but ya ya other then that good place to live. Staff at the front desk are always helpful

It’s good but gym needs to finally be finished and also they need more parking as one of my reasons for choosing this building was the gym and I not happy that it will probably only be finished at the end of my time here at the looks of it with how long it’s taking

I moved into Mustard Wharf in July 2025 and I have enjoyed living here ever since! The move-in process was very smooth and I had gone through referencing and had signed tenancy agreement within 10 days of viewing apartments with Amie. In addition, during the viewing process I mentioned that I was considering getting two guinea pigs shortly after moving in and Amie was very helpful in getting the additional pet charge waived for me! The apartments are modestly sized and sufficiently furnished when you move in. The kitchen is well-equipped but could be slightly larger with more counter space and cupboards. There are plenty of amenities throughout the complex, including roof-top terraces, communal lounge area and gym, all of which are in different buildings, which helps makes living here feel less claustrophobic. The reception team are excellent and always willing to help you out with anything from printing documents to apartment issues and looking for lost parcels. Jac, Kourtney and Elise are always willing to help and will say hello to you anytime you see them around. Jac in particular always greets me by name - I moved in around the same time that he started working here, so I always feel like we have somewhat of a connection!