Essential Living

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  • 6 Excellence Awards

  • 6 Design Awards

  • 6 Facilities Awards

  • 6 Location Awards

  • 6 Management Awards

  • 5 Value Awards

Developments by Essential Living

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Union Wharf, SE8

Award winner 2025

4.69

4.69

(281 reviews)

Union Wharf is a development from London property developer Essential Living. It features 249 rental-only apartments on the banks of Deptford Creek near Greenwich’s town centre. It houses a collection of one, two and three-bedroom apartments. In addition, Union Wharf is close to the Cutty Sark DLR station for fast and frequent connections to Canary Wharf.
1st

Ranked 1st out of 13 in Deptford

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Vantage Point, N19

Award winner 2025

4.64

4.64

(213 reviews)

Vantage Point is a Build to Rent development by Essential Living, offering 118 studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. All Vantage Point residents get access to a range of features and amenities. These include a 24-hour onsite team, a rooftop BBQ terrace, games room and exercise room. In addition, the development is above Archway London Underground station in the North London Borough of Islington. Residents are also close to Upper Street, Emirates Stadium and Highgate Village.
1st

Ranked 1st out of 10 in Holloway

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Dressage Court, E2

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4.72

4.72

(205 reviews)

Dressage Court by Essential Living offers 104 rental-only apartments. It includes one, two, and three-bedroom homes, designed for modern London living. Located just a 7-minute walk from Bethnal Green station, it’s well-connected for easy access across the city. Residents enjoy dedicated work-from-home spaces, a roof terrace, and an on-site gym. Regular events help build a strong community in one of East London’s most sought-after neighbourhoods.
2nd

Ranked 2nd out of 83 in Borough of Tower Hamlets

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This company is rated 4.68 out of 5.00.
4.68

699 total reviews

This all-time rating combines reviewer scores for Experience, Value, Location, Facilities, Management and Design as well as the age and verification status of each review.

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Developments by Essential Living

Experience

4.7

Value

4.3

Location

4.6

Facilities

4.7

Management

4.7

Design

4.7

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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'.

NINA (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Vantage Point, N19

Aug 2026

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5
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5

A home and a hotel in one!

NINA (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Vantage Point, N19

Aug 2026

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

It's one minute walking distance from an Aldi, Co Op, Sainsburys and Marks and Spencers, an organic health food store and a Farmer's Market on Saturdays. It's ten minutes walk from the doctor's and the local hospital, twenty minutes walk from the wonderful Waterlow Park and Highgate, next to the Archway tube and close to various bistros on the Upper Holloway Road. It's walking distance to the cinema there and a Waitrose. The library is literally one minute away and there are several good schools.

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

Very well so far. Prompt and efficient, always professional. Very rigorous with health and safety.

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

You will need more fridge space! Or to eat out more often. Invest in good noise-cancelling earplugs.


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Nilou J (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Vantage Point, N19

Aug 2026

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5
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5

Excellent

Nilou J (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Vantage Point, N19

Aug 2026

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

Great range of local shops. Very convenient. Only concern is safety of the area lots of activity near the station and at night of anti social behaviour

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

Yes very quick. Everytime I have put in a maintenance request it has been responded to very quickly

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

Just the area feeling a bit unsafe at night around the station and nearby areas sometimes yelling fights etc


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Alexander (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Dressage Court, E2

Aug 2026

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4
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4

Great amenities, friendly staff and very commutable

Alexander (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Dressage Court, E2

Aug 2026

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

Good aspects: - Close to the city of London, so very commutable by bike. - 5 min walk from the central line and 10 min walk from the District line. - Large Sainsbury’s 7 mins away and plenty of independent grocers on Roman Rd. - 15 mins walk from Victoria pk, ideal for running/weekend walks. Bad aspects: - Directly opposite a train line, so kicks up dust into the flat and constant noise - No shortage of degenerates on Bethnal Green rd at all times - Close to Whitechapel, which isn’t great.

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

I feel the sense of urgency could be better. For example when the BBQ broke.

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

It takes a while for the team to procure anything e.g fitness bike, new pool cues etc


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Diana (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Dressage Court, E2

Aug 2026

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5
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5

Very nice and modern facility, lovely staff, great facility.

Diana (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Dressage Court, E2

Aug 2026

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

The area is quite safe and there are enough cafés and nice places to discover, and I plenty of parks nearby. I find this place nice to live in.

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

Yes, and they always try to respond quickly. Very nice team.

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

I didn’t know this place was so well protected from the sound of the trains. The walls and windows are super modern and stop the sound from the outside. At first when I saw the location, I thought we would hear the sound of the trains from the flats but in reality, you can’t hear anything because everything is super modern.


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Sophie Sam (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Vantage Point, N19

Jul 2026

5
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5

Feeling at home in Vantage Point

Sophie Sam (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Vantage Point, N19

Jul 2026

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

Great range of shops, restaurants and very quick access to the tube (under 1 min). Anti social behaviour and traffic is a small problem in the area as Archway does have a lot of homelessness - but the building itself is very safe, with overnight security and right next to transport links so you don’t have to walk far in the dark. It’s also very well lit so we have never found the surrounding area an issue.

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

Problems are always sorted with speed and efficiency. The only small issue is when the lifts break down (this is fairly often) but there are 3 lifts and one or two of them is still working

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

There’s nothing to share here. The viewing is fairly transparent


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