About Essential Living

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

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Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

The area is not bad, well connected, reasonably safe and vibrant with new shops and pubs opening.

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

– communal areas might be booked but there’s no way to know so it’s either you book them (and pay) or you may need to leave any moment because somebody did, I think this should be improved by them
– despite the cooling system, my apartment is very warm. Even with heating system turned off the temperature won’t fall below 25 degree, I had them check and this cannot be changed. Way too hot, and you can’t open the window ( in my case) because of the trains

Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:

It’s extremely well connected with 2 branches of the Northern line and just up Holloway Rd / Upper St. Building is literally next to the tube.

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

There was a bin chute when we moved in which the building decided to not fix anymore as it broke down too often. It’s now permanently closed and residents need to bring their bins to the basement now, but only one lift goes there out of 3 and there are no stairs to it. So you can easily find yourself waiting a while for the lift! It’s not the worst thing in life, but I wish they would fix the chute, it’s not like the rents are cheap and Essential living can’t afford it… Also flats don’t have A/C (communal areas do) and it gets REALLY hot in the summer. But that’s probably the case in any flat in London!

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Proximity to public transport couldn’t be more convenient as the tube station (Archway) is literally right under the building. This neighbourhood is really coming up with a wide variety of grocery and dining options right at your doorstep. There’s a very charming little park called Waterlow just up the hill while Hampstead Heath is up there with the best parks in the world and is reachable at less than 20 minutes walk.

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

What we didn’t know going in how much living in Vantage Point would contribute to our social life being new to London. The building is full of fascinating and warm-hearted people and the fact that there are so many shared amenities and events put on by the building means there’s no shortage of opportunity to meet an mingle.