Mount Anvil

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

Great location and right near the train station and lots of supermarkets. Good walking distance to the City Centre.

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

Wish I knew more about the available parking and the costs.

What is the best feature of your home:

Great flat, love the balcony as it is quite big and spacious!

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

The area is really well connected with Vauxhall, Nine elms moments away and Victoria and oval still walkable. I do wish there was more restaurants near by but once a few more projects complete in the area, i see that coming pretty soon. The Vauxhall gyratory is a bit meh but the council have a plan to rework that and the entire bus station setup. The concierge team are great and the whole development still looks and feels brand new.

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

No niggly bits to be honest. Everything works as expected. Wish there was more of a community feel but i suppose less hassle this way. Would be nice to have a residents WhatsApp group etc

What is the best feature of your home:

Space, good layout, good quality solid feel. Air conditiong and floor to ceiling windows

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

Very well connected to the rest of the city. Visually not the prettiest area, although improvements can be seen.

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

I wish I knew the council tax rate. It’s a bit high for the location.

What is the best feature of your home:

Modern design and storage capacity. Very pretty kitchen design.

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

Drummond Way (which is what Barnsbury Place was re-named when it was completed) is a great place to live. It’s close to the tube, London Overground (Caledonian Road & Barnsbury is just a 5 min walk and links up to many places) and several bus routes. Arundel Sq park and several leafy of garden squares are just a few mins walk away. Despite the quiet location it’s just a short walk to lots of shops, bars and restaurants in Upper Street. Barnsbury is a great area to live in. It has a community (almost village) feel with leafy roads and several parks. There are some great local businesses, and it has two great pubs (with beer gardens) that are usually voted as among the top 10 pubs in London. Barnsbury feels almost like a secret – it’s tucked away but is still really close to the hubbub of Islington.

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

The only issue we have had with Mount Anvil is that they refused to help out with queries we had about the flat after we’d bought it. When you spend the best part of a million quid on somewhere that they built you’d hope they’d show a bit more interest…!

What is the best feature of your home:

The living toom is on the top (ground) floor, and the bedrooms are below (lower ground) meaning they are warm in winter and cool in summer.

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

Great area, close to Canary Wharf and Wood Wharf as well as the docks and river. There are hundreds of restaurants, shops, and other services within a 10 minute walk, and yet the docks, the riverside, and mudchute park make for quiet escapes.

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

monthly fees are quite high (about £700 for a 860sf apartment per month) for a building with very few services included.

What is the best feature of your home:

The winter garden and the view over South Dock, there's always something to look at out the window.