Development of the building is OK, clearly thrown together by young apprentices with no due care and attention to the finished product, Flats are fairly spacious however designed in an odd manner, Our flat has the luxury of having no opening windows in the Stairwell,. So you can imagine in the summer it is horrendously hot throughout the halls. Cracking windows found throughout the property (expected in a new build) however no care has been taken to correct these measures, had to wait 3 months for someone to come fix our leaking bath that hadn’t been installed properly, Toilet installed at an angle so difficult to get off and on it (especially if disabled).
Cheap whitewall paint used in all the flats, no carpets installed (common nowadays). Fittings and fixtures OK, nothing special, budget brand stuff for the flats.
Lovely area to live in, but will 1000% not be looking to purchase a first time home here (social tenant currently) and will be looking much further afield for a property, whilst avoiding anything being touched by Sovereign housing association, have had numerous conversations with them and call outs about things wrong with property that have never been dealt with, had to pressure them 4 times to come out to sort our bath leaking, which was found to be the Overflow the apprentice that fitted it clearly forgot to even bother sealing it in place! suspect mould probably growing under the bath for the next tenant to find and have to deal with.
Overall: Area tadpole is located is lovely, good walking spaces, local fields, few shops, Nice people, just a shame the developers have clearly made their money and aren’t interested in fixing any previous build problems, just patch over them and continue building more shit paper houses!
Please tell us what you like and dislike about this area:
Local Sainsburys has a monopoly on the entire village, prices clearly jacked up to reflect this, 20%+ more expensive than other local shops. Very easy for most with a brain to notice.
transport links are good, local bus stop.
Parking is the worst I have ever seen in swindon, No thought to visitors or guest parking, property we are situated in (54 Mackay Cresent, Block of white flats) Only 8 spaces for 8 flats. Anyone with multiple cars has a nightmare trying to park anywhere. no additional thought to parking. clearly designed for maximising profits and no thought to parking at all.
Anti social behaviour quite high for the affluent area it portrays, however this is quite common in swindon due to a multitude of factors ( local council doesn’t care about local population, lack of jobs, lack of stimulation for the town economy, businesses rapidly leaving the centre of town is a big red flag)/
traffic is OK, but made worse by poor parking considerations.
Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:
Average, Little to no communication from them, not willing to fix issues highlighted in snagging. Had to ask several times for Bath to be resealed as was leaking. Still haven’t had windows fixed and sealed. Hope the new people that move in enjoy the mould that’s been gathering under the bath, I’m sure sovereign will be super fast to sort it out (Probably wont get back to you for about a year or so or when they can be bothered). Bit of a shambles of a developer to be honest. wouldn’t buy from them or recommend.
