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Ranked 15th out of 17 in Wiltshire
By Bovis Homes
3.56
Tadpole Garden Village is a new community in North Swindon, it will feature shops, schools, a village pub, sports facilities and children's play areas. The development is ideally placed for transport links including the M5, M4 and regular rail links to London Paddington.
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Ranked 15th out of 17 in Wiltshire
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22 total reviews
Joeyo (Owner)
Jan 2022
Joeyo (Owner)
Jan 2022
Large parts of the development are still currently the responsibility of Crest Nicholson (main developer) and have not been handed over to the Community Interest Company (CIC) to maintain. Crest have struggled to keep on top of things and progress the development during the COVID pandemic. Some things remain unfinished after quite a few years - e.g. roads still not surfaced, etc.
(Owner)
Jan 2022
(Owner)
Jan 2022
In Tadpole people are friendly and there are lots of community activities that are organised by residents. The local schools (primary and secondary) are good. There is lots of open space and a nice 'green belt' between other previous developments which gives a 'village' feel.
Peter (Owner)
Verified Resident
Dec 2021
Peter (Owner)
Verified Resident
Dec 2021
Crest Nicholson have been very poor since start 2020 in moving the overall development forward. There are lots of roads still not surfaced after 5 years, play areas which are missing equipment, etc. etc. Overall, a great community feel despite the poor overall management of the development by Crest Nicholson.
Sammi W (Owner)
Verified Resident
Dec 2021
Sammi W (Owner)
Verified Resident
Dec 2021
The building design is really good and what we wanted. The management team and property team almost don’t seem to care about you once you’ve moved in and you have to make a fuss to get things sorted. Overall we were lucky compared to some on the development. However we did have C*** written into our kitchen work too which had to be replaced as the building management passed the buck back to the suppliers. Funny how the kitchen board had been moved to cover the writing on a day they had access to the house and me and my partner were both at work.
Ashley D (Owner)
Verified Resident
Dec 2021
Ashley D (Owner)
Verified Resident
Dec 2021
The design of the village is generally really good, with lots of open spaces and paly areas for children to play. Some of the developers have let the area down by leaving 'building mess' around the area and lots of unfinished roads across the development. The biggest design fault is with miscommunication between Bovis homes and David Wilson. This has lead for a foul waste pumping station having to be install in the area between the 2 sites, directly opposites houses. As for Bovis homes as a developer, i would not recommend them. They are quick enough to take your money, by the after care is completely shocking. We had an issue (water leak under the house) and it took them months to sort it out. There seems to be no way to contact them by phone and emails are regularly ignored.
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