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3.55
Gainsford Road E17 is a four-storey building in Waltham Forest containing 45 one bedroom discounted Pocket homes for local first time buyers. Its landscaped courtyard is a green shared area for all residents to enjoy, and there is plenty of secure cycle storage. Gainsford Road is a short walk from Walthamstow High Street and its market. Green spaces, theatres, cinemas, galleries, shops, cafes and restaurants fill the local area.
Facilities
Bike storage
Communal gardens
Bike storage
Communal gardens
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2 total reviews
Lucy (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2024
Lucy (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2024
I love the design of the building, it’s modern and spacious and has nice open communal areas. Even though the flats are technically not that big, they actually don’t feel that small living in them and feels comfortable for 2 people. Security has been an issue in that parcels often get stolen from behind the from gate due to non-residents sneaking in behind people or breaking their way in so I would say maybe the post box area would be better positioned out of sight from the public and perhaps a lock box situation would be good for larger parcels.
Rachel Sed (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2024
Rachel Sed (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2024
The design is beautiful but wasn’t practical. In the first six months people broke in through the gates because the gaps between the poles was too big and stole bikes from our enclosed bike shed. We had to keep installing new security measures, more advanced cctv and more secure locks in order to make our belongings safe because people were targeting us for parcels and bikes and using our communal areas to do drugs and hang out in the winter. All of this cost us a lot of money and meant immediate steep increases in our service charge. The drsign also caused a lot of issues with magnetic locks not working, plumbing lines not being done correctly and fire alarms for the building going so frequently the fire brigade began to fine us
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