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The area has great transport links being less than five minutes’ drive to the nearest junction of the M5 giving it access to the wider West Midlands and also within easy reach of the A41. This development also benefits from excellent public transport links with a good bus service to all the local centres and Birmingham City Centre as well as three train / tram stops all within ½ mile of the site with regular and direct access to Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
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Galton Lock, B66 Reviews
Write a Review Upload Photos5 years in Galton Lock newly built Development
The development has been built to a high standard. The houses are beautiful and reasonable capacious. The internal finishing is great and that was one of the things we loved about our house. The warranty of 10 year is also great and Countryside properties have worked hard to answer our call out in timely manner. I have 4 bedroom house and its value has rocketed within just few years. More people come to ask to buy houses in the development and everybody seems happy with their own house. The only bad thing is the management fees which we pay every year to a company that does not do any ground work. They come may be once or twice a year to do some great area work and they disappear for the rest of the year, nonetheless we pay then hefty 9000£ a year in total if not more divided by 88 houses.
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Friendly area . although little industrialised, it is becoming more and more residential. We have very close train station and we have tram station. Not great bis routes though. We are close to M5 which is great as it connect you to most places effectively.
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The canal view is beautiful and quite. Nice feature.
What is the best feature of your home:
Number of rooms
Energy efficiency
Build quality
internal finishing
Beautifully modern design homes❤️
Neatly made new build houses,I really love my home,it has a lovely guest bathroom and a beautifully made garden.I also have a private drive way ,the property has a fair share of storage inside.there is one storage room down stairs and a large airing storage upstairs
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Beautifully made houses.been here 5 years and the house is still brand new,the only down side my house is in the main road other than that it’s perfect
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My road is so busy.apart from the busy road the neighbours are lovely I wouldn’t change much
What is the best feature of your home:
I love that it has a guest toilet downstairs and in winter it’s really warm
Good development
All the houses built look good. The houses that I have seen are of good quality. There are a some houses which have faced issues like unresolved leaks and faulty alarms. We pay for management of the development but for what we get as service it’s definitely leaves a lot to be desired.
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Galton Lock development is conveniently located to get into Birmingham city with great connections available on tram, train and buses. High street is 15 minutes walk. Best thing is the evening strolls along the canal. There has been a few incidents of unsociable behaviour which we as a community are also vigilant about.
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Nothing really as all the details were provided in a very open manner.
What is the best feature of your home:
The best feature of our house is the sky light in the kitchen and master bedroom. It makes the rooms very airy and full of light when the sun is out. We have enjoyed the rain drops falling on the windows as well.
Great place to live
Well designed houses with good facilities. There are no facilities on the development such as children’s play areas but the road system is easy to navigate. There is management in place to manage drains etc but not had much to do with it. When there was an issue with the house countryside quickly came out and fixed it. There is broadband installed directly into all of the houses so good connection.
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Every house has its own driveway so parking is not a problem. There are local rail links within walking distance with easy access to the city centre. The canal is close by which is great for a walk/ exercise and again it’s cycling/ walking distance to Brindley Place
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Seen the location the house was going to be built in person rather than just on a map.
What is the best feature of your home:
Nicely laid out and spacious kitchen. Lots of storage cupboards and under stairs cupboard built into the kitchen where the washing machine can be housed keeping it out of the way.
Nice exterior design and layout but usual house builder niggles
Overall nicely designed exterior housing and plan. However some rushed job was undertaken on garden surfacing. We are also having to pay for upkeep of the surrounding area which is extortionate giving the small areas to upkeep and we don’t directly benefit as residents.
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Good:
Design of the exterior of the house.
Bad:
Garden isn’t finished up to standards as it was rushed
Garden surfaces left uneven
Kitchen layout could be improved
Unnecessary and high upkeep cost per month added even though we as resident don’t benefit from it.
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We are also having to pay for upkeep which is extortionate giving the small areas to upkeep and we don’t directly benefit as residents.
What is the best feature of your home:
Exterior and layout of the rooms. Although kitchen could have been made bigger and places in the garden side of the house.
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