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A Berkeley development, Kidbrooke Village offers a selection of one, two and three-bedroom apartments. In addition, there are a selection of luxury freehold 4 bedroom Urban Houses. Located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, residents benefit from excellent connections into London via the close-by Kidbrooke Station.
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Kidbrooke Village, SE3 Reviews
Write a Review Upload PhotosKidbrooke Village is a hidden gem
I have lived in Kidbrooke Village since 2013. Back then the last of the old, ‘ferrier estate’ was being demolished. The transformation of the land, facilities and demographic has been astounding to say the least. Berkeley homes have promised a lot and so far, and have delivered. The build quality of the apartments are wonderful, a peaceful place to live and good connections via roads, rail and Uber/ Taxis. Lifestyle wise there is a lot of great open green space, newly landscaped areas – that have now been taken over by the London wildlife trust. Meaning there is a forever growing habitat for wildlife. Concierge service are excellent, with a 24hr security Gym, pool and Cinema facilities. The community is becoming ever more vibrant with Berkeley encouraging small businesses to engage with the local people. With the station and local square almost finished, I’m excited to watch the community grow further and for roots to be well and truly established amongst the people and businesses. 15 minute walk to Blackheath, and about 30 mins to Greenwich park. In my opinion the value of this property has been completely justified and continues to improve as the development grows near completion.
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With Kidbrooke square finishing, this should improve things like local supermarkets, small business, pubs and coffee shops. Currently – there is the basics of doctors surgery, dentist, local shop, a Sainsbury’s local and small independent cafe. All these are great and accessible but I think the new kidbrooke square will encourage more businesses to start trading. 15 minute walk to Blackheath Village.
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Service charge and ground rent should be considered before buying in this area. Berkeley are working with residents to help with transparency – but this was something I wish I knew more about before I bought the property.
Manager Response
Hi Luke – we love hearing that residents enjoy living at Kidbrooke Village, so thanks very much for writing a review.
Never want to move again!
Blackheath quarter is a great side to live, away from most of the building work. We love the communal garden and significant work goes into keeping these gardens in good condition. The Conceirge team are helpful, kind and a pleasure to deal with. We normally find communal areas very clean with the cleaners diligently doing their jobs to a high standard. We appreciate the fountain and swale have had issues this year and the communications updating us about the progress in fixing it – it’s a shame that took a long time. Window cleaning has been mixed with some results not great. The pool is lovely, sometimes a little cool but once swimming, it’s fine! Music in the pool would be a lovely additional touch.
Wildlife is amazing , especially the yearly signets!
The air conditioning in the gym seems a bit hit and miss which isn’t helpful when you’re doing cardio. But otherwise facilities good , always clean.
More parking for visitors would be helpful- it’s very minimal. Car park for residents is great but many of the disabled spaces are taken up by non disabled residents, they also never seem to get ticketed, nor do people who park in visitor spaces without permits- a little frustrating for those of us who stick to the rules.
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Kidbrooke village is a superb place to live. It is close to both Blackheath and Kidbrooke stations, both with great access to central London for commuting. Lovely walk to Greenwich not so far away. Sainsbury’s local is open at great times, easily accessible. My only niggle is that the GP surgery needs significant improvement and it is tricky as it is the only one that’ll take Kidbrooke residents. Blackheath quarter is great, with gym, pool and cinema room.
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The parking really is difficult for visitors- be aware.
What is the best feature of your home:
We love the views from our home, the quiet of it and the layout. It’s spacious. The floor to ceiling windows are a highlight!
Manager Response
We agree Laur – the vast green space and wildlife at Kidbrooke Village is our favourite part of the development. And how great is the play space in Cator Park!
Wouldn’t live anywhere else
It has become home.
I work in the city, I have always worked in busy environment, and here I live across Sutcliffe Park at Grayston Hse for almost 2 years and I absolutely adore it in here. It gives me easy access to the city but at the same time, the peace of having so much green and living in a family orientated development.
The management team is always very helpful and look after every detail for our building. The gym is nearby and at a very fair price. We’ve got a bristo nearby plus all the shops for groceries. I also really appreciate the vans that occasionally park nearby (Opposite sainsburys) with freshly prepared meals and nibbles, great idea!
I think we need more restaurants and coffee shops/bakery for the weekends but I assume that will come with time, and I couldn’t be happier living here. Best, Carol
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You can get the best of both worlds. Easy access to central london, but also the peace and quite of living in a family orientated place.
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Gladly, I haven’t had any surprises.
How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:
Yes, always.
Besides, they have always been very understanding about my healthy issues and I can say caring as well.
Manager Response
Kidbrooke Village certainly does have the best of both worlds – Cator Park and Sutcliffe Park give you countryside living just a stone’s throw from city centre! Thank you for writing a review Carol & thank you for sharing your beautiful picture of Kidbrooke Village.
A little oasis in London
So far, the development has been very well maintained. The grounds and facilities have been well kept. We did have issues early on with the lifts in the building, but that seems to be less of an issue now, and the management has been fairly transparent about the issues.
The concierge is available 24 hours a day, and almost everyone there has been very professional and pleasant. Everyone on staff has been very good to work with, and any issues we have had have been addressed promptly, especially given the situation with COVID.
The development benefits from high-speed internet (1 Gig) availability, and has a couple of additional workspaces. There is very nice on-site secure bike storage.
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The area is still being developed, so I can only comment on the current status of things. The transport links are good. There is a rail station directly next to the development, with trains running to London Bridge, Victoria, Cannon Street, and Charing X. There are also two bus lines connecting to North Greenwich, Lewisham, and Woolwich. We live here comfortably without owning a car, but there is extensive (paid) parking available.
There is currently one pub and one restaurant, but there is not a wide variety of dining options. The Sainsbury Local and Chemcare Pharmacy are both very convenient and nice to shop at. There is also a local dentist and surgery, but we have not been able to get appointments at either.
There are a number of lovely parks and green spaces surrounding the development, and the general area is very nice. The only real negative for us is the traffic noise, which is pretty constant. I imagine it would be less pronounced if we were not in a flat directly next to the road.
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The road is generally busy and often quite noisy. There are a number of school children that congregate around the area in the afternoons after school, although most of them are well behaved.
If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:
I would love to have a bit more storage room, or space in general.
Manager Response
Hi Rick – we love hearing that residents enjoy living at Kidbrooke Village, so thanks very much for writing a review.
After all, we trust and value Berkeley. Hopefully everything will be better
Last but not the less, the after sales service couldn’t keep pace with Berkeley brand. After we moved in (The end of Nov 2021) we reported several faulty repair work for balcony slide door, and cracks starts appear on out front door and bedroom. Also we are facing an broken cooking hub issue this Tuesday morning, and the customer service lady Hazel said the earliest she can arrange an engineer is on Friday, again, we have to order 12meals it sounds costly. In my culture, our dietary habit, we cook every single meal by the cooking hub, we barely use oven, so in my point of view, we feels like it’s not an ideal inhabiting flat for us without a functional cooking hub. However, the lady said she doesn’t think we are living non-inhabited and we don’t need cooking hub for every single meal we can use oven and microwave instead of cooking hub. Instead of comfort the residents and find the best solution, she just do not respecting us in the way she spoke, this is not the first time we are dealing with her attitude like that. So we strongly believe she is not the right person for the customer service, as there is no services but sophistry.
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Local stores are all good for now. Hopefully we could have more stores coming soon this or next year.
Transportation seems a little bit defective, such as running late and cancellation.
Most of Neighbors are very nice, however, we can still smell weed every week at 7th floor of Cobham house, we also report the overloaded party noise from 601 cobham house to the concierge (unfortunately they can do nothing) and Greenwich council. Hopefully, these people could learnt to respect others.
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After sales service
If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:
The balcony door, slide door will cost a lot for maintenance after 2 years warranty
Manager Response
Hi B – thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that you think customer services is an issue. Please can you e-mail us at KVInformationCentral@berkeleygroup.co.uk with your contact details so we can discuss this with you.
Lots of young professionals and families
I live here and absolutely love it! I must admit when we first looked around the area we were a bit apprehensive as much of the old estate was still here (empty but waiting to be demolished). It’s been so great to see how much the area has changed.
There’s a lovely atmosphere here now with lots of young professionals and families, as well as a new Sainsburys local and new doctors surgery, pharmacy etc. In terms of the properties themselves, the buildings seem to be a really high standard and we’ve not had any real problems with Berkeley. Any snags we found when we first moved in were fixed same day, and if we ever have problems now they send someone out the same day to fix things (even changed the bulbs in our spotlights for us!).
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< The annual maintenance charges are quite high, but we feel it's worth it for the landscaping, cleaning, concierge and general maintenance that is always going on.
Manager Response
Hi Laura – we love hearing that residents enjoy living at Kidbrooke Village, so thanks very much for writing a review.
Overall a great place to live and raise a family.
Overall the development has been well built with a high level of attention to detail, however is let down by the cheap end of line fixtures and fittings which were installed when property was built, that if you need to replace anything, is sadly no longer available. This of course attracts additional cost and delay in time sourcing parts, which was not considered when all the developers wanted to do was to erect the development as cheaply as possible to maximize their profit. The pool, cinema room, gym and conference facilities are an asset to anyone living on the development. Additionally the children’s playground is a wonderful facility to have, however the experience would be improved by restricting it for the use of residents only as it often attracts anti social behaviour by older children unaccompanied by their parents, which spoils it for the children that live on the development. I have not had much to do with building management, however when I have, the manager has always been very helpful. For property management matters, I liaise directly with my agency contact and she is always very helpful and follows through with whatever matter she agrees to assist with.
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I love the Kidbrooke area. We are surrounded by green spaces, exquisite wildlife, close to local amenities without feeling hemmed in, train station and bus routes close by and also quick journey by car to get to central London. The shops, restaurants and libraries are also well worth visiting.
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Would be good to let prospective tenants / buyers know that the property has 2 energy bills, both for electricity. I had never heard of this prior to moving to this development. Also when sourcing broadband and phone deals, point to note is that BT are the only providers on this development.
If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:
I would love to have enclosed shower units in the bathrooms to eliminate water all over the floors, as the shower tray that you stand on in one shower is very shallow and as soon as water from the shower goes into it, the water spills over and floods the floor. In the ensuite bathroom the shower screen is not wide enough so water goes on the floor there too.
Manager Response
Thank you for your kind comments Natasha. Making Kidbrooke Village a great place for children and adults alike is a key aim for us, so we’re delighted that you think so too!
Brilliant!
What shines the brightest about this development is the inclusion of a spectacular local park that really elevates the aesthetics and environment of this living space. This green space is amazing for residents of all kinds! In addition, the new football pitches are a great aspect for kids with families and sports enthusiasts alike. For the park lovers who want variety in greenery, Greenwich Park is within close proximity to the development which is an incredible luxury! Finally, the gym and pool close by are great facilities for residents to use.
The only things I dislike about the living space is the fact that’s it’s situated very closely to the main road which results in relatively high noise levels. The new building developments ongoing also contribute to this problem.
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Likes:
Park is amazing feature; park environment aesthetic
New pitches are gear tho kids
Greenwich park close by
Gym and pool
Dislikes:
Close to the main road
Loud at night
New development sic building works
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I wish I had known that the utilities would be very high.
Manager Response
We agree Nicholas – the vast green space and wildlife at Kidbrooke Village is our favourite part of the development. And how great is the new play space in Cator Park?
Perfect for the quieter lifestyle
I recommend Kidbrooke Village for those looking for a quieter lifestyle. It may not have the bustle of the city, but that is exactly what I was looking for. The prices are more affordable than other suburban places and the development is great. Loads of open space, good residents facilities, spacious apartments and most importantly peace & quiet with London on your doorstep.
The area around Kidbrooke Village is nice, with schools located just a short walk away from the flat. There are also some shops and restaurants located on site. For those wanting a bit more, Blackheath Village and Greenwich Village are close as well with all their shops and restautants. For days with better weather, Greenwich park is a manageable walk and on clear days the sunset is breathtaking. There is also a station (Kidbrooke Station) next to the development, which connects Kidbrooke to Victoria on the Southeastern in 40 minutes and London Bridge in 20. The area itself is very quiet and feels more like a village than a neighbourhood in London.
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 That there is a farmers market once a month on a Saturday – great but quite noisy early in the morning.
Manager Response
Kidbrooke Village certainly does have the best of both worlds – Cator Park and Sutcliffe Park give you countryside living just a stone’s throw from city centre! Thank you for writing a review.
Review of Kidbrooke Village from long term resident
The design of the buildings is excellent – there is a sense of space in each building and the apartments are a good size and well layed out with plenty of storage space. The gardens that are part of each building are attractive and well maintained. Car parks are good and are located beneath the apartment buildings, i.e. out of the way. Building and property management are good – enquiries are responded to quickly and the Concierge staff are helpful. Rubbish areas are regularly cleaned out.
There are some issues with people putting unattractive stuff on their balconies such as hanging washing out and other clutter but otherwise the development is well managed. Rubbish in the park areas immediately in front of the apartments could be managed better as the bins are tiny and on busy days people unfortunately pile rubbish up which often blows away in the wind.
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The Kidbrooke Village has a growing range of amenities including an excellent large Youngs pub, a good size Sainsburys, Aldi just a stone throw away and a fantastic play area for young children as well as a sports playground with football and tennis facilities for slighty older childen. Transport links are good with London Bridge just 18-20 mins away. We are looking forward to the imminent opening of the new Kidbrooke station too, which will be a massive improvement on the previous station. The properties have all been built to a high modern standard and the gardens make the whole development look attractive.
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Really super development, which has improved as time has gone on with the addition of the local pub and larger Sainsburys. We’re looking forward to future new shops and services coming into the Kidbrooke Village. It’s a great place for families and that gives it a fresh, dynamic feel.
If there is one thing you would change about your flat or property what would it be:
We would add a porch area above the balcony to give some shade from the sun though this is an issue with our apartment in particular as most apartments have a porch. During recent heatwaves the apartments become very hot and we would advise that some thought is given to installing air conditioning (preferably water-cooled air con) in future. Apartments nowadays have to be built with climate change in mind and the current apartments have been built without that being taken into consideration.
Manager Response
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review Michael. It’s great to hear that you’re enjoying the on-site Sainsbury’s & The Depot Pub.
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