Leaf Living at Beckley Place, OX3

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

It is a nice, quiet new-build area with a small garden/green space nearby. The neighbourhood feels peaceful and pleasant to live in. There are currently no local shops or restaurants within the development, although these may come as the area develops further.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The building management team has generally been responsive and helpful. Issues raised have been acknowledged promptly, with appropriate action taken or contractors arranged when needed.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

The development is still quite new, so there are currently no local shops, cafés or restaurants within the immediate area. On the positive side, it is very quiet, modern and peaceful, with pleasant green space nearby. Having a car is useful for day-to-day shopping and getting around.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Even though there are no local convenience shops at the moment, there is a good bus connection to the city centre. The new development is surrounded by a nice park, and well kept front gardens. You can hear the noise of a highway in the distance, as well as of an ongoing construction, but not get disturbed by it.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Directed me to correct actions, when for instance our street was not on the maps, encouraged me to talk to Google. Which I did successfully.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I really don’t know. We very quickly got acquainted with the house, the street, and the area, and are happy with what we discovered.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Good neighbourhood with excellent public transport link to the hospital and city. Good sound insulation, minimal sound from construction nearby.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Prompt response via email regarding the application or property issue.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

First time renting with private company. Everything was explained in details and any questions I had was answered.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The local area is peaceful and very convenient for daily life. There are plenty of open spaces nearby, making it a great environment to relax. The transport links are excellent, providing easy access to the town center. The street is generally clean and quiet, with regular bin collections and very little traffic noise.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Whenever I raised a small question, the team responded quickly and very minor issues were resolved immediately.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I had known how lovely and bright the house actually feels throughout the day, even more than during the viewing.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Most people or delivery companies cannot find or don’t know Barley Avenue. Need to put up two road signs for Barley Avenue like Cherry Tree Ave. I still cannot register on Council of Oxford for bin collection schedule

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

We raised questions and issues but building management hasn’t been responsive. They say developer will contact us on 30 days but not yet. We moved in already 3 weeks.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

We wish we knew the post code OX3 9XL is not activated with local council.