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Ranked 12th out of 12 in Somerset
2.58
Southfield Farm is a development close to the market town of Frome, which offers a wide variety of independent shops in close proximity to the city of Bath, which offers excellent transport links into London.
Ranked 12th out of 12 in Somerset
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8 total reviews
BlackberryRd (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2021
BlackberryRd (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2021
It's certainly not the prettiest estate! But everyone is very friendly. It gets ridiculously windy on site and as such bin collection day can make the estate VERY messy! There is a lot of rubbish blown around, and a lot of fly tipping, and once we are run by the management company we will have to pay for the estate to be cleared.
Unhappy Purchaser (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2021
Unhappy Purchaser (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2021
I love the design of my house which is a Mayfair. But the overall design of the estate is very poor. There is only one road going into the estate when they could have been two. There are areas of grass which could’ve made parking spaces or extra gardens for people. Even though the estate is now complete, the roads are still not finished, there is a lot of builders rubbish which has been dumped by the beautiful nature reserve which is a real shame. There are no bins or dog bins on the estate, which results in a lot of rubbish being left on the grassy areas. The design of the estate should’ve incorporated areas for people to put their bins and recycling bins as these look very unsightly. Persimmon are very slow to put errors correct, the attention to detail is absent, houses have not been checked before residents have moved in, new residents have missed lots of snagging issues as they don’t understand Construction. Overall I would not have moved into this estate if I had known the issues there.
Fi H (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2021
Fi H (Owner)
Verified Resident
Apr 2021
The actual layout and design of the houses is very nice, but is taking forever to complete. There are no shops within the development itself. There will be a central green space and play area which will be great. The communal areas are not yet well maintained, building debris, eg fence supports, plastic, metal fencing, and general litter are scattered around, lots of unfinished areas. It has the potential to be really lovely, great views at the back of the estate, and a nature reserve down the road. Generally any problems have been dealt with in good time by the developer. Lack of public transport links.
RhianneAitken (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
RhianneAitken (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Everything has been quite poor, if you ever phone up customer care to get hold with your property the man who comes round often makes it worse than it was before. I don't find the design very appealing of the outside of the buildings. The building managers are not very helpful or friendly
Kate (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
Kate (Owner)
Verified Resident
Mar 2021
There isn’t any facilities on the development, there is suppose to be a park and a school but they haven’t been built yet. The property management was great when we moved in, only took a couple of phone calls to get stuff done, and when it was the workmen were always very chatty and pleasant.
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