Wellington Place, LE16

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

New shops being built will be amazing, lovely walk along canal to town or bars/shops. There is a cut through soon the be opened to the other side of town at Lubenham Hill. Traffic is safe and builders are courteous.

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

We know the area really well so there isn’t really anything, even the drawings provided help any contractors as Ductwork, plumbing and Electrics are exactly as planned.

What is the best feature of your home:

The use of space is brilliant, every room is a great size. The kitchen/2nd living area in our Barnwell allows our Dogs to be with us and enjoy the house while keeping the main lounge nice and tidy

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

Close proximity to Market Harborough town is excellent. Transport links are expected to be good when available and through roads opened. Great community feel, folks are all very friendly. Pubic open spaces are a bonus on this development and are generally well maintained. Some instances of anti social behaviour, but the relevant authorities have been made aware and have responded accordingly. Also, some dog owners are failing to adequately control their animals when off leads and to clean up after them!

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

Good proximity to country walks & local villages. Development timetable constantly changing resulting in inconsistent information.

What is the best feature of your home:

Design in general. The look of the house, externally, with good brick choice and good plot size for garden. Internally good layout and flow of the rooms.

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

The area is fantastic, Market Harborough has very good shops and cafe’s. Great estate too, very safe

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

End dates of the mixed use development at end of street

What is the best feature of your home:

The brilliantly landscaped garden as well as kitchen with inbuilt white goods

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

Market Harborough is lovely but is being ruined by sprawling estates like this that don't have the requisite accompanying infrastructure (schools, GPs, sports facilities, playparks, roads, parking, transport). The developers don't seem to comply with the planning commitments they have given and the council don't seem to want to enforce them.

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

Nothing. We checked out the estate extensively before we moved in so knew what to expect.

What is the best feature of your home:

The green space within easy walking distance including the towpath to town.

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

Excellent range and quality of shops in town a 25 minute walk away - nothing nearer until the local centre is open. There will be a bus link running through the development soon but for now the bus stops are only about 5 minutes away and bus services are good. It’s about a 40 minute walk to the rail station (1 hr to London). Since building work is ongoing on our development, living on our street is noisy, often dusty and muddy. Contractors regularly park on the road (and pavement) and there’s so much construction traffic it’s not desirable to park on the road. However, the developers have provided ample private parking for residents and two visitor spaces (for 8 properties). There is currently very little antisocial behaviour at the Davidsons end of the development but regular reports of antisocial behaviour from residents at the other end. No problems with bin collection. Traffic noise due to construction aside, now that the road has been cleared and tarmaced vehicles are starting to whizz up and down here at speed - there are no speed limit signs yet.

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

Length and resulting impact of living on a building site for 3 years - which is twice as long as we were led to believe.

What is the best feature of your home:

Kerb appeal and internal design (living room on first floor)