Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in United Kingdom

Neighbours were noisy but the area itself was near city campus and shops and very accessible

Nice quiet area, but only about a 5 minute walk from shops, pubs and restaurants and 10/15 minutes to the beach. Quite far from University - around a 25/30 minute walk.

Great street - friendly. Lots of amenities close by. One or 2 odd characters but overall, great location and street.

There are no closeby shops. The closest shop is in the city centre which is a 15 minute walk to the bus stop and then another 15 minute ride into the city centre. The buses only come every 30 minutes and stop running at around 11pm. Also, if you are walking in the dark, there are no street lamps so you would need to use a flashlight to see where you are going as the route takes you through a forest. If you are planning to take a bus/walk to uni then you are f***ed.

If you have a car then the actual drive to uni (Bath university) is fairly short but it is all uphill with dangerous, twisty, narrow roads. My friend had a car accident in the neighbourhood due to the poor visibility and how old the area is.

The neighbourhood is quiet and enjoyable. It is clean and has reasonable services now that the shop has been opened on Kimberlow Rise. The buses are frequent into town an cycling take 15 minutes to the city centre. The area also has quick links to the ringroad and therefore the M1.

you have to walk under a train bridge to get to the property from the university of southampton, and this bridge can be intimidating to walk through at night. A female housemate was once followed by some men who were standing under the tunnel.

The roads are narrow and you are prone to have an accident if driving. Cannot personally comment on the busses but others said they were unreliable and always late

Great little village with great school. Always something going on. Nosey villagers in the pubs but easy to deal with.

Hope Street is incredibly central - it takes about 3 minutes to walk to Tesco and even less time to get to the Student Union. We have access to a neighbourhood garden/park situated between Howard Place and Hope Street.
We didn't have any major issues with neighbors - the surrounding flats (in 9 and 11) were occupied by students so it could sometimes get loud if they hosted parties, but no more than our flat. There's also a self-proclaimed Unpaid Bin Warden who pushes your bins into your doorway if you don't bring them in quick enough after bin collection which is a bit passive aggressive, but manageable.

The neighborhood is mostly peaceful. There is a bar downstairs and on some nights music can be heard - usually no later than midnight. The closest proper grocery store is a Lidl less than 10 minute walk away, and the Aberdeen university campus is 5 minutes away. There are good bus links to the center (busses 1, 2, 60 among others), it takes roughly half an hour to walk there.