Neighbourhood and local area reviews for renting in United Kingdom

Love Bridgeton, totally great place and people. Just a real shame this despicable woman has been allowed to own a property in the area.

Quiet far to shops and public transport. Park was in a few steps from home, but it was close entrance on a lock from long time.

Near to the town centre - good for shopping and nights out. 15 mins walk from uni. Good area

Lovely and close to UEA but also great for shops / takeaways just a short walk away. Bus stop a few doors down directly into town.

This house is less than a 10-minute walk to the UEA campus.
Really close to a co-op and takeaway shop which is very convenient and the proximity to Eaton park is lovely.
We also have access to the 25 and 26 bus routes within a 5-minute walk.

Fantastic location, Great access to transport and amenities. Really convenient.
If the property was better maintained it would be a much better property

Buses to Lancaster University were frequent after the bus-timetable update. At peak times it was sometimes difficult to get a bus given that they had picked up from Common Garden Street before heading into Bowerham, but if you plan your journeys well there's no reason you will not be able to get a bus to uni when you want to. On the contrary, buses into town were never a problem. Local shops/businesses were abundant and a two-minute walk from the house - Spar, barbers, hairdressers, pub, chip shop. Very quiet neighbourhood, a nice place to live quietly.

There have been 3 stabbings in the last 9 months on the road, just outside the house.

Neighbours attached to the house were not students and were nothing but rude. One night the woman stayed up till 3am playing music, so we politely asked them to turn it down to which she shouted at us on the street.
Was also told to stop mowing the grass at 11am when we moved out.

In my town there is a very large housing provider for people who are homeless, with addiction problems and mental health problems, or ex-offenders, where they get support, plenty of chances, and there are always staff a phone call away. This landlord, houses those who's behaviour is so bad, they've been barred from every other hostel and are one step away from the street. I was homeless before I moved in and I felt safer sleeping rough. We had drugs dealt from the house, fights, overdoses. Police round every week. The delightful downstairs neighbour embarked on a year long harassment campaign, but hey, all clouds have a silver lining, it motivated me to save every penny I could until I could leave. Seriously, if you are in a dire enough position to be considering living here, don't do it, it'll drive you crazy.