Opinions on Castlefields in Stafford

Spooner

Spooner

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Just looking at moving within Stafford and looked at house on Castlefields (Edwards Drive). Wondered if anyone had any info on area that i may not know, the only negative issues (apart from price of house!) that I can see are the boy racer youths on car park at the back and potential traffic/car parking issues from further development. I know a pub is likely to be built there soon(counting this as a positive) and obviously the western bypass/castleworks/burleyfields developments but think in general these are not likely to affect current houses/estate that much. Please share any experiences/thoughts if you have the time. Thanks very muchly.
 
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Spooner said:
Just looking at moving within Stafford and looked at house on Castlefields (Edwards Drive). Wondered if anyone had any info on area that i may not know, the only negative issues (apart from price of house!) that I can see are the boy racer youths on car park at the back and potential traffic/car parking issues from further development.
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one of the best areas in stafford, imo.. it is within spitting distance of town, so very convenient, but has the look & feel of an out-of-town estate like wildwood.. certainly no trouble with noise/rabble in the parts that i know, and i've got friends on a couple of different streets (edwards, christie, bonnington)..

Spooner said:
I know a pub is likely to be built there soon(counting this as a positive)
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join the club! you'll have a good old chuckle at the leaflets that the NIMBYs in the castlefields residents' association drop through your letterbox on occasion, then, having a cob on about such things lol..

my aforementioned friends are all for the bypass, and definitely all for the stafford hungry horse restaurant!

i would recommend living there to anyone.. as per my thread on buying a house, i've been looking at different areas recently, and we were going to buy on castlefields but decided it was too expensive for us for the size house we really wanted.. if we could comfortably afford it, we would buy one in a heartbeat :)
 
Spooner

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Thanks for your comments db, much appreciated. I am on my own so a two bed is fine for me, wouldnt be able to afford anything else on there! Thanks again. :britain:
 
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Yalla

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Good area and brilliant for the station. A friend of mine is viewing a 2 bed there tomorrow and it looks good. Those houses don't hang around though as they are popular with commuters and rent really well.
 
grumpystaffordguy

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Yeah its OK. It was a bit lacking in shops and pubs in the past, but you have TESCO in walking distance now and as has been mentioned they are on about building a pub. I think that's a positive. Good if you have a dog as well.
I think the houses originally came with wooden framed windows so look out for that.

I think you'll get pretty much all those positives on Virginia Park estate as well and the houses are cheaper (say £20k-30k less for a 4 bed). You may want to look at those as well. I used to live there and it was great.
 
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Fab area , one down side to Edwards Drive is the crazy lady that lives on this street. The police are at the house most nights of the week. On one occasion her partner was pepper sprayed in the street !! If you can put up with that the street is great . I have lived here for 10 years and never want to move.
 
ATJ

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Contrary to prevailing opinion, I hated living in Castlefields. As a young, childless couple I felt we were faced with suspicion by our neighbours. It was the least friendly area I've ever lived in- if you don't fit the mould, you're not wanted and nobody will make any effort to know you.
When we moved in to our Castlefields cul-de-sac, we were greeted by one family who were more interested in finding out what time we went to bed than in being friendly. When we moved into our new home in a different area of Stafford, we were greeted by no less than four sets of neighbours, and the new street isn't a cul-de-sac.

Aside from that, the garden was rubbish because it's basically builders rubble covered with turf and full of ants and unless the previous owner has refurbished the house, every original fitting will be basic and cheap and will need replacing by now.
 
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Yalla said:
A friend of mine is viewing a 2 bed there tomorrow and it looks good. Those houses don't hang around though as they are popular with commuters and rent really well.
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Probably viewing the house that the OP is thinking about?!?

As you say, those houses sell fast as you like....
 
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ATJ said:
Contrary to prevailing opinion, I hated living in Castlefields. As a young, childless couple I felt we were faced with suspicion by our neighbours. It was the least friendly area I've ever lived in- if you don't fit the mould, you're not wanted and nobody will make any effort to know you.
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i'm one half of a childless couple.. we don't talk to our neighbours, but that's how we like it cos we're staffordian :teef: lol
 
shoes

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We looked at several houses to buy on castlefields, after seeking similar info to you from people who live there (my boss, neon jay's parents) and it's a lovely place. The only thing which stopped us was the kind of house we were looking for was way out of budge due to the desirable nature of the development. If you can find and afford the kind of house you're looking for on there then I'd go for it personally.

The roundabouts are hilarious in the snow, too, officer ;)
 
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db said:
i'm one half of a childless couple.. we don't talk to our neighbours, but that's how we like it cos we're staffordian :teef: lol
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Ha!

I live on a similar development, a little out of town however, and it's not cliquey in the slightest. I think we're the only non-retired childless couple on the estate and no one seems to suspect anything untoward (lol fools!) despite my fear of having children.
 
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