This house was a wonderful place to live. I lived there in my final year at Keele. This is the only student house I know of in Newcastle that had no problems with infestations and/or mould. This is the nicest student house I've been in. I didn’t see the house before moving in, I just prioritised proximity to town. The location is indeed, so good. It’s a 5 minute walk to town, 10 minute walk to Sainsbury’s. You don’t hear any noise from the roads nearby in the house or garden. The house is in really good condition. I didn’t feel like I was living in a student house, I felt like I was living in an actual house. The decorations inside are lovely: the tiled floors in the kitchen and corridor, lovely wallpaper, stained glass window above the bathroom door and a little chandelier in the upstairs corridor. The garden is lovely too, it provided a lot of peace to be able to sit outside. I haven’t seen a garden space like this in other Newcastle student houses. This is the only university accommodation which has ever felt like home.
LIKENESS OF THE PHOTOS PROVIDED COMPARED TO THE REALITY
They’re really accurate. The only thing is that the living room feels larger now, as the armchairs and sofa are in different places and that dresser in the picture is gone. Now there is a big TV attached to the wall above the shelf, a dining table below it with four chairs, and a big shelf on the far right. We used the living room a lot :) The armchairs are the most comfortable I’ve ever sat in. Additionally, in the bedrooms there are swivel chairs by all the desks now.
TRANSPORT
The bus stop to Keele (Merrial Street) is a 5 minute speed walk away. The closest bus stop to get to Hanley is on Brindley street, a 5 minute walk away. One of my housemates had a car, and could always find parking on the street.
THE LANDLORDS
They’re a couple and they’re lovely. Very responsive, kind and respectful. Gave plenty of notice in the rare instances they needed to sort anything in the house, think it was only twice across the whole year.
FINAL NOTES
The house is in really good condition. I know I would be somewhat suspicious if it were me reading this review, but from one tired student to another, my written account of my experience of this house here is true. I really recommend this house.
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