We bought a house a few years ago on a council estate where my PIL also live. DH and I thought it would be good to be close to them for the future.
Ive been ok here for a while now but since the last 5 years or so, it has really gone downhill.
Main problems are
People dump sofas, furniture, bags of rubbish, boxes and just anything really on an almost daily basis. There is a child safety gate at the front of my house as I type this.
Nowhere to park. We live very close to an educational establishment and students and staff just park outside and on the roads on the side of our homes. It looks like a bloody car park every morning.
Litter
We have tried to make our home as lovely as we can but as soon as I step outside or look outside of the window, it just looks crap.
The litter and tipping is so bad, that I actually feel a tinge of embarrassment when calling people to my home.
The shame is that all the neighbours are actually quite nice people. It's people who dont live there, that are causing the problems!
Does anyone else living on a council estate? And is it as bad as mine?
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To hate living on a council estate?
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TheFaultInOurStars · 05/12/2014 17:43
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