I've been living in the Gardens for over five years, and love it. Very quiet, as cars generally only come in if they need to access the Gardens - very little passing traffic unless they are lost or failing to make a shortcut. Some airline noise and foxes, but I love coming home after a day at work - it's so peaceful. Despite the communal garden in the centre, I don't feel that there's much of a community. Some residents are more sociable than others, but everyone is certainly helpful and civil. No troublesome ones. Great to have the park nearby, well-connected to ED and PR, as well as Elephant and the West End/City from the bus stop. One word of warning. Grainger owns the properties on three sides of the Gardens. Allegedly they like to put up the rents regularly and by an ambitious %. With that in mind, I wouldn't stretch your budget to move here - quite a few neighbours have moved out after 6 or 12 months as they can't afford the rent hike.
