Please can you give me some advice? Sheffield City Council have offered us a 3 bedroom maisonette on Winn Close and have asked us to look at it tomorrow. I have only heard bad things about it from my family who really don't want me to live there and strongly advise me not to move from Deepcar.

Are they right to say that or is Winn Gardens not too bad, after all I can think of worse places to live in Sheffield.

Thanks

RDS

It's no Whirlow but at least it's not the Manor, sort of somewhere in between.

Although a few years ago it was compared to war-time Beirut.

Winn gardens got Badly Flooded last year for a start, Rich was right about Beirut!!
Its not What you know ,its a case of who you know on Winn gardens, If you know the right people you will be ok, if not ......
BUT at the end of the day its up to you!!!!!!!

Winn Close, as in right at the top end? far away from town.. if its that bit then its really not that bad... in all fairness its not that bad anyway, my sister lived there for a couple of years and its not like theres loads of yobs running around terrorising people all the time..
on the bit where she lived she got on really well with her neighbours as well, who were all old people who'd lived there all their lives and didn't want to move.. really not that bad! =]

It'll be wet if this rain causes us to flood again.

On my home tonight at 8pm there were 4 cop cars on Middlewood Road outside Winn Gardens and about 50 kids rangiing in age from about 8 up to late teens, love to know what that was about!

Saying that, its a council estate, your always gonna find a mixture of good n bad! Although you find that even on a non council estate!

It's no Whirlow but at least it's not the Manor, sort of somewhere in between.


Somewhere between Whirlow and the Manor? That really doen't give much info. Could you be just a little more specific?

I used to live on winn gardens, have done so twice, and, yes, it has it's share of miscreants and low life's, but, then, a lot of places do, although I have lived on worse areas, such as Park Hill.

I lived there for a few months some time ago. It is the roughest place I've ever lived and I've lived in some rough places. Everyone goes around in packs. If you're a stranger you'll get stared at first. There's a very sinister in crowd on that estate.
If you can wait for something else, I would advise you to do so. When I was shown my maisonette the lady from the council wouldn't even park her car on the estate, choosing to walk quarter of a mile instead.

From what people have said on a recent thread about accepting council accommodation, my understanding is that if you are offered something you can't really refuse it.

Go and have a look, make up your own mind. There is only you who will know if you can live there.

I lived on Winn Gardens from ages 0-13, and I actually loved it there (I'm not a yob or a chav), though the person that said it's not what you know it's who you know has a point, I guess my parents knew the right people.

I'm now 20 and lived in Southey since I was 13, when we first moved I would've loved to go back to Winn Gardens, but I've heard it's got alot worse than it was over the years from friends I've kept in contact with.

My best friend and all her family have lived on the gardens for years, when i moved to sheffield i didn't know a soul and when started visiting my friend on Winn found it to be fine.

Most of the people are very friendly and neighbourly, the chap who runs the paper shop is really nice. Theres some "characters" on there but isn't there on all estates?

I personally wouldn't object to living there if I was offered it.

The Winn Estate, ( :roll: why does everyone refer to it as WG) is a mixed bag. The maisonettes to which you refer are pretty quiet most of the time. Our own Julado of the forum hails from those parts and seems happy enough.

The housing stock is in good condition, serviced well, there are lots of activities happening in the Pavilion by the park and of course there is the lovely park.

Great for services, trams and access to shops. Yes there is a clique there but that comes mostly from the generations of families who live there, literally some families have grand parents in one house, and their children have houses satelliting them, (and before anyone starts these are bought houses).

I lived on Winn for 13 years, never had any trouble, never broken into, never been threatened. And I was an outsider when I got there.

I am what is called an outsider - originally from dahn sarf :hihi: but I have made good and firm friends on this estate. I moved here in 1995 - so I have been here 13 years too.

I live at the top - by the shops on Winn Grove and I think this is a brilliant place to live....I love it :love:

The thing with this estate is that it is small and fairly well contained....unlike the sprawling estates elsewhere....and because of this you get to know people....and in some cases (like the flood) the community spirit shows well.

As fox20thc said the housing stock is good. I too live in a maisonette and unlike maisonettes elsewhere we have balconies....so at least we have a small area of outside space....I have garden chairs on mine and sit out whenever I can.

The rooms are big and spacious....the kitchens and bathrooms were modernised last year - so at least you won't be put through the hell of that.

There are two shops and a Chinese take-away - we did have a pub but that closed last year....

In the main people are friendly on here...and I think there are many worse places you could be offered.

And if you do choose to come to join us here....drop me a PM and we can meet up. :D

Please can you give me some advice? Sheffield City Council have offered us a 3 bedroom maisonette on Winn Close and have asked us to look at it tomorrow. I have only heard bad things about it from my family who really don't want me to live there and strongly advise me not to move from Deepcar.

Are they right to say that or is Winn Gardens not too bad, after all I can think of worse places to live in Sheffield.

Thanks

RDS

It is a drug fueled ses pit, caused by a handfull of people. Most residents are honest hard working folk.

Hi Everyone

I am going to have a look at a couple of house in Winn Gardens next week and I am just wondering what people might have to say or if they can give me any information what the place is like.I have 2 young kids so obviously I want to make sure I live in a suitable area. I have had alot of feedback already but thats from people who dont live in sheffield???????? can you help me please.

Steer well clear, full of chavs and undesirables....

there is a thread with some feedback here (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=354581&highlight=winn)

thank you.

Don't go there, it was flooded in 2007 so you will not get home insurance.

Hi Everyone

I am going to have a look at a couple of house in Winn Gardens next week and I am just wondering what people might have to say or if they can give me any information what the place is like.I have 2 young kids so obviously I want to make sure I live in a suitable area. I have had alot of feedback already but thats from people who dont live in sheffield???????? can you help me please.

hi my auntie lived on here for bout 3 months with her children an yes there is some decent tenants on there but i have to be honest she was glad to leave her life was hell her kids couldn't play out without being picked on 1 of my cousins got hit with a golf club an had to go to hospital an that was by a 7 year old you have to know people to live there if your new thats it they all stare an point at you i would reccomend you not to even think bout living on there x

hi molly you don't no me i was brout up on winn gardens there is10 of us it did not do us any harm the people are friendly there is a good park and other ameants yes it was flooded the first time in 50 years some of my famely is still living thier if i had to move and i had 2 young kids i would not hesatate i would move dearback 2morow i'v alot to thank the gardens for best of luck kate dave

And just look at how it helped their spelling!

Dont even go there

hi molly you don't no me i was brout up on winn gardens there is10 of us it did not do us any harm the people are friendly there is a good park and other ameants yes it was flooded the first time in 50 years some of my famely is still living thier if i had to move and i had 2 young kids i would not hesatate i would move dearback 2morow i'v alot to thank the gardens for best of luck kate dave

If any further proof was needed that the place is an absolute hole. :thumbsup:

hi molly you don't no me i was brout up on winn gardens there is10 of us it did not do us any harm the people are friendly there is a good park and other ameants yes it was flooded the first time in 50 years some of my famely is still living thier if i had to move and i had 2 young kids i would not hesatate i would move dearback 2morow i'v alot to thank the gardens for best of luck kate dave

Thanks Kate and Dave, I'm sure if everyone was as warm hearted as you it would be the best place on earth.

Cheers and thanks for a lovely post. :thumbsup:

P.S. I used to work on there so I know it quite well.

thanks guys for all your replys:)

We would not know anyone on this estate as we are not from the area. It does sound a little worrying although i do also understand there is good and bad in any area. Acceptance would be my main concern. just want to say a big thank you to you all :)

Definitely one of the worst areas of Sheffield - a lot of crime and anti-social behaviour, particularly originating from a couple of families.

I've known people who have even moved to the Manor to escape there.

Steer well clear.

worst part of s6 by a mile.

do not go there, never lived there, but went to school with kids from there and often went to the estate, kids are rough as hell, parents 100 times worse, always smells of weed when you walk past, would rather sleep on the streets to be honest a lot safer.

I have to say I've never been on that estate in person but out of curiosity I thought I'd take a street view tour of the area, it looks bloody awful but there seems to be lots of nice cars parked outside most of the houses.

Here's a few of the highlights:-

Well at least the police are about during daylight hours! (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.419619,-1.510108&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.419385,-1.509865&panoid=G_DDejXF6vrtx_FJTEZzbQ&cbp=12,137.63,,1,6.92)

A lovely house, wonder why it's so heavily fortified? (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.41892,-1.510868&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.41892,-1.510868&panoid=K3XfoXwir1QnXx5v7lMusA&cbp=12,290.24,,0,7.21)

I bet that's taxed, quiet and safely driven! (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.417781,-1.509424&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.417726,-1.50936&panoid=EQLhXynZ5UqgY5WY3HDoaQ&cbp=12,152.25,,1,13.75)

i know that bloke in the pic with the quad(the one to the left ot the quad) i used to work with him
but as for winn gdns i used to live nearby as a kid and it was a decent estate but like any othe area undesireables get moved in and it spoils it for the rest
best off going down during the day and then around teatime or at weekends and see for yourself what its like

A lovely house, wonder why it's so heavily fortified? (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.41892,-1.510868&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.41892,-1.510868&panoid=K3XfoXwir1QnXx5v7lMusA&cbp=12,290.24,,0,7.21)

Well, I can confirm that the shutters on the house concerned, are because at the time of the photograph being taken, the house was unoccupied, and the council, as a matter of course, put these security shutters up, to prevent scrap-men breaking in and stealing the boilers and radiators.

dont do it!!

Don't go there, it was flooded in 2007 so you will not get home insurance.

Winn Gardens - has got a bad name - so stay away !
Also look on Youtube at the floods there . id say avoid

:loopy: every estate has good and bad points, can i just remind everyone of that!!
winn gardens may have some undesierables but also alot of very nice warm hearted people who have grown up on there and are very friendly!!

so yes maybe it does have a bad rep and it did flood a few years back but dont all be so quick to slate it as id say now a'days every estate has teen mums,crack heads, weed smokers aswell as the curtain twitching old ladies and the old man off to paper shop with the little dog!! :hihi:

it just depends on the kind of person you are if you are out going and dont care what people say and think then you will fit in if you are stuck up and posh then no you wont its ok if you fit in there just one big famly there every ones the same most are one parent most are unmarried and most have lots of kids

:loopy: every estate has good and bad points, can i just remind everyone of that!!
winn gardens may have some undesierables but also alot of very nice warm hearted people who have grown up on there and are very friendly!!

so yes maybe it does have a bad rep and it did flood a few years back but dont all be so quick to slate it as id say now a'days every estate has teen mums,crack heads, weed smokers aswell as the curtain twitching old ladies and the old man off to paper shop with the little dog!! :hihi:

What about curtain twitching nude men? (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.419384,-1.509867&spn=0.000285,0.000817&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=53.419316,-1.509955&panoid=M7kx9vGtSD87D1nuob6nCg&cbp=12,111.93,,3,-16.33):suspect:

And just look at how it helped their spelling!

your a bully..

every estate is 50/50 and I worked with a girl from Totley and she could not spell.. she even went to private school... nothing to do with where someone is from!

I'm sure there are some nice warm-hearted friendly people on the Winn Gardens estate. Unfortunately it's not them you have to worry about.

Winn gardens isn't a great place for kids. I wouldn't live on there.

id stay away from there, i know someone who lives on there an doesnt have trouble anymore cos his dad is a nutter an beaten half the estate up cos of the trouble they had over the years. also a couple of years ago a disabled man was beaten up so badly he died, an all he did was visit a friend on there an walk to the tram stop at the top of the estate, the lads who did it lived on there an did it because they was bored an knew he was an easy target. im 27 an wouldnt wanna live on there an im no push over either so id stay well clear.

I worked as a warden for sheff homes, I met some real great people on winn, as a kid i had mates that lived there, my brothers wife is from winn... its no better or worse than many other estates... i know it inside out... life is what you make it, go down for the day walk round talk to locals etc.. if i was to say one thing negative id say... the best people want to move, sheff homes does naff all to make any real changes, its all cost effective... makin a place look tidy does not clean out the rats... :rolleyes: i could think of worse places to live... i attended alot of the Neighbourhood Groups and to be honest, a lot of it is tit for tat, well was bk then anyway... to me its just a built up run down area that needs money spent in the right places something that the dicks who manage the estate dont do cos their hands are cut off because of lack of investment...

I worked as a warden for sheff homes, I met some real great people on winn, as a kid i had mates that lived there, my brothers wife is from winn... its no better or worse than many other estates... i know it inside out... life is what you make it, go down for the day walk round talk to locals etc.. if i was to say one thing negative id say... the best people want to move, sheff homes does naff all to make any real changes, its all cost effective... makin a place look tidy does not clean out the rats... :rolleyes: i could think of worse places to live... i attended alot of the Neighbourhood Groups and to be honest, a lot of it is tit for tat, well was bk then anyway... to me its just a built up run down area that needs money spent in the right places something that the dicks who manage the estate dont do cos their hands are cut off because of lack of investment...

well said :thumbsup:

as i said before you have to fit in but my post has been removed for some reason i said it as it is as i know because my daughter lives on there shes quite happy now will you please put my post back on then they will know what i am on about it was not offencive

Hi Molly75, we have lived on here just over 20 years, yes there has been trouble and police about on occasions, but like has already been said u get that on most estates, we love it on here, we know all our neighbours by first name, they would do anything 4 you. Do you know if it is a maisonette you will be looking at if so there is one empty on our block and the one opposite, they are very nice and been modernized, you would be most welcome :)

im sorry to be blunt but im guessing the place is council property? and if u dont like it you dont have much choice? im sorry if i have got the wrong end of the stick but if it is you should be thankful of a roof over your head! doesnt matter what estate you live in, you will end up with 'scum' being integrated into your neighbourhood.
some people dont have a choice, (working people) if they cant afford a private rental property or a mortgage, they are homeless. simples!

Hi Molly75, we have lived on here just over 20 years, yes there has been trouble and police about on occasions, but like has already been said u get that on most estates, we love it on here, we know all our neighbours by first name, they would do anything 4 you. Do you know if it is a maisonette you will be looking at if so there is one empty on our block and the one opposite, they are very nice and been modernized, you would be most welcome :)

I must know you TAP24....I have lived here since 1995 :wave: (oh...and welcome to the forum too).

To Molly75. There is good and bad on every estate....be it private or social housing.

Some of us are friendly on here....I like it here.

You would be very welcome :D

I have to say I've never been on that estate in person but out of curiosity I thought I'd take a street view tour of the area, it looks bloody awful but there seems to be lots of nice cars parked outside most of the houses.

Here's a few of the highlights:-

Well at least the police are about during daylight hours! (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.419619,-1.510108&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.419385,-1.509865&panoid=G_DDejXF6vrtx_FJTEZzbQ&cbp=12,137.63,,1,6.92)

A lovely house, wonder why it's so heavily fortified? (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.41892,-1.510868&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.41892,-1.510868&panoid=K3XfoXwir1QnXx5v7lMusA&cbp=12,290.24,,0,7.21)

I bet that's taxed, quiet and safely driven! (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.417781,-1.509424&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.417726,-1.50936&panoid=EQLhXynZ5UqgY5WY3HDoaQ&cbp=12,152.25,,1,13.75)

lol i know the girl sat on the bin in the first picture

[QUOTE=NorthernStar;6897541]What about curtain twitching nude men? (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.419384,-1.509867&spn=0.000285,0.000817&t=h&z=21&layer=c&cbll=53.419316,-1.509955&panoid=M7kx9vGtSD87D1nuob6nCg&cbp=12,111.93,,3,-16.33):suspect:[/QUOT


lool i also know him

Hi molly. I lived there years back now. At the time my boss told me not to do it, but I did. I had tyres letdown and friends intimidated. I really wouldn't go there again.

id stay away from there, i know someone who lives on there an doesnt have trouble anymore cos his dad is a nutter an beaten half the estate up cos of the trouble they had over the years. also a couple of years ago a disabled man was beaten up so badly he died, an all he did was visit a friend on there an walk to the tram stop at the top of the estate, the lads who did it lived on there an did it because they was bored an knew he was an easy target. im 27 an wouldnt wanna live on there an im no push over either so id stay well clear.


Could'nt be more wrong!

im sorry to be blunt but im guessing the place is council property? and if u dont like it you dont have much choice? im sorry if i have got the wrong end of the stick but if it is you should be thankful of a roof over your head! doesnt matter what estate you live in, you will end up with 'scum' being integrated into your neighbourhood.
some people dont have a choice, (working people) if they cant afford a private rental property or a mortgage, they are homeless. simples!GRRRRRRR.... if people didnt buy council homes on the cheap there would still be enough homes for those who cant afford to buy.... how dare you say that... roof over your heads? get real...

GRRRRRRR.... if people didnt buy council homes on the cheap there would still be enough homes for those who cant afford to buy.... how dare you say that... roof over your heads? get real...

i dont mean to be rude, but....what the hell do you mean by that comment??? it makes no sense

Winn gardens isn't a great place for kids. I wouldn't live on there.

my grand children live there and there alright they have plenty of freinds

One thing to note is the serious flooding in 2007. I have a map dated 1885 which states "liable to flooding" so why didn't they know? Perhaps action has been taken since then.
Actually it is in a nice situation with park land and the river nearby. It has a mixture of housing and characters, but if there are a few chavs around will they interfere with you?

theres chavs everywhere these days even on posh estates i havnt been in the masonets but the housers are quite big inside can do loads with them

best thing to do is go look at it in the day and then at night and then make your mind up thats what my daughter did

thanks everyone i just wanted a bit of info on the estate. i will still be going to view to see for myself. I had alot of feedback on the estate off ppl that dont live in sheffield so thats why i joined the forum. so once again thank you to all of you.:)

madowl what exactly do u mean about if people didnt buy homes cheap of the council there would be enough homes for people to live in if people get a chance to have something something to show for their lives like buying a house what is wrong with that ?

i have lived on winn gardens for 21 years and bought my house 4 years ago because i was fed up of paying too much money to the council for rent i pay much less now

madowl what exactly do u mean about if people didnt buy homes cheap of the council there would be enough homes for people to live in if people get a chance to have something something to show for their lives like buying a house what is wrong with that ?then buy private, there is a massive short fall of social housing, people buying on the cheap has deprived others of a home and will do so for years... i was homeless years ago... social housing was for those who cant afford to buy end of... wanting something to show for your money is just crap... if you can afford it.. go but private and let those who needs homes av the council one that they desperately need.

then buy private, there is a massive short fall of social housing, people buying on the cheap has deprived others of a home and will do so for years... i was homeless years ago... social housing was for those who cant afford to buy end of... wanting something to show for your money is just crap... if you can afford it.. go but private and let those who needs homes av the council one that they desperately need.

What madowl said ^^^^

madowl what exactly do u mean about if people didnt buy homes cheap of the council there would be enough homes for people to live in if people get a chance to have something something to show for their lives like buying a house what is wrong with that ?

It's not rocket science, Kezina.

If folk didn't buy the council houses, the houses would still be in social housing stock, and available to the people who need them.

Councils are forbidden to use the money from sales to replace the lost stock, so the waiting list gets longer and longer.

I honestly believe Hell would be more welcoming, driving past is amusing, gangs full of chavs with staffy's!!

Classy place.

every estate is 50/50

Hahahahahahahahaha
Dont talk crap.

thanks everyone i just wanted a bit of info on the estate. i will still be going to view to see for myself. I had alot of feedback on the estate off ppl that dont live in sheffield so thats why i joined the forum. so once again thank you to all of you.:)

yes you do that im sure you will be ok good luck

i love my house my children have grown up there i had no intention of moving home so i bought it end of

Hi Everyone

I am going to have a look at a couple of house in Winn Gardens next week and I am just wondering what people might have to say or if they can give me any information what the place is like.I have 2 young kids so obviously I want to make sure I live in a suitable area. I have had alot of feedback already but thats from people who dont live in sheffield???????? can you help me please.

One of the worst places i've come across. I remember some builders refusing to work on their about 2 years ago because of the anti socials on that estate.

May have got better since then?? i don't know.

I have to say I've never been on that estate in person but out of curiosity I thought I'd take a street view tour of the area, it looks bloody awful but there seems to be lots of nice cars parked outside most of the houses.

Here's a few of the highlights:-

Well at least the police are about during daylight hours! (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.419619,-1.510108&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.419385,-1.509865&panoid=G_DDejXF6vrtx_FJTEZzbQ&cbp=12,137.63,,1,6.92)

A lovely house, wonder why it's so heavily fortified? (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.41892,-1.510868&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.41892,-1.510868&panoid=K3XfoXwir1QnXx5v7lMusA&cbp=12,290.24,,0,7.21)

I bet that's taxed, quiet and safely driven! (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&q=winn+gardens+sheffield&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Winn+Gardens,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.417781,-1.509424&spn=0.001148,0.00327&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.417726,-1.50936&panoid=EQLhXynZ5UqgY5WY3HDoaQ&cbp=12,152.25,,1,13.75)

Looks like the place hasn't changed. Horrible, horrible place.

it just depends on the kind of person you are if you are out going and dont care what people say and think then you will fit in if you are stuck up and posh then no you wont its ok if you fit in there just one big famly there every ones the same most are one parent most are unmarried and most have lots of kids

The thread is 2 years old:hihi:

you lived on there tipex ?

then buy private, there is a massive short fall of social housing, people buying on the cheap has deprived others of a home and will do so for years... i was homeless years ago... social housing was for those who cant afford to buy end of... wanting something to show for your money is just crap... if you can afford it.. go but private and let those who needs homes av the council one that they desperately need.

Get real, anybody who's got the chance of buying a property at a cheaper price is going to go for it. :loopy:

well said:thumbsup:

A friend of mine lives on the estate and she loves it, i suggest you have a look and judge for yourself

Hi Everyone

I am going to have a look at a couple of house in Winn Gardens next week and I am just wondering what people might have to say or if they can give me any information what the place is like.I have 2 young kids so obviously I want to make sure I live in a suitable area. I have had alot of feedback already but thats from people who dont live in sheffield???????? can you help me please.

Hi ..I would not live there unless I really had too..its not agood place to bring 2 young children too.yes there are decent people on there but the bad ones are bad, not what you want to your kids to be surrounded by.There are nicer and much safer places for you and your kids to live.

you lived on there tipex ?

I know of people who have lived there and also had a few incidents a few years back with those people.

Nice place wrecked by a handful of mindless idiots, you could do much better!

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Dont talk crap.

its true.. no estate is perfect be it council or not.. iv lived and worked around place's and seen it..

some of the worst criminals dont always come from council estates

tipex i will not deny we have had trouble at times on here not me personally and yes some parents would not win the parents of the year awards but there are a lot of decent hard working people on there that make it worth living there

Get real, anybody who's got the chance of buying a property at a cheaper price is going to go for it. :loopy:

How is it cheaper to buy something that supposedly already belonged to you?

i meant my mortgage is a lot cheaper than paying dead rent to the council

if you like kids screeming on the flats all day and chavs smoking dope and cars riping around..and gypsies then you be fine....i go past their every day..its ok to drive past but not to live their....not for me....

theirs more scrap wagons on their than people...and thats a fact....

some of the tenants r ok, my cousin lives there with her 3 kids and has had no trouble up until recently when one of her neighbours tryed smashing her door in to try and steel her pedigree labridor dog, when she went to the door the bloke shoved a dogs lead in her face and said "put your dog on that shes coming with me" she quickly shut the door and the police were called.
she is now looking to move asap and i cant fault her, the area is abit of a bombsite and i dont like going there, theres always a group of young lads hanging around it always seems very intimidating,

lets put it this way i wouldnt move there and im not picky.

it just depends on the kind of person you are if you are out going and dont care what people say and think then you will fit in if you are stuck up and posh then no you wont its ok if you fit in there just one big famly there every ones the same most are one parent most are unmarried and most have lots of kids

What you're saying is you need to be an unemployed, common and have at least 3 kids.

More kudos points can be gained if you meet any of the following -

Overweight with a greasy complexion
No qualifications
Smoke straights
Your kids are by at least 2 different fathers
You have never worked
You have a boyfriend with a Mondeo, no tax and gaffa tape on the bumper
At least one of your kids has been done for stealing cars
You wear hoop ear rings

Double points if none of your many kids have ever eaten a vegetable

Points deducted every time you complete a sentance with less than 3 swears.

What you're saying is you need to be an unemployed, common and have at least 3 kids.

More kudos points can be gained if you meet any of the following -

Overweight with a greasy complexion
No qualifications
Smoke straights
Your kids are by at least 2 different fathers
You have never worked
You have a boyfriend with a Mondeo, no tax and gaffa tape on the bumper
At least one of your kids has been done for stealing cars
You wear hoop ear rings

Double points if none of your many kids have ever eaten a vegetable

Points deducted every time you complete a sentance with less than 3 swears.

You were saying. :hihi::hihi::hihi:

we had a garage next to the park and ride..it was brocken into each night..whent down one morning and the garage doors had gone..so we moved to the ones at the back of the shops next door to winn gardens and the same happen to that

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What you're saying is you need to be an unemployed, common and have at least 3 kids.

More kudos points can be gained if you meet any of the following -

Overweight with a greasy complexion
No qualifications
Smoke straights
Your kids are by at least 2 different fathers
You have never worked
You have a boyfriend with a Mondeo, no tax and gaffa tape on the bumper
At least one of your kids has been done for stealing cars
You wear hoop ear rings

Double points if none of your many kids have ever eaten a vegetable

Points deducted every time you complete a sentance with less than 3 swears.

very funny:hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi:

i think 3 kids is a under statement....

What you're saying is you need to be an unemployed, common and have at least 3 kids.

More kudos points can be gained if you meet any of the following -

Overweight with a greasy complexion
No qualifications
Smoke straights
Your kids are by at least 2 different fathers
You have never worked
You have a boyfriend with a Mondeo, no tax and gaffa tape on the bumper
At least one of your kids has been done for stealing cars
You wear hoop ear rings

Double points if none of your many kids have ever eaten a vegetable

Points deducted every time you complete a sentance with less than 3 swears.

you see alot of fords with gaffa tape bumpers :hihi::hihi::hihi::hihi:

Steer well clear, full of chavs and undesirables....



where now is not full of these type of people???

I know a few people who have lived on winn gardens and both have had diffrent views.

It's only what you yourselves make it to be same as anywhere else.

Everywhere now has it's trouble.

i have lived on here for 21 years i have 4 children i have always worked all of my kids have had jobs since leaving school they dont have criminal records dont tarnish every1 with the same brush

its true.. no estate is perfect be it council or not.. iv lived and worked around place's and seen it..

some of the worst criminals dont always come from council estates

My bold.
I agree with this however thats not what you said before.

What you're saying is you need to be an unemployed, common and have at least 3 kids.

More kudos points can be gained if you meet any of the following -

Overweight with a greasy complexion
No qualifications
Smoke straights
Your kids are by at least 2 different fathers
You have never worked
You have a boyfriend with a Mondeo, no tax and gaffa tape on the bumper
At least one of your kids has been done for stealing cars
You wear hoop ear rings

Double points if none of your many kids have ever eaten a vegetable

Points deducted every time you complete a sentance with less than 3 swears.

no im not saying that stop trying to twist things the council trys to put these people together because they think they will be fine witch they are there are some nice people on there my grand kids are fine on there but its not for me

Hi molly75 thanks for your pm could not reply via pm sooner cause iv not sent enough posts, hopefully i can now

hi everyone, can i just say thank you to all the ppl i spoke to on winn gardens monday. they all seemed very nice ppl. i did turn down the offer not because of the estate or the ppl on there purely because of personnel choices. the maisonette was lovely brand new kitchens and bathrooms. the people was very helpful and friendly and to tell you the truth we very nearly accepted the place. I did feel a little gutted after turning the maisonette down but im hoping to get back in the area i use to live in.(fingers crossed)if not i dont think i have any problems taking a place on winn gardens in the future. thanks guys. :)

Could'nt be more wrong!

haha yeah right couldnt be more wrong, ya mean i couldnt be more right???? so ya sayin im wrong about the bloke been so badly beaten he died by the scum on that estate cos he was an easy target???? i think ul find im right as he livied round the corner from me an i know his family. nice place to live isnt it wen that happens, oh yeah i think they were 14/15 year old aswel taht did, nice kids id say. dipstick

then buy private, there is a massive short fall of social housing, people buying on the cheap has deprived others of a home and will do so for years... i was homeless years ago... social housing was for those who cant afford to buy end of... wanting something to show for your money is just crap... if you can afford it.. go but private and let those who needs homes av the council one that they desperately need.

j ust joined the thread and never read such a load of crap if someone can buy a council house cheap and can afford to do so then they would be crazy not too why you slag the other guy off for buying his council home is beyond me maybe if you worked a bit harder you might be able to buy one or do you spend all your money down the pub

j ust joined the thread and never read such a load of crap if someone can buy a council house cheap and can afford to do so then they would be crazy not too why you slag the other guy off for buying his council home is beyond me maybe if you worked a bit harder you might be able to buy one or do you spend all your money down the pub

i do0nt think this thred is about buying housers do you

winn gardens is actually a real community which is rare these days! when the floods happened everyone really pulled together to help families whos homes had been ruined. Id love to live there

hi everyone i know in the past there hv been smilar threads about this but it is all about years agotht i have seen so i am asking ayone who can help if they can give me some upto date opinions of living on the estate this would be really helpful as my sister is thinking of movingtere and i hae heard bad things which i would be interested to know get mentioned in your opinions. i would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to read this.

sorry about spelling my keyboard doesnt always respond well :(

to be honest i have heard it isnt that good place to live..i wouldnt live there.

It has a bad reputation as far as I am aware but whether or not that is justified or not I don't know as I don't live there.

You hear bad things about areas all the time but how do you ever know how true they are.
People who live in areas which are bad mouthed will disagree with what is said about them as it's home and its a natural reaction, some people on the outside looking in will always exaggerate what they believe is true for whatever reasons.

Could you not contact the local community officer and ask them what you are wanting to know, I am assuming it is about crime levels.

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Well I DO live here, I bought my house here and have lived here happily for the past 7 years, I don't go around poking my nose into other peoples affairs and therefore I don't get any trouble.
Sometimes on an evening there can be groups of teenages doing what all teenages do these days but again they don't bother us, a couple of families have there own ongoing rifts and yet again it's not my business so we don't get any back lash from it, When we were flooded in 2007 the whole community pulled together to help each other, there is a great spirit in times of need. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else... I LOVE my home.
I hope you find this opinion helpful, please feel fre to ask me any other questions related to Winn Gardens I will do my best to answer. xx

It has a bad reputation , im sure theres some nice people on the est,but a friend of mind lived there up untill last year and is very happy they moved off the area!!

Well I DO live here, I bought my house here and have lived here happily for the past 7 years, I don't go around poking my nose into other peoples affairs and therefore I don't get any trouble, @number_one I hope you'r rferring to the outside areas because let me assure you my house is not a **** hole so don't be so goddam rude.
Sometimes on an evening there can be groups of teenages doing what all teenages do these days but again they don't bother us, a couple of families have there own ongoing rifts and yet again it's not my business so we don't get any back lash from it, When we were flooded in 2007 the whole community pulled together to help each other, there is a great spirit in times of need. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else... I LOVE my home.
I hope you find this opinion helpful, please feel fre to ask me any other questions related to Winn Gardens I will do my best to answer. xx

Sounds like you keep yourself to yourself.

That's the problem these days, no sense of community.

You'll say it is OK to live there until the problems affect you directly. You don't care if it doesn't affect you now.

"There is no such thing as society". wonder who said that?

It doesn't (and won't) affect me coz Like I said I'm not a busy body, or dabbling with the wrong people, the only people who get bad company are the people that invite it and Just incase you missed the last part of the post there is a fantastic sense of community when it's needed.
Me and my neighbours love to sit out in the garden on the summer months having a chat till late so I wouldn't say we are total hermits.. I didn't quite catch your opinion of Winn Gardens on your post SYMM just your opinion on my post but the thread is actually asking you to comment on "Winn Gardens" ???

I think it depends on your personal circumstances. If you don't have children, then you shouldn't have any problems. I wouldn't live there as I have a teenager and a toddler and there are groups of children who stay out late at night on Winn Gardens. When we lived on a similar estate a few years ago we were forced to move due to the local children taking offence at ours for not playing out late with them. We had stones thrown at our cats and teenage boys from a few doors down shouting obscenities through our letterbox at our 9-year-old daughter. I have heard that Winn is worse now, due to a couple of families, than our estate was back then!

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