I Explored the 5 WORST AREAS to Live in COVENTRY! (9 Viewers)

[wingy]

Tbf that's part of the problem I think. I'm not excising people, but if the council collected them without profit there would be less fly tipping that they them have to deal with anway. A lot of households can afford £40 so just dump it for free. I know some would regardless, but make it a tenner and I'm sure it would reduce.

After inflation we've just been through? £25 was a bargain!

 

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[nicksar]

Tbf that's part of the problem I think. I'm not excusing people, but if the council collected them without profit there would be less fly tipping that they them have to deal with anway. A lot of households can't afford £40 so just dump it for free. I know some would regardless, but make it a tenner and I'm sure it would reduce.

We have very recently had a Sofa ,mattress and a microwave collected by Rugby borough council cost £28.50 booked Online and paid in advance.
If anyone is on any form of benefits it's free (in the Rugby borough for sure),maybe different with Coventry City council.

 

[Nick]

As bad as it is Brum is another level.
I get a bit Daily Mail reader where litter and fly tipping are concerned.

Add in the traffic light beggars!!

 

[robbiekeane]

Why isn't Finham on that list?

It's a godforsaken place!

Is this a joke? Finham is one of the nicer areas in Coventry. Going to assume it’s a joke

 

[wingy]

We have very recently had a Sofa ,mattress and a microwave collected by Rugby borough council cost £28.50 booked Online and paid in advance.
If anyone is on any form of benefits it's free (in the Rugby borough for sure),maybe different with Coventry City council.

I'd say it's likely to rise its only about six month's since cov"s went up.

 

[Saddlebrains]

I grew up near to Highfield Road and lived in the flats where the Mercers was about 10 years ago, I don't know if it's just being away but that area looks far shabbier than I remember it and it was a relatively low base to begin with.

I agree. Grew up on Hamilton Road just off Kingsway late 90s early 00s. All of around HR has become an overspill from Hillfields and the Aldermoor for the influx of Somali and Romany immigrants, and the area is showing they could not give a fuck about integration, street cleanliness, or any kind of neighbourhood spirit tbh

 

[nicksar]

Impossible to get an NHS dentist in Rugby so I've managed to get registered at Stoke Aldermoor dental clinic (it's perfectly ok tbh)... went for a check up a couple of months ago and cut through the Aldermoor to get back on the road home I was staggered at the amount of premium cars dotted about...it's changed so much since I was a kid.

 

[eyesee]

my nan used to live in stoke aldermoor. siddeley avenue. compared to where we were living it was really posh.
it was years before i realised there was another side to stoke aldermoor.

 

[fernandopartridge]

my nan used to live in stoke aldermoor. siddeley avenue. compared to where we were living it was really posh.
it was years before i realised there was another side to stoke aldermoor.

Isn't it Stoke Green really until you get to the estate?

 

[fernandopartridge]

The thing is with the 'nice' areas in Cov is that they are just dreary suburbia, there are not really any areas that have a decent centre of their own like you find in some larger cities.

 

[eyesee]

Isn't it Stoke Green really until you get to the estate?

not sure. i always thought siddeley ave was stoke aldermoor. but i could be wrong.

 

[eyesee]

The thing is with the 'nice' areas in Cov is that they are just dreary suburbia, there are not really any areas that have a decent centre of their own like you find in some larger cities.

we live off the binley road now. love the tree lined road, it makes such a difference.

 

[nicksar]

not sure. i always thought siddeley ave was stoke aldermoor. but i could be wrong.

Siddeley Avenue is in Stoke Aldermoor,my dentist is Stoke Aldermoor dental practice and it's closer to Stoke Green than Siddeley Avenue....but tbh it's the council Estate that people think of re the Aldermoor.

 

[nicksar]

The thing is with the 'nice' areas in Cov is that they are just dreary suburbia, there are not really any areas that have a decent centre of their own like you find in some larger cities.

I get what you're saying but Earlsdon has a decent and vibrant high St.... Cheylesmore has a decent shopping parade and other areas are fairly well provided for.
But of course all sort of "scaled down" compared to Manchester.

 

[ajsccfc]

Siddeley Avenue is in Stoke Aldermoor,my dentist is Stoke Aldermoor dental practice and it's closer to Stoke Green than Siddeley Avenue....but tbh it's the council Estate that people think of re the Aldermoor.

Exactly that for me, when you turn from Siddeley onto Whitworth and Boxhill the architecture changes, that's what I've always considered 'proper' Stoke Aldermoor even though as you say the actual area is bigger

 

[fernandopartridge]

I get what you're saying but Earlsdon has a decent and vibrant high St.... Cheylesmore has a decent shopping parade and other areas are fairly well provided for.
But of course all sort of "scaled down" compared to Manchester.

Earlsdon is the exception but it's pretty much inner city rather than surburban.

 

[nicksar]

Earlsdon is the exception but it's pretty much inner city rather than surburban.

I've been to Manchester plenty of times to watch Coventry play but usually out straight after the match...we did however once incorporate a long weekend in Altrincham with going to Old Trafford on the Saturday... really nice town and decent nightlife.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

we live off the binley road now. love the tree lined road, it makes such a difference.

Apart from the uneven trip hazard pavements that are a slippery nightmare in autumn/winter, the way they've messed up the cycle lane to accommodate the trees, Especially the section near Empress where there's tons of green space either side of the road to accommodate it. And on a personal level in winter I find the bare trees bleak and depressing.

In streets nearby the trees also reduce parking and pretty much guarantee your car will get covered in pigeon crap.

I love trees and nature and in needs to be incorporated int our built environment more. But for me that's a poor way to do it that causes so many problems.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

The thing is with the 'nice' areas in Cov is that they are just dreary suburbia, there are not really any areas that have a decent centre of their own like you find in some larger cities.

Does/would having a centre for each area not foster rivalry or animosity between areas? Not exactly a postcode war but unnecessary bad feeling.

 

[eyesee]

Apart from the uneven trip hazard pavements that are a slippery nightmare in autumn/winter, the way they've messed up the cycle lane to accommodate the trees, Especially the section near Empress where there's tons of green space either side of the road to accommodate it. And on a personal level in winter I find the bare trees bleak and depressing.

In streets nearby the trees also reduce parking and pretty much guarantee your car will get covered in pigeon crap.

I love trees and nature and in needs to be incorporated int our built environment more. But for me that's a poor way to do it that causes so many problems.

the implementation of the cycle lane on binley road is a disaster. it's caused so much trouble for the handful of people who use it.
i take your point about the affect on parking. but the trees on binley road itself are lovely.

 

[hill83]

Grew up in Hillfields, my auntie still lives there and it’s an absolute wreck compared to what it was in the late 90s and it wasn’t exactly Monaco then.

Side note. I’ve mentioned this before but lived in wyken for 5 years and didn’t see one of those street cleaners once, they were round every 4 weeks in eastern green.

 

[LastGarrison]

the implementation of the cycle lane on binley road is a disaster. it's caused so much trouble for the handful of people who use it.
i take your point about the affect on parking. but the trees on binley road itself are lovely.

Define ‘a disaster’?

Bar the interruptions when building it I actually think it’s been implemented well and see plenty of people using it.

I might change my opinion of this when they do Clifford Bridge Road but we’ll wait and see.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

the implementation of the cycle lane on binley road is a disaster. it's caused so much trouble for the handful of people who use it.
i take your point about the affect on parking. but the trees on binley road itself are lovely.

I just wonder if in future they could do it slightly differently. Maybe more fastigiate trees and evergreens, though that would be a more Mediterranean look.

I do think one of the good things is the shade they provide from the glare of the sun when driving. But when they come to an end it can cause a bit of sunblindness.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

Define ‘a disaster’?

Bar the interruptions when building it I actually think it’s been implemented well and see plenty of people using it.

I might change my opinion of this when they do Clifford Bridge Road but we’ll wait and see.

That's not happening for a while. Both side of the road are arguing that it should be on the other side.
If it does start soo it will cause absolute mayhem if it coincides with the relief road work being done on the A46.

 

[Sky_Blue_Dreamer]

Define ‘a disaster’?

Bar the interruptions when building it I actually think it’s been implemented well and see plenty of people using it.

I might change my opinion of this when they do Clifford Bridge Road but we’ll wait and see.

It's an expensive mess. A lot of the work that was done was unnecessary.

The road is now narrower and with the amount of traffic if a bus stops or someone wants to turn right at some junctions you can't get past. Especially the bit by Stoke Green where on both sides they had the opportunity to just expand the path and use up a tiny fraction of the green space.

They've left a small grass verge between both the road and cycle lane and the cycle lane and pavement in some places which is is difficult to mow and just seems to be left to become overgrown. Type of thing that nowadays sees lanes shut to do the job and you can't shut a lane of Binley road without effectively just stopping traffic at busy ties. Just make a larger pavement without a gap and paint a white line on it - it would've done the job just as well.

The junction by where the accordion shop was is a joke. Separate pedestrian and cycle lights despite the two lanes being right next to each other. Plus the lights there for traffic can be confusing as the different directions go out of sequence and the lights for cyclists are in the eyeline of cars. (Btw, when there are filter lights or different directions going at different times, why is it only the green light that has a direction arrow? Surely it would be clearer if the red and amber did too?)

And what's annoying is you still get cyclists using the road all the time.

 

[Saddlebrains]

Define ‘a disaster’?

Bar the interruptions when building it I actually think it’s been implemented well and see plenty of people using it.

I might change my opinion of this when they do Clifford Bridge Road but we’ll wait and see.

You're the only person I've seen ever defend what they've done all the way down Binley road

Not even joking, not seen one person over the last few years say it isnt a complete bag of shit so I can only assume you're on the wind up?

 

[clint van damme]

the implementation of the cycle lane on binley road is a disaster. it's caused so much trouble for the handful of people who use it.
i take your point about the affect on parking. but the trees on binley road itself are lovely.

My mate uses it to go to work, reckons it's more dangerous than cycling on the road.

 

[eyesee]

It's an expensive mess. A lot of the work that was done was unnecessary.

The road is now narrower and with the amount of traffic if a bus stops or someone wants to turn right at some junctions you can't get past. Especially the bit by Stoke Green where on both sides they had the opportunity to just expand the path and use up a tiny fraction of the green space.

They've left a small grass verge between both the road and cycle lane and the cycle lane and pavement in some places which is is difficult to mow and just seems to be left to become overgrown. Type of thing that nowadays sees lanes shut to do the job and you can't shut a lane of Binley road without effectively just stopping traffic at busy ties. Just make a larger pavement without a gap and paint a white line on it - it would've done the job just as well.

The junction by where the accordion shop was is a joke. Separate pedestrian and cycle lights despite the two lanes being right next to each other. Plus the lights there for traffic can be confusing as the different directions go out of sequence and the lights for cyclists are in the eyeline of cars. (Btw, when there are filter lights or different directions going at different times, why is it only the green light that has a direction arrow? Surely it would be clearer if the red and amber did too?)

And what's annoying is you still get cyclists using the road all the time.

all of the above! i couldn't have summed it up any better!!

the crossings just off the binley road are particularly dangerous. you turn off the road, which in itself can take up all of your attention, to be faced with a double crossing. and cyclists rarely even slow down when they approach. i know they have right of way, but they approach the crossings at speed, with little appreciation for the fact that the poor driver is still recovering from turning off the binley rd to be faced with a very small area to brake, and/or assess if they are ok to drive on or not. i've seen numerous near misses.

and, if that wasn't bad enough, people still cycle on the pavement.

it's a fucking disaster.

 

[wingy]

I'm glad we're all arguing about progress, anyway I'm relieved they finally put in a right turn option at the junction of Binley Rd and Church Lane!! Well done traffic dept.

 

[wingy]

I'm glad we're all arguing about progress, anyway I'm relieved they finally put in a right turn option at the junction of Binley Rd and Church Lane!! Well done traffic dept.

Wrong thread here, things that annoy you calling.
Anyhow the disparity in areas across the city.
Sorting parking for vehicles above and beyond the norm!!

 

[shmmeee]

Was just reading an article about what makes good high streets (tl;dr interesting shops, uniformity of design and cleanliness) had a nice line in it “the thing that independent coffee shops sell is apartments”.

Even Earlsdon Street is a bit shit compared to what it was. Foleshill Road has potential ruined by filth and gaudy signs. The local centres are all a bit crap including Nuneaton and Bedworth. Would be good to see a real effort to improve them and not just with council block paving as seems to be the default for every development ever.

We need to stop granting planning permission for endless dreary retail parks and bring back proper local shopping centres.

Not sure this is the right thread but seemed tangentially related.

 

[wingy]

Was just reading an article about what makes good high streets (tl;dr interesting shops, uniformity of design and cleanliness) had a nice line in it “the thing that independent coffee shops sell is apartments”.

Even Earlsdon Street is a bit shit compared to what it was. Foleshill Road has potential ruined by filth and gaudy signs. The local centres are all a bit crap including Nuneaton and Bedworth. Would be good to see a real effort to improve them and not just with council block paving as seems to be the default for every development ever.

We need to stop granting planning permission for endless dreary retail parks and bring back proper local shopping centres.

Not sure this is the right thread but seemed tangentially related.

Stop with the big word's!!

 

[shmmeee]

Stop with the big word's!!

I’m not even sure which word you’re on about

 

[eyesee]

Was just reading an article about what makes good high streets (tl;dr interesting shops, uniformity of design and cleanliness) had a nice line in it “the thing that independent coffee shops sell is apartments”.

Even Earlsdon Street is a bit shit compared to what it was. Foleshill Road has potential ruined by filth and gaudy signs. The local centres are all a bit crap including Nuneaton and Bedworth. Would be good to see a real effort to improve them and not just with council block paving as seems to be the default for every development ever.

We need to stop granting planning permission for endless dreary retail parks and bring back proper local shopping centres.

Not sure this is the right thread but seemed tangentially related.

i was born and bred in longford, so have seen the decline of the foleshill road over many years. one of the reasons i ended up moving to stoke. it's an absolute shit hole now.
they need to get some traffic wardens down there for a start. people just park where the hell they want.

 

[LastGarrison]

You're the only person I've seen ever defend what they've done all the way down Binley road

Not even joking, not seen one person over the last few years say it isnt a complete bag of shit so I can only assume you're on the wind up?

Nah I like it.