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Howard
I lived here for five years, until we sold last year. I got used to being looked down on by parents from my son's school, who mostly lived in Victorian terraced houses. One of them memorably referred to it as a 'yuppy prison'.
Before that, we rented here for five years. That was pre-kids, so I don't know how we would have been judged by snidey London parents.
Both were far superior to the various period houses and flats I have rented in London over the years. If I could find a 3/4 bedroom house in a development like either of these, I would go for it. Except leasehold is a nightmare in the UK (service charges, ground rent, EWS1, etc, etc).