Guest Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Interested to know what the good (and not so good) folks of FT think.
Vacamion Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Being originally from the Saff, misguided pride almost made vote for the lands of my childhood, but everyone knows they eat their own offspring on the Monsell, so has to be E.M.
Finnegan Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Having worked with pretty much all of these estates, I'd probably conclude that it's more or less myth and perceptions (often based on ethnic demographics.) A lot of white guys don't want to walk around the Matthews (including police I know) and not many Asian families would pick Stevo Drive or Neston Gardens as their first choice home. You get different problems on different estates. Probably the area with the most disruption due to crime I can think of is Brauny Frith. The amount of doors the police kick in up Rowanberry, Yewtree and Mulberry is crazy, mostly drug related. After that, probably Beaumont Leys. Everyone thinks either their estate or a "rival" estate is the worst though, that'll never change.
ozleicester Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 , I had no idea. My uncle (70+) lives in Beaumont Lees when we went to visit all was floral curtains and table clothes... i ad no idea e wuz a geeza like.
Rocket-Ron Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Having worked with pretty much all of these estates, I'd probably conclude that it's more or less myth and perceptions (often based on ethnic demographics.) A lot of white guys don't want to walk around the Matthews (including police I know) and not many Asian families would pick Stevo Drive or Neston Gardens as their first choice home. You get different problems on different estates. Probably the area with the most disruption due to crime I can think of is Brauny Frith. The amount of doors the police kick in up Rowanberry, Yewtree and Mulberry is crazy, mostly drug related. After that, probably Beaumont Leys. Everyone thinks either their estate or a "rival" estate is the worst though, that'll never change. My Aunt & Uncle live on yewtree, he still has his front door though.
Finnaldo Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 My Aunt & Uncle live on yewtree, he still has his front door though. for now
Finnegan Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Braunstone all day long for me. See this is exactly what I mean. Personally like Braunstone, best estate I've worked with. Feels far more like an actual community than a lot of others.
Webbo Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 When we're looking for our house around 23 years ago starter homes were around £40kish. There was a house in the property pages ,for ages, in Braunstone for £10k. Never even tempted to look at it.
Mike Oxlong Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 When we're looking for our house around 23 years ago starter homes were around £40kish. There was a house in the property pages ,for ages, in Braunstone for £10k. Never even tempted to look at it. Should have bought it as an investment. Probably worth £10,500 now.
pSinatra Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 I used to be a postman & have delievered to many of the areas already mentioned. It was quite a few years ago now, so some of the areas may have changed a little. A lot of postman wouldn't deliver around St. Matthews & quite a few postman got mugged of their postbag. I never posted around there, but did Braunstone, New Parks, Boggy Fleas, Saff. The Saff is fine & I've a few friends around there. The same goes for the Monsell. Northfields/Gypsy Lane is rough. Each estate seems to be generally fine, but there are usually one or two streets that just seem a lot worse than the rest & are a complete dive. New Parks & Braunstone ain't bad. Mulberry/Yewtree/Tatlow/Dupont Gardens is not good. Needles everywhere & a constant stink of weed in the air. More addicts than most areas asking the postman in the street for their giro, because they couldn't wait half hour for it to be delivered - so they could go & calm their nerves. You aren't supposed to hand over post in the street, but I weren't risking anything to a smackhead with no teeth & a nervous disposition. It had more than it's fair share of prison letters. It was quite easy to spot which houses had their partner inside by the size & design of 'letters home'.
kingcarr21 Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Everyone who lives in the areas mentioned are soft as shite everyone knows its the Glenfield Ghetto thats full of hard cnuts.
Stadt Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Everyone who lives in the areas mentioned are soft as shite everyone knows its the Glenfield Ghetto thats full of hard cnuts.I don't know what it is about Tesco but it seems to attract rough people
Tincy Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 How anybody can vote Braunstone out of that list is beyond me. Braunstone all day long for me. Based upon?
Finnegan Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 How anybody can vote Braunstone out of that list is beyond me. Based upon? Reputation, particularly from the older generation. Braunstone used to be THE rough estate.
filbertstreet Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 St Matthews used to be pretty rough, not sure how bad it is nowadays
kingcarr21 Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Reputation, particularly from the older generation. Braunstone used to be THE rough estate. Ive always known Braunstone and New Parks to be quite rough. Tincy are you from New Parks? Dont like to see your rivals classed as harder than you?
Tincy Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 Ive always known Braunstone and New Parks to be quite rough. Tincy are you from New Parks? Dont like to see your rivals classed as harder than you? I'm from Braunstone
Guest MattP Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 New Parks is fine these days apart from the odd spot. From that list I'd day Highfields, it was like walking through a totally different World last time I was in it.
RonnieTodger Posted 7 October 2015 Posted 7 October 2015 See this is exactly what I mean. Personally like Braunstone, best estate I've worked with. Feels far more like an actual community than a lot of others. There's almost a sense of pride in their community and they do stick up for each other. Doesn't stop them fighting each other at the same time though. I grew up near the Beeches pub, so naturally I went to school with a lot of Dodgites . Some are still friends, but what a lot of them do is appalling. I voted Monsell, purely on appearance and sunday morning football there. I've never set foot in Highfields or St Matthews.
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