The roundabout in Wales is home to a block of flats (Credits: Mark Lewis/Media Wales)
A mum who lives in the middle of a roundabout has admitted it is strange place to live with her daughter – and told what the worst part about it is.
Chelsea has been living in a flat in Penywaun, in Wales, between Aberdare and Hirwaun for two years.
Most roundabouts in the UK probably feature a few trees and bushes, an array of signposts or possibly even some artwork, but where Chelsea lives that is an entire block of flats.
The flats are slap bang in the middle of a roundabout joining Lawrence Avenue to the west with Arfryn to the north and south sits the Waunllwyd flats.
The block makes for an unusual sight, with paths leading down from four sections of the roundabout.
There are nine flats in the block, two of which have entrances at street level and the remaining seven are behind a locked door with a buzzer.
Speaking to WalesOnline about what it’s like living there, resident Chelsea said: ‘It’s a bit strange. I’ve lived here for two years, and you just get used to it.’
The mum said she is scared of cars crashing into the block (Credits: Mark Lewis/Media Wales)
Talk about cramming in housing this block is in the middle of a roundabout (Credits: Mark Lewis/Media Wales)
Chelsea has a young daughter and said it was ‘hard work’ living on the roundabout, worrying about the traffic coming towards it at speed.
‘The cars come down the hill at a pace’, she said, ‘and the school buses too, because there’s a comprehensive nearby, so there’s about 10 school buses.’
Chelsea said she wouldn’t want to let her daughter play outside near the road, and ‘can’t wait’ to move somewhere else when she has her second child.
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Meanwhile, another family who also live on a roundabout have revealed why they will never leave.
Life in the middle of the A525 from Rhyl to Ruthin in Denbighshire ‘does get busy at times’, said Clwyd Howatson, 64, who has lived there for most of his life.
But he said he had gotten used to living there and one advantage was that his family didn’t have to worry about the neighbours.
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Most roundabouts in the UK probably feature a few trees and bushes, an array of signposts or possibly even some artwork, but here there is an entire block of flats.
