Northwood

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while an estate agent was showing a house at Northwood, she heard a strange humming sound coming from inside one of the rooms. Curious, she peered through the door and saw nothing but empty shelves and quiet dusty furniture. Suddenly, she noticed a small envelope on the shelf. Picking it up, she opened it curiously—and found only a piece of paper with a doodle of a cat playing with a ball of string. Shrugging, she showed the drawing to her client who burst out laughing, explaining it was his late grandmother’s quirky way of leaving messages in empty houses.

2. At dawn, when most houses in Northwood were still quiet, a delivery driver noticed something unusual outside the Northwood estate agency. Curious, he peered out and saw an old man, dressed in an outdated suit, standing motionless with a stack of flyers under his arm. Turns out, it was just a regular trying to promote his real estate business—even though everyone knew Northwood had no vacancies left. The delivery driver chuckled as he drove off, thinking that maybe some dreams never die.

3. At closing time, a delivery driver walked into the Northwood office, puzzled by what he found in his truck's cargo area. Inside was an old, dusty teddy bear wrapped in brown paper. The driver shrugged and placed it on the reception desk with a note: ‘To whoever works here longest today.’ Everyone laughed, and from that day on, Northwood’s staff kept the bear as a friendly mascot.

4. At sunset, when most agents had already left Northwood's offices, a new receptionist stayed late organizing papers. Suddenly, her pen started dancing across the desk, leaving behind a trail of tiny handwritten notes. She followed the dancing pen, reading messages like ‘Take out recycling’ or ‘Pick up kids from school.’ When she reached the last note, it read: ‘Ask Tom next door for sugar.’ Turning around, she found no one but empty desks and a half-eaten cookie on the floor.