Would a railway line near house put you off buying?

pinkshoes

I lived near (100m) from a railway line once, and it had small trains every hour, then the great big goods trains every couple of hours, starting at say 4am!

At first it drove me nuts, and would wake me up. It would also cause anything not flat based on the windowsill to vibrate!

After about a month I didn't even notice the trains any more, so on that basis it wouldn't bother me either.

You can pretty much get used to any regular noise.

scurr

We've actually just bought a house which faces on to a railway line (moving in 5 wks woohoo!) so I was interested to see what others thought. I think it'll be fine - hope so anyway

jungliemac

My little lad would love it! If you are willing to buy it others would when/if you come to sell.

stevetodd

jenny74 wrote: »

Hi,

Our house is for sale and I am keeping my eye on what is coming onto the market with the view of them being a possible next home for us.

I have seen a house that is in a bit of an odd position, it is sideways on to the road and the porch is very near the pavement. from the side it looks like a lovely charatcher detatched house. It is on a minor road, on a slight bend. No buses use the road (except odd school buses) but it is used as a through road.

Behind the house are some allotments and behind those is a railway line. Currently trains run Mon-Sat every half an hour. They are not high speed so are not that noisey.

Would that put you off buying a house? Would having the allotments put you off?

To be honest I'm not that bothered, but want to keep in mind problems this may cause if we were to sell at some point in the future.

Your thoughts would be appreciated. :A

The house that I live in backs onto a railway line, it's about 100' away, I was very concerned and checked it out, but the noise wasn't that bad. But we did make a 3rd viewing appointment specifically to judge the noise from the trains (which obviously was acceptable). We planned to do all sorts to soundproof (meaning dampen not proof) the house, in the end we did nothing as we can hardly hear them

Robert_Sterling_3

If there was a railway line near my house I would be chuffed. :j

ceebeeby

I very nearly bought a house with a line at the back, but only because there was a huge fence between us (metal type that you could see through to watch them) to keep the kids safe and a privet hedge so people couldn't see me topless bathing on a warm day!!!!!

Wouldn't put me off.

3plus1

I'd happily rent near a railway line (have lived near one before!) but I don't think I'd buy. I know I can live with the noise and the house shaking in the middle of the night when the trains go past, but I wouldn't feel confident about eventually finding a buyer who would feel the same way. It would be the perceived loss of resale value that would put me off.

dopester

Wouldn't bother me too much, if the house is structurally sound - but I'd give a few clear warnings to the kids of the dangers of adventuring around near the tracks.

sillyvixen

my house backs on to a railway line - no problem - it takes a few days to get used to the regular trains going by at all hours - i dont notice it now untill visitors point it out!

poppysarah

Footpaths, unused land and large yob population might put me off.Allotments no, I'd be the waiting list ASAP, and a railway ... well they say you get used to them.