Would a railway line near house put you off buying?

barrymoney

I think the noise disturbance from a railway line is a difficult thing for a potential buyer to evaluate (ie how much affect it has, at what times etc), so it would put me off. Also, theres the potential of more trains etc in the future, i.e. an unknown. But I guess theres a certain distance where the noise is just background noise, not crazy earth-shaking noise...

jenny74

Robert_Sterling wrote: »

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

LOL, have you got transport issues, Mr Sterling?

Thanks everyone for replies.

The trains only run during the day, and I belive they are trialing a sunday service. The train goes from Nottingham to Mansfield, no further.

There is also a tram line that finishes at our local station (about half a mile away). This may be taking some of the business off the train and onto the tram, so the Sunday (and even week day) service may be reduced, but that is speculation.

The concern I had with allotments is the possibility of there being bon fires there (I really don't like bonfire smoke).

mlz1413

I don't think bonfires are as common as they where, esp with composting bins now being common, but that doesn't mean you have any control over the fire or the smoke if lit.

But in your original post you said you weren't that bothered by the house and it sounds like there are a two large points, alloments and train lines, that make life in this house less than ideal.

jenny74

jenny74 wrote: »

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.

Is actually what I said, and this was in reference to the train line and allotments, not the house, which I really like.