Buying a house - electricity pylon

Greenwellies_2

We saw a place for sale with a pylon at the back of it, conveniently obscured by trees, but the lines / wires went across the back.

Before we went in, we decided that we would NOT want to be living there.
I'm not sure about any health concerns, but the noise, the (irrational) thought of being hit by lightening and the ugly frame.... Nope not for us.

I'd suggest running a poll.
Would a pylon put people off?
I'd use that to judge the future sale of the house when you want to move on.

With future sale being at the forefront of my mind, what about any health concern that gets raised in the future? Say there is a link to an illness, who'd want to live there?

Of course this is just my opinion, and I know it's very negative (Sorry)

GW

alexlyne

I'd move into a house by a pylon - if I got 50% off the going rate! (That seems to be the consensus of most people here, tiny faults (or no faults at all) should mean a huge drop in the asking price!)

prowla

Thoughts:
Does it interfere with radio/TV signals?
Is there a constant buzzing from the wires?
Will you be able to sell when you move on?
Does the pylon owner have a right to access?

I wouldn't fancy it.

lincroft1710

From memory about 15/20 yrs in my area prices of houses near pylons and overhead power lines weren't that much below those of unaffected houses, prob 10% at most. Don't know about more recent prices though.

chez22

I lived in a house with a pylon behind it for 10 years, it sounds ridiculous but it gets to the stage when you are so used to it you barely notice it.

On the plus side it means there will be no houses built behind you.

Doozergirl

Greenwellies wrote: »

Before we went in, we decided that we would NOT want to be living there.
I'm not sure about any health concerns, but the noise, the (irrational) thought of being hit by lightening and the ugly frame.... Nope not for us.

Oh I understand the lightening thing! We lived about a mile from a large rural substation and every time it rained virtually, they'd cut the supply to the village. When I spoke to our provider once, they told me it didn't even supply our village but I'm sure it was all connected as we'd also have the most violent storms, quite regularly - right over us. It can't be a coincidence that the substation creating electricity on the ground would often be at the centre of such storms.

The noise! On one occasion I was petrified - I thought the world was going to end! And being rural, I was always scared if I was in my car that I'd get hit

We still live quite near but I've not experienced a lightening storm anything like the ones we'd have all the time there.

redfanatic

right guys, its not in the back garden, its like the backgarden had wooden fence and behind is massive long field where it goes to the motorway, midway from garden to motorway is one of the big steel ones, and we dont know what to do, the price is fine and lower then it would be but we dont know, should we just leave the house and move on?

thing is some people tell us yes they are risky, some people say no its not risky, so we dont know at all, and were close to goin in for the buy and etc so now is the time to decide!

thanks for all advice

Doozergirl

Nobody really knows is the answer. You have to decide how far you think is safe.

Motorway doesn't exact help resale either I live in a town in the armpit of where two motorways meet so I can't exactly preach, doesn't feel like I'm anywhere near it but I'm probably 500yards from it! (Just checked, 650 yards) Make sure you're on the right side of the prevailing winds!

MarkyMarkD

I personally believe that there is no logic or substantiation for people's fears about electricity pylons, substations and the like.

Television and radio is broadcast by electromagnetic radiation and nobody complains about that. The emissions from mobile phones are far higher than those a hundred yards from pylons or substations, and people stick them to their heads for hours on end.

But, however irrational fears are, there will always be those who believe them. And consequently houses near them will be blighted.

We have (nearly) sold a house, with a substation next to its garden. We have lost at least two otherwise very-keen prospective buyers because of the substation.

But we didn't care about it at all when we bought the house 11 years ago and we haven't suffered because of it.

Even if you think you are getting a reduction in price because of the feature, you will lose out when selling AND you will take longer to sell. I wouldn't do it (again).

Geenie

It is the hum you get when living next to pylons that would put me off. Plus my hairs all stand on end! From a logical point of view, don't buy next to anything that can cause problems, not only for you but future buyers.It is tough out there now.

I remember how having a river at the bottom of your garden added thousands some 10 years back!


Now the owners cant shift at any price due to flooding and insurance costs.