Electricity Pylon

Beatrice78

Hi I have had an offer accepted on a house which Im purchasing as my 1st buy to let property. The Valuation report has commented 'High voltage electricity supply apparatus is close to the property. You should be aware that public perception of possible health risks may affect the value and future saleability of the property'.

I am so use to seeing the pylons on the estate that it didnt even register. I would say I have a paid a very good price but its by no means a bargin. I would feel awful pulling out of the purchase but am obviously worried re health concerns for tennants and future saleability.

Any thoughts would be greatfully received.

sharkie

if you google around you will probably find the increase in risks associated with pylons and the surrounding area, for I think up to one mile down wind - if my memory serves me well.

beedeedee

Well if it were me - (and it has been occasionally!) I would walk away..............

There may/may not be increased risks, but even the thought that there might be, will put plenty of buyers off.

As more and more knowledge is obtained (depending on who pays for the research)- I guess the situation will get worse, not better and this will affect resale values

DVardysShadow

sharkie wrote: »

if you google around you will probably find the increase in risks associated with pylons and the surrounding area, for I think up to one mile down wind - if my memory serves me well.

Increasing juvenile delinquency correlates with increasing ownership of fridges, so I understand. So

• Is Juvenile delinquency a good thing because it increases the ownership of fridges?
• Is there something given off by fridges which causes juvenile delinquency?
• Or is there some undisclosed factor which causes increases in both ownership of fridges and juvenile delinquency?
• Or is is just a coincidence that juvenile delinquency and fridge ownership rise together?

Decades ago on Panorama [so I can't give a link, sorry], there were leukaemia clusters found near a 132kV overhead line in a Northern city [Sheffield???]. Trouble was that the overhead line had been switched off for many years.

And there was a case where a leukaemia cluster was blamed on the overhead electric supply for the railway. But the cluster stopped once the railway goods yard stopped handling oil trains.

I'm not out to prove that powerlines are blameless. But I don't think that the cause and effect relationship is that clear cut

purple12

Partly though, the issue isn't so much the scientific evidence as much as the perception of the risk by the general public which may be more of an issue for tenants..

beedeedee

Yes, it's the perception of the risk - by buyers or tenants alike.

sharkie

well it been a few yeas since I googled this, but the cancer clustering was not spread fairly even. it was either the east (or vice-versa) had more cancer than the other side (obviously the immediate surrounding area was higher) and was suggested it could be due to ionized gas/particles and the prevailing wind generally travelling from east to west???? due to the rotation of the earth.

Personally DVardysShadow, I do not think juvenile delinquency correlates with increasing ownership of fridges, but is determined what is inside the fridge.

They have not been able to prove conclusively smoking causes cancer or heart problems either. Millions worship weekly just on hearsay and faith alone without any proof or statistics.

In 50 years time if it is proven to be an urban myth then I will feel gutted for those cheap houses I could have bought, until then I go with my beliefs and avoid them houses and areas like the plague. Would like to write something about tempting fate here but not sure what to say.

One thing about living under power lines people seem get very bad bt broadband bandwidth.

PasturesNew

You don't need to worry about tenant health: they'll be doing that when they vote with their feet.
Future saleability is the issue - I'd not buy near a pylon. I had a friend who had a pylon close by and the wires went over his roof ... he hung himself. It kind of enforces my fears I guess.

DVardysShadow

sharkie wrote: »

well it been a few yeas since I googled this, but the cancer clustering was not spread fairly even. it was either the east (or vice-versa) had more cancer than the other side (obviously the immediate surrounding area was higher) and was suggested it could be due to ionized gas/particles and the prevailing wind generally travelling from east to west???? due to the rotation of the earth. [1]

Personally DVardysShadow, I do not think juvenile delinquency correlates with increasing ownership of fridges, but is determined what is inside the fridge. [2]

They have not been able to prove conclusively smoking causes cancer or heart problems either. Millions worship weekly just on hearsay and faith alone without any proof or statistics.

In 50 years time if it is proven to be an urban myth then I will feel gutted for those cheap houses I could have bought, until then I go with my beliefs and avoid them houses and areas like the plague. Would like to write something about tempting fate here but not sure what to say.

One thing about living under power lines people seem get very bad bt broadband bandwidth.

[1] On ionisation, I would very much doubt that airborne ions would travel very far before meeting an opposing charge and if they didn't they would quickly go either to ground or upwards

[2] Yet another possibility, that fridges allow increased consumption of foods and drinks which cause juvenile delinquency. It would still be a correlation

sharkie

DVardysShadow may I ask you a personal question? Would you live in on a permanent basis, a property in the close proximity of power lines ?


Here are pro cancer links
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7460-large-study-links-power-lines-to-childhood-cancer.html
http://www.hps.org/hpspublications/articles/powerlines.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-451223/Growing-evidence-power-line-dangers.html


Here are ones saying that we, the untrusting are disillusioned
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/178947.stm
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/emf.html


Lies, damn lies and statistics - these are a bit worrying http://www.electric-fields.bris.ac.uk/Stokepowerlinesurvey.pdf

I wonder how many people would live in a house underneath a pylon?

Wonder if the Admins would set up a poll saying 'Would you live (1) under a pylon (2) within a distance under 200m from a pylon (3) within a distance under 500m from a pylon (4) within a distance under 1km from a pylon (5) live well outside of a 1km limit away from a pylon

neverdespairgirl

sharkie wrote: »

and was suggested it could be due to ionized gas/particles and the prevailing wind generally travelling from east to west???? due to the rotation of the earth.

In the UK, the prevailing winds are westerly / south-westerly.