House right opposite a school

Bennifred

alezzandro wrote: »

I expect during the day children spend most of their time in silence listening to the teacher....................

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Eton_Rifle

I'd happily live next to a a primary school but hell would freeze over before I'd live remotely near a secondary school.

alezzandro

Bennifred wrote: »

alezzandro wrote: »

I expect during the day children spend most of their time in silence listening to the teacher...

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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this discussion is very funny and probably we are all missing the point. Where do you want to live and what type of houses are you looking at?

If you want to be close to the town centre, with schools, shops, pubs, gyms, parks, etc, indeed very attractive from a social life point of view, there are chances that you'll have to accept some form of "noise" around you. If you choose a small village, it is less lively, has little traffic and noises... unless you are so unlucky to find a weird neighbour that plays the drums every day, or that has two dogs that bark all day long.

If this is still too much of a risk for you, you really have to go in the countryside, where there's nothing and no one, but then... there's nothing and no one.

Finally, there's the type of house. Detached with private parking and garden is the safest choice, but it's more expensive, and you have to choose a smaller one.

It's always a compromise, I'm afraid.

huggsy

We live opposite a secondary school and we are sick as its not just 8.30 am and 3.15pm thats the trouble we also have the sixth formers cars parked outside all day. We have a disabled bay and they also park in there. Then there are the kids who damage our property including urinating up the front doors, honestly I would not advise anyone to move across from a school.

geoffky

Life is too short to worry about people who park across your drive...it happens to me every day and people have said it would wind them up but i say christ it is for only five minutes at the most and they are gone...to bloody impatient that is your problem..

newgirly

At my boys' primary school, the problem is that people are not dropping off and gone in 5 mins, they arrive and fill up the road with huge footballers wives 4x4's, for up to nearly an hour before the end of school so they can get a good spot. In summer they run the engine for the aircon, in winter the heating, then sit texting or reading a mag, most of the residents drives are blocked everyday. I would be wary unless you are very laid back about these things. Best to check it out at all different times of the day, good luck.

kiwi99

newgirly wrote: »

I would be wary unless you are very laid back about these things. Best to check it out at all different times of the day, good luck.

Thanks, I know it would bother me, so the search is still on! :beer:

spannerzone

I had a school behind my house once... damned teenagers would be out in the playground playing basketball until midnight during summer, with loud echoing noises reflected from the tall school buildings as the ball bounced around the playground.

Might be less problematic if it's a primary school I suppose.

chewmylegoff

i live right next to a primary school and never even notice it - work from home occassionally and makes no difference.

Davesnave

boots_babe wrote: »

You mentioned reitrement zones not me

Of course anywhere could have the peace and quiet spoiled for many reasons, but all I was saying really, was I wouldn't purposely buy somewhere that I KNOW was going to be noisy and disruptive.

So for me, that means schools are ruled out straightaway. Along with lots of other places, I'm not only singling out schools! If peace and quiet are a requirement then this house probably isn't the best choice for the OP from what they've said.

Where you and I differ is that I wouldn't automatically rule out living opposite a school. Locations are complex. I know close to school locations where I'd be most unhappy, and others where it would be a minor issue, totally outweighed by particular benefits.

The key thing is to judge every place on the basis of direct observation. We are always being told to do this. Even after people have agreed to buy, keep going back, night & day, to see what really goes on there.