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Would you buy a house that backs onto a railway line?
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We live very close to a busy railway line, and to be honest we don't notice the noise at all! Wouldn't put me off buying a place near one.0
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I rent a house that has a train line running over a canal that is at the end of the garden and to be honest the noise the damn geese and ducks make as they fly over is more annoying. You do get used to the noise and dont even notice it in the end.0
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My parents-in-law have a line running behind their garden which is only about 50ft deep. The line isn't too busy but it is literally 5 seconds of noise every (I'm guessing) 20 minutes. They don't find it annoying, it amuses our kids and when in the house you can hardly hear the noise at all.
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Thanks everyone, we have now viewed the house, and a train actually went past when we were in the garden, and it was very brief, so wouldn't worry us, it was only a two carriage train, I was wrong about there being trees in front of the line, so the passengers can actually see into the garden, but again, it went by so fast and briefly, we weren't concerned about it at all.
I did check out whether there was any freight trains on that route, and there aren't, but there was an application to strengthen a bridge in another are of the line, so it could be used as a backup line for freight, but the application was refused a few months ago.
The house does need a lot of work, so need to do some sums and see how much it would cost and whether it's a possible for us, but as far as we are concerned the train didn't bother us.
Thanks everyone for your help, you've been great!0 -
If you need another comment I rented a house with a railway at the bottom of the garden. It was only about 40ft from the house and did not ever cause a problem. After a day I didn't even notice them. It was a high speed section of track and, like you, they ran about every half hour. There were also a few freight trains a day.
No problem at all.0 -
I live in a house that backs onto the railway which is the main line to London Waterloo. We have lived there for 6 years. We're about 100ft away too. We appreciate having a garden that's not overlooked, and as another poster wrote, you know they're not going to build a load of flats or an unsightly building behind your house!
If the house is double glazed you'll barely hear it from inside the house. To be honest you would get used to it and for me it's better than living near a main road or motorway which are constant sources of noise. Especially if it's a local line I'm sure it would not be a problem but everyone has their own view on this kind of thing.
Occasionally there is some noise overnight if Network Rail are doing some work on the line, but they write to you beforehand.0 -
The trains might not be a problem..but the mice will!0
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I wouldn't.0
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Even if the trains aren't a problem now - there is a risk that the line may get much busier in the years to come.
It will be incredibly difficult to sell on. Why buy someone else's headache?0 -
Cheeselady wrote: »Viewing a house this afternoon, it needs work but is a great size with 3 double bedrooms, it has a 100ft garden, which has a railway embankment at the end of it, it's not visible as there are trees in front of it, so nothing unslightly, but of course will have to see how loud the trains are and if they can be heard (or felt!) in the house!
Would just like folk's opinions on whether they would buy a house backing onto a railway line, considering the garden is 100ft long.
The line is local trains only, 2-3 coaches long, and run about every half hour.
Just wondering how hard it would be to sell when the time came for us to move on. Thanks
I did buy a house that backs onto a railway line in 2005, we have about an 80ft garden plus a public path between our fence and the railway line so about the same as your situation.
I was paranoid and on the third viewing (the 3rd viewing was specifically timed to monitor the sound when two trains passed outside the house). We decided to buy, no regrets although we are only a couple and don't tend to use the back bedroom but our guests have never complained.Chuck Norris can kill two stones with one birdThe only time Chuck Norris was wrong was when he thought he had made a mistakeChuck Norris puts the "laughter" in "manslaughter".I've started running again, after several injuries had forced me to stop0
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