Buying a house with a substation in the garden?

snuffy

Hello

Looked at a house recently that had an electricity substation / power station at the side of the garden. There are no overhead wires going into it - it just seems to sit there. I didn't notice any sound from it.

Are these beasties a problem? The vendor did mention that it is on the deeds and that access must be maintained 24/7 to it (not a problem for me)

Thanks in advance!!!

Bargain_Rzl

It depends on the substation. Depending on the equipment inside, they can create noise/heat/vibration, but I'd think the more likely cause of disturbance would be from engineers carrying out maintenance inside it etc.

I have limited knowledge on this subject - I'm not an electrical engineer and have never had a substation in my back garden, but I AM sitting at my desk at work right at this moment updating a log table of noise complaints in the vicinity of my company's substations

1sue23

I have one next to my garden no problem at all . Never hear a sound from it .

silvercar

There are perceived health risks from sub-stations similar to living under electric pylons/ near mobile phone masts.

You have to decide whether the potential health risks bothers you, whether any further research will come to light while you own the property, whether buyer's will be put off when you come to sell.

Generali

There is a theory (pedalled by crackpots IMHO) that electrical cables cause childhood cancers and headaches in adults.

The trouble is, the ideas of such loonies can gather legitimacy quickly (see various vaccine scares, Millenium cults, witch hunts, homeopathy etc.).

I'd steer clear - you may have difficulty selling if the Daily Mail is in full cry of 'the sky is falling in'.