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thames estury airport (southend)

bigmock
bigmock Posts: 97 Forumite
edited 13 October 2012 at 9:27PM in House buying, renting & selling
I am thinking about buying a property in the next few months in the westcliff/southend on sea area

I just wondered how a airport in the north of kent would affect house prices in the area, thanks
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  • It would bring huge amounts of inward investment as well a lots of jobs, so property prices are likely to rocket skywards
  • bigmock
    bigmock Posts: 97 Forumite
    But if it was built where suggested around the Cliffe area
    it only looks between 2-4 miles away from southend on sea.. wouldn't the pollution and noise put people off?

    thanks
  • Biggles
    Biggles Posts: 8,209 Forumite
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    Bear in mind that Southend Airport (OK, 'London Southend') itself is expanding rapidly. EasyJet started flying from there in April and the number of destinations will increase further next year.
  • bigmock
    bigmock Posts: 97 Forumite
    yes ive actually flown from there it very small, this would be as big if not bigger the heathrow...
  • Biggles
    Biggles Posts: 8,209 Forumite
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    bigmock wrote: »
    yes ive actually flown from there it very small, this would be as big if not bigger the heathrow...
    But much closer ;-)
  • bigmock
    bigmock Posts: 97 Forumite
    i thought the property prices would drop because of the pollution/noise pollution? well i hope you are right a really do want to move to that area just scared at how close it would be
  • phill99
    phill99 Posts: 9,092 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    You have also got to realise that this is all pie in the sky at the moment. Even if it is agreed, it will still take decades to get operating.
    Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    It would bring huge amounts of inward investment as well a lots of jobs, so property prices are likely to rocket skywards

    like Luton???
  • br3nnan
    br3nnan Posts: 27 Forumite
    ILW wrote: »
    like Luton???

    :rotfl: made me laugh
  • Zekko
    Zekko Posts: 253 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    The Thames Estuary Airport will never get off the ground, but if it did, I would have thought property prices in the immediate vicinity would nose dive.
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