Trainline at the bottom of your garden?

Dan-Dan

Lovely house , but with the above...

double glazed , main bedroom at the front of the house , ie `our` room

pros and cons ?

viewing on friday and quote sure the vendors arent going to tell us it keeps them awake at night lol

Dan

warehouse

Depends on speed of trains as they pass. A friend has a house right next to a tube line but near the station so train speeds are low and noise is OK. An ex used to live right next to a high speed line and the noise was horrific.

Do some research. I'm a member of a rail forum, so if you can provide a postcode or general location I can get some good information back within the hour, PM me if you wish to keep it private.

abankerbutnotafatcat

Depends on the level of noise (think of being in the garden as well as in the lounge/bedroom) i.e. is it a distinct whoosh or a gentle rumble. I used to live near Clapham Junction and could hear the trains but the distance I was at I actually found the gentle rumble of trains quite therapeutic. What hours do the trains run (you need to include freight trains) and at what speed?
I suppose pollution and potentially rubbish could also be issues.
The obvious pro, if you live in a commuting area, is potential proximity to a station?

ukcarper

Been plenty of threads about this in past and as you would expect opinions vary.

I have a train line at the bottom of my garden and it is the second house I have owned that has. It doesn't bother me at all, but the line is not a mainline I get about 4 trains an hour much better than the constant drone from a main road.

Dan-Dan

Have PM`d you warehouse...thanks...!
a banker , the house is about 200 meters from the station (we are on the euston - birmingham line) but we arent a intercity stop station , so anywhere in town at night if your awake you can hear the beep of the train going through the station....and obviouslyn its a heavy fraight line as well..

the house itself is in a row which all have 70 ft gardens , then beyond the fence are garages , then a tarmaced access to the garages , then another 30/40 ft to the line , im just thinking aloud how the noise might end up becoming oart of `normal life` because the house is the right budget location everything!

Dan-Dan

then of course its importnat to not overpay because its going to be likely to be hard to shift in the future...hmmmmmm

Kool_Kool

When I was a teenager we lived for 3 years very close to a train line and level crossing, it took us a week to get used to the noise of trains and level crossing bell but then it was all ok, you will get used to the noise and maybe wake up if trains are not passing when they should, lol.

motherofstudents

I used to live near the dogs home and after a while we didn't hear them but visitors did. Not saying you won't hear any trains but I expect they will become part of the background noise to a certain extent.

It all comes down to compromise. We'd all like the perfect house but usually don't have the budget to go with it. Just think what you could have at the bottom of your garden and compare it to a railway line. All I can suggest is to spend as much time as possible in the vicinity and find out how many and what kind of trains run. At least you will know what to expect and it might be a compromise you are prepared to make if you love the house.

Dan-Dan

i am so ashamed , i just searched the subject and about a million threads came up! , sorry about that guys.....

we will ask about it friday but also go up there if we like the house on first viewing and just `hang about` waiting for the trains to come by , see what we think

this house , if it wasnt where it was , i am positive comparing it to similar in the are , is about 20k under what it would be elsewhere

moneyistooshorttomention

I would want to "have a good listen" personally to see what the level of train noise was.

However, I suspect I would be okay with train noise (because its public transport) and certainly recall staying in a house as a child where there was regular train noise but I found it quite soothing actually. But, if I so much as hear one single car going past any house I am in then I will doublecheck as to whether I think its possible for me to stay there overnight even and...yes...I do have to sleep in a back bedroom in my house so as never to hear a car:rotfl:

So - personally I'd only rule a house out if there was high speed train noise - but probably keep it under consideration if it was just "ordinary" trains.

Dan-Dan

there will be high speed for sure , its the main line between london and brum...