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House near motorway - would you buy?

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  • Rain_Shadow
    Rain_Shadow Posts: 1,798 Forumite
    I lived for over 16 years about 400m from the M6/M62 junction. Never caused me any concern. The constant low hum of that sort of traffic tunes out very quickly.
    You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.
  • chickaroonee
    chickaroonee Posts: 14,678 Forumite
    No I think that'd be too busy/loud for me.

    too many comps..not enough time!
  • Tancred
    Tancred Posts: 1,424 Forumite
    I think there are some unrealistic expectations here. If I could afford a £500k house in a quiet village, I would buy one, but in the congested south-east prices are sky high and here only the rich can have what they want. Noise in the garden is a pain but you have to set this against paying £20-25k more for a similar hosue in a quieter street a few blocks away.
  • Tancred
    Tancred Posts: 1,424 Forumite
    Rain_Shadow wrote: »
    I lived for over 16 years about 400m from the M6/M62 junction. Never caused me any concern. The constant low hum of that sort of traffic tunes out very quickly.

    400 metres is quite a distance away!
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    Tancred , why do you bother asking for views when you always argue against them?
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    Tancred wrote: »
    400 metres is quite a distance away!


    Not with traffic noise it isnt , busy A roads , depending on land lie can be heard as a drone from over 2 miles away
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • chickaroonee
    chickaroonee Posts: 14,678 Forumite
    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    Tancred , why do you bother asking for views when you always argue against them?

    Tancred and money are certainly very solid in their convictions, I'll give them that.

    Has money sold her house now?

    too many comps..not enough time!
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    no , she`s still holding out for 189% more than a comparable property 3 doors down , apparently her EA and her agreed to this over dinner
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • jmt
    jmt Posts: 279 Forumite
    edited 14 June 2013 at 10:38AM
    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    Not with traffic noise it isnt , busy A roads , depending on land lie can be heard as a drone from over 2 miles away

    I live approx 1 mile from M6 and I hate the constant drone. The volume of the drone is totally dependent on atmospheric conditions, but I really hate it and have to shut the bedroom windows some nights.
    chickaroonee wrote: »
    Tancred and money are certainly very solid in their convictions, I'll give them that.
    Has money sold her house now?

    I am sure I read a post on here somewhere that they had sold and had to let it go for the stamp duty threshold of £250K - found it.
    Tancred wrote: »
    Asking prices are certainly moving upwards - and this has hit me hard as I've been pegged to the £250k mark due to the SDLT threshold business. I could always wait another year but there is no guarantee that I could sell my house for more and prices of houses in general will continue to rise.
    I could never live in London even if I wanted to (which I don't). Maybe if I won the lottery jackpot.
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    chickaroonee wrote: »
    Tancred and money are certainly very solid in their convictions, I'll give them that.

    Has money sold her house now?
    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    no , she`s still holding out for 189% more than a comparable property 3 doors down , apparently her EA and her agreed to this over dinner

    Her place is showing as sold subject to contract at present! :p

    Of course, some of us been there, and a few more than twice with the same house! ;)
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