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Is this a good buy

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  • DRP
    DRP Posts: 4,287 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    reminds me of elwood's apartment ...

    BluesBrothers-apartment.jpg

    Jake: How often does the train run by here?
    Elwood: So often, you won't even notice.
  • Lily-Rose_3
    Lily-Rose_3 Posts: 2,732 Forumite
    Definitely not. Way, way, way too close to the railway line. Nothing to do with any noise. (or lack of it.)
    Proud to have lost over 3 stone (45 pounds,) in the past year! :j Now a size 14!


    You're not singing anymore........ You're not singing any-more! :D
  • I can see the quirkiness factor but, realistically, definitely not a good buy. How would you sell it? Your market would be ridiculously limited. The thought of people standing about literally two feet from your house waiting for a train up to sixteen times a day almost puts me off more than the trains themselves.
  • Jenniefour
    Jenniefour Posts: 1,399 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!

    On the negative side, Fairbourne is not expected to last long term, which may explain the low cost: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-26125479
    Returning to Essex now. :(


    Besides the railway line, there's the reason for the low price.
  • Running_Horse
    Running_Horse Posts: 11,809 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I would imagine that station, as a public space, would attract bored youths milling around.

    How long until they realised it was empty for long periods?
    Been away for a while.
  • carefullycautious
    carefullycautious Posts: 2,465 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 23 April 2014 at 6:55PM
    Cripes I'd forgotten I had posted this and then could not find where it was.

    Anyway, thanks for all your input I had no idea about people having to move away due to the flooding.

    Such a shame really as I could see it being a good place for walkers to stay/plus the tea shop idea sounds good.

    Being near the train line would not bother me.

    Just shows how the heart can rule the head and then all goes pear shaped :o
    Especially reading the BBC link
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