Is it OK to buy a flat near a pylon?

kinger101

High voltage lines emit quite an audible buzzing sound. Not as annoying as traffic noise, but it would put some off. Of course, the house will be an absolute cancer ridden death trap to the tinfoil hat brigade. But I don't think there's a shred of credible scientific evidence to support their assertions.

Wi88le

kinger101 wrote: »

High voltage lines emit quite an audible buzzing sound. Not as annoying as traffic noise, but it would put some off. Of course, the house will be an absolute cancer ridden death trap to the tinfoil hat brigade. But I don't think there's a shred of credible scientific evidence to support their assertions.

Wether you believe the "evidence" or not, the problem is that if you buy the place and then have health issues you might well attribute the issues to the proximity of the pylon.

Wonder if pylons in close proximity also cause interference issues with electronics, tv signal etc? They can light a fluorescent tube if it is stuck in the ground below them.

Wi88le

Pookie85 wrote: »

Google "The IET Policy EM Fields" and you'll find a really useful document. It requires a bit of technical understand, but a non-engineer should get the gist of it.

As I'm a new user I'm not allowed to post links. Sorry!

http://www.theiet.org/factfiles/bioeffects/emf-position-page.cfm

Lord_Baltimore

You won't catch me living near one of those things. They cook you slowly when you're laying in bed and you get dehydrated and wrinkly.

They don't want you to know this as they have to put those pylons somewhere where it doesn't affect them...

Jane100 will soon be your temperature as well as your moniker .

Owain_Moneysaver

Jane100 wrote: »

Hello everyone. I'm in the process of buying a flat and the survey has shown that it's within 50 metres of a high voltage pylon. The cables do not run directly overhead and are not within swinging distance. It's not too late for me to pull out of the sale. I'm a first time buyer and I wondered if anybody has any thoughts about whether it's a good idea to go ahead with this sale? Thanks very much.

Compare the price with a similar flat that doesn't have a pylon as close.

Accept that resale value might be lower, but on the other hand you may be getting a flat which you couldn't otherwise afford.

Randomjargon

You've got to be careful, if it sneaks into your house it could harm your pets or children. Pythons should be taken seriously

Thanks

ic

"swinging distance" - huh?

Jane100

Thanks everyone. I was trying to find out exactly what the high voltage is, but it's not specific in the survey. The pylon is one of the big ones and the survey just says 'high voltage'. I would post a picture, but as a new user, I'm not allowed to yet, apparently.

Thanks for the link to the document too. I took a look. Overall, the evidence does seem to be against pylons having any firm links with negative health affects. Having said that, just because something has not been proven yet, does not mean it is definitely safe. I can't help but wonder why there has been so much research and interest surrounding the potential health issues with pylons. There is still the risk that it might be difficult to re-mortgage or for others to mortgage in the future, since some mortgage providers are currently wary. I just don't know if I could put it out of my mind. It's a lovely flat, but the location (being that close to a pylon) is a worry.

Jane100

P.s, regarding 'the swinging distance', apparently, mortgage companies and companies that compensate people for having their property devalued by pylons, take into account whether the wires from the pylons are close enough to swing onto the property itself.

C_Mababejive

Personally, i would be unlikely to buy a property with pylons/dangling wires of that nature close by.

Having bought it, one advantage could be that if your close enough, you could wind yourself a nice big coil and get some free electric due to the electromagnetic field induced in the close environment.