A house near railway track

martin.cat

Just found this that maybe of interest
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/proposed_new_pedestrian_bridge_a
Further reading and the plan is to electrify the lines this will probably result in the vegetation being cut back for electrical clearances. Also that access land may well be used by a project and could even become home to a railway building possibly even a substation.
I would definitely find out more about the planned work.

davidmcn

I'd be more concerned about the noise implications of being a modern mid-terraced house. I've lived next to a railway track and it was no bother.

ukcarper

I live next to railway line doesn't bother me one bit it's the second house I've bought next to a railway line, houses in both roads sell easily. Present line has 4 trains an hour much better than a busy rd.

Lord_Baltimore

It wouldn't suit me. The hi-speed trains will ruin the enjoyment of your garden whilst the slower, rumbling trains will vibrate you even when you're inside the house. Blokes are always doing something on the lines and sadistic drivers have a penchant for sounding the horn for no apparent reason. It will be an issue when selling - it is an issue for you for starters.

questionss

I could cope with near a railway line if I was also near my commuter station. We considered a house near the line that my husband commutes to London on and it was 5min walk from the station. We discounted houses that were near the line but 2,3,4 miles from the station.

marksoton

Lord_Baltimore wrote: »

It wouldn't suit me. The hi-speed trains will ruin the enjoyment of your garden whilst the slower, rumbling trains will vibrate you even when you're inside the house. Blokes are always doing something on the lines and sadistic drivers have a penchant for sounding the horn for no apparent reason. It will be an issue when selling - it is an issue for you for starters.

Incorrect. The protocol is for them to sound a horn whenever they see Network rail operatives/contractors near to the track. You might not see these workers but the driver will and he's duty bound to do so.

boliston

I quite like the sound of trains going past (my office is next to the main london to exeter line) and a rail line has the added advantage that the land will never be built on so you will keep your views.

sebadee

950k for a four bed house in oxford. good lord.

tim9966

Looking at the map it backs onto the main line, and it's before the junction to Bicester, so will be a lot busier.


On the plus side a railway line is better than an main road as the noise isn't constant.

melanzana

Whoa, is that really the price for a terrace in Oxford by a rail line?

OMG

Sorry, I don't live in UK now. That is unreal.

But probably OK for the location. A million quid. My god.