Pylon in garden

Cheeky_Monkey

Good grief :eek:

I wouldn't touch that house with a bargepole. Not only because of the pylon but also the dreaded conifers, which I hate.

I wonder how much it would cost you to have them lopped when they get too close to the wires in the not too distant future?

dc197

OP, yes it is the wires rather than the pylon that pose the potential health risk. The pylon could be 50m away but wires that close could still be a deal breaker for many people, notwithstanding the unattractiveness of the pylon itself.

A property can claim compensation for the wires, but only once per property. I would find out if the property has had its payment already, if so the price should reflect that, if not a claim can be made still.

Speaking personally I would not buy because of the electromagnetic field strong enough to light a fluorescent tube held under it.

parkrunner

I lived very close (within 20 metres) to a pylon for many years. Always very quiet and the weather had no effect on the noise or lack of.

moneyistooshorttomention

I know well a house with a pylon not forever away from it. Its far enough away not to be a health hazard - but, when I walk past it, I have heard it sometimes.

I'm guessing certain people cant hear certain frequencies - and others can.

You've only got to think of "The Hum" and many people living in areas that experience The Hum won't hear it. But I'm one of the people that has to check it's not there in the vicinity - because I've found that, if its there, then I'll hear it. Hence I couldn't consider Bristol if I wanted to - because its audible in a noticeable part of Bristol I gather.

AlexMac

When all else fails, read the data;
Cancer research UK say that while there is no definitive established link to electromagnetic fields, some studies show a clustering of child leukaemia cases near overhead power lines, while others don't.
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancers-in-general/cancer-questions/does-electromagnetic-energy-cause-cancer

Yanks- who are more risk averse, concluded in 1998 after a heavyweight analysis that
"a 28-member panel of the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) voted by 19 to nine that electric fields such as those around power lines should be considered possible human carcinogens. Only one of the nine dissenting panel members thought the evidence was against a link; the other eight said the conflicting evidence left them undecided.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/electricity-pylons-pose-health-risk-1167517.html

So while the jury's out, it's not just excentrics and flat-earthers who think its aproblem. So why take the risk?

But the far bigger issue is- will it sell on? If you are short of cash, and they are prepared to take an offer, you can probably live with the slight risk... but 5-10 years on, will you sell it? If you need to sell fast, you may have to take a biggger discount on the price that you can negotiate now.

And speaking personally, I wouldn't buy it from you

wwl

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

The fact that there are many more childhood cancers in homes and schools with pylons and substations in or near the properties has been proven many times, .

References please?
Lumping pylons and substations together shows ignorance of the completely different phenomena involved.

the facts about cancer clusters are hidden from the public.

How, and by whom exactly?

wwl

dc197 wrote: »

Speaking personally I would not buy because of the electromagnetic field strong enough to light a fluorescent tube held under it.

That is an electrostatic effect, not electromagnetic.

BarryBlue

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

People will tell you all sorts of things about health dangers of living with a pylon in your garden.

Just let me tell you that my ex-wife used to work on the nationwide childhood cancer survey for many years, part of which entailed taking electro magnetic readings in schools and homes. She also investigated cancer clusters in the north of England.

The fact that there are many more childhood cancers in homes and schools with pylons and substations in or near the properties has been proven many times, but the facts about cancer clusters are hidden from the public.

Nothing at all would entice me to buy a property with a pylon in the garden.

I have seen research in the past which agrees with that. It is also certainly very likely that such dangers are hidden.


When we bought our present house 20 years ago we looked at quite a few similar properties to what we have now. One was a really attractive looking 4-bed detached for a very good price and the estate agent's details (no Rightmove then) made it look lovely. So we arranged a viewing.


Imagine what we felt when we arrived and saw that the photos had been taken to avoid showing this huge pylon within 10 yards of the house! We knew of the health risk possibilities, but knew perfectly well that we would always struggle to sell it, especially if the risks became more well-documented.


We didn't even get out of the car, I'm afraid.

Andypandyboy

I wouldn't consider any property that had a negative like that attached to it. Why would you? Sometimes, and especially as a first time buyer you get desparate, but there is a house out there for you. Don't settle for something just to move forward.

You will live in it for a long time and you will want to sell it on. Look at the responses on here they are reasonably representative of the buyers out there......

dragonsoup

BarryBlue wrote: »

w. One was a really attractive looking 4-bed detached for a very good price and the estate agent's details (no Rightmove then) made it look lovely. So we arranged a viewing.


Imagine what we felt when we arrived and saw that the photos had been taken to avoid showing this huge pylon within 10 yards of the house!

Yes I had the same trick pulled on me too - after a two hour drive to get there as well. Clearly the agent was trying to take advantage of us not knowing the area but he just wasted our time and the vendors time and we never booked another viewing through them.