Do speed bumps affect house values?

MacMickster

davidmcn wrote: »

I would say this only applies if by "car crime and anti-social behaviour" you mean "drivers going too fast". I've certainly never noticed any correlation with other crime.

If it is just drivers going too fast then surely a speed camera to bring in some revenue would be the way forward. As has already been pointed out, speed humps merely force the average driver to slow to a fraction of the speed limit if they value their shock absorbers.

Stealing cars then using certain streets for racing about, doughnuting etc in a car that can't be traced back to the driver would require physical measures (speed humps, narrowed roads etc) to deter the behaviour.

Why have the LA in this case come up with the proposal to spend money installing speed humps? If it is not to deter people from using a residential street as a rat run (and the OP says not) then surely it must be in response to complaints from residents of anti-social driving and/or car crime.

Rambosmum

Thanks for the opinions.

The noise thing doesn't worry me, it is a very quiet road and the main road doesn't have speed bumps on so I suspect the few cars who do use the road as a cut through will stop.

I hadn't thought of people viewing area poorly.

thesaint

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays wrote: »

Why would you think there is a 5:4:1 split on speedbumps? Have you ever actually asked a person in real life?!

Reading comprehension isn't your strong point is it.
(There's no ? as it is a rhetorical question)

TBagpuss

I'm not sure that it would have an effect on value - perhaps you could look up other street s local to you on rightmove and see whether there are any obvious differences in value where speed bumps have been added?

I personally would probably be put off buying a house with a speed bump outside because I am sensitive to noise and I think it would annoy me, but it would be a straight decision not to buy, it wouldn't mean I'd buy but expect to pay less.

I imagine that someone who wasn't as conscious of noise but who had (say) small children might see it is as a bonus.

I doubt it will mean fewer people drive through. If it is shorter than alternative routes people will still use it, its just that some of them will go more slowly and others will go just as fast but make more noise about it!

I would have thought that speed bumps would potentially make a difference to the availability of on street parking, although this may depend on the design.

Miss_Samantha

I live in a well-off town in the south of England and there are speed bumps all over the place, including in some of the most expensive areas. I know £1m+ houses with speed bumps literally right in front of them.

I don't think it has any effect on house prices.

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays

thesaint wrote: »

Reading comprehension isn't your strong point is it.
(There's no ? as it is a rhetorical question)

Try and back out of it, but you were the one spouting utter guff about how many people would care about speedbumps. Even if it was "a guess" - what would you base it on?! I am astonished anyone, other than on the fictional avatar based world of the internet, has ever asked another person if a speedbump outside their house affects them.

dragonsoup

I would be very put off personally. I drive a small car and some speed humps are a significant obstacle to me - 10 mph? More like a snail crawl to clear them! The big 4x4s of course sail on unimpeded.

Anyway having to negotiate a street full of them every time I left home? Not happening.

ManuelG

Got speed bumps on the main road mine leads off to - there because it's a half decent cut-through to get from different bits of town.

As the speed bumps stop there being a huge rush of traffic, I'd assume that helps boost value. Certainly never thought of them there because I live on a set of Grand Theft Auto!

robatwork

MacMickster wrote: »

Personally, I see speed bumps and immediately regard the neighbourhood as a bad area, plagued by car crime and anti-social behaviour.

Impersonally it's actually because the road in question is a rat run and/or an accident blackspot.

As long as the road isn't so busy that it spoils your quiet enjoyment of the house I don't think it would have a negative impact. You should spend some time mooching around the house/road in morning and afternoon rush hours to get a feel for how busy it really is.

alchemist.1

They tend to be common near schools too so not necessarily a reflection on the area.