Could you live with pylons close by?

ThePants999

We lived by pylons for 8 years. There's absolutely no problem with them unless (a) you consider them to ruin the view you'd otherwise have, or (b) you're particularly bothered by the slight buzzing when it's misty. I'll never understand why people have such a problem with them.

AnotherJoe

ThePants999 wrote: »

We lived by pylons for 8 years. There's absolutely no problem with them unless (a) you consider them to ruin the view you'd otherwise have, or (b) you're particularly bothered by the slight buzzing when it's misty. I'll never understand why people have such a problem with them.

It can be a spiral of doom,. I wouldn't worry about any health effects or similar, but I do know others are and that would put them off buying, and the fact that others are put off buying, puts me off since I know it will be more difficult to sell. Others, knowing there will be people like me, put off second hand so to speak, will be then be put off themselves, and so on. A self fulfilling prophecy.

Davesnave

The existence of overhead wires is arguably easier to live with than other things which down-value a property.

Proximity to noisy roads is a definite health hazard, while living under a flight path or right next to a main line track will also come with more noticeable impact on daily living, even if people adapt, as they do.

Until recently, a quaint little country town near me had most of the power distributed between properties via thick overhead cables, criss-crossing the main streets. In 2014, Western Power re-routed most of the cables underground, removing the claustrophobic feel of the place at a stroke. However, until then, I never heard anyone mention the cables, or even suggest they were having a detrimental impact; they were just a fact of life.

I expect it's a similar situation on the estate in the link, although fewer properties are directly affected.

moneyistooshorttomention

Personally - I would describe the house as "standard" (ie what I would expect from a house anyway) - rather than "stunning".

Besides the health hazard element of pylons - I would find it very visually intrusive to see all those wires going across the sky in my garden. There is the practical aspect too of being restricted as to how high trees, etc, could go in my garden without getting tangled up in those wires. Some people (ie me for instance) would probably put any trees we decided in anyway - but it would make life awkward if they needed trimming. Others would feel prevented from putting in the trees in the first place.

So - even if the pylons were a safe distance away and I couldnt see them at all - I wouldnt want the house anyway. When I look up to the sky = sky (and birds) is all I want to see.

As already pointed out - the price of this house should be noticeably lower than similar houses nearby as well. I dont know what house values are in that area - but have a suspicion it's priced at the same sort of level as houses without that problem (in other words it's too high).

Gers

Now I find the house much better than 'standard', it's lovely. But that highlights what everyone is saying - one mans meat is another mans poison.

If you want to live in a rural area then you still need utilities. We live in the countryside / coast and have stunning views, no mains gas and power cables. No pylons admittedly but lots of wooden poles with what looks like two round 'ears' on top.

Ask some questions of the sellers / estate agents. How long have they lived there etc

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

lessonlearned

The truth?? I am an ex estate agent. I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. Sorry.

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Personally - I would describe the house as "standard"

Gers wrote: »

Now I find the house much better than 'standard'.

I suppose it depends on what people think is standard.

Trying to be objective, I think two good reception rooms, 4 beds, including two en suites, plus a bathroom, utility and cloakroom seems somewhat more than most people have, although upstairs has limited head room. There's a good size garage too.

The finishing looks good, though the EA seems to shoot everything on a phone, so it's hard to tell. "Available light" and "CCD sensor" are two phrases totally alien to him.

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lessonlearned wrote: »

The truth?? I am an ex estate agent. I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. Sorry.

Why? Give me your views then as you will know the inside out dealings.

Davesnave

Deleted_User wrote: »

Why? Give me your views then as you will know the inside out dealings.

EAs don't like properties which are hard to shift, but everything shifts at the right price.

The question is, is this priced right?

It sold in 2011 for £170k.

They now want over £100k more.

I would say that whatever tarting-up they've done, that's well over its likely selling price. They've over-invested and expect far too much.

davidmcn

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

When I look up to the sky = sky (and birds) is all I want to see.

The wires attract birds. Sorted.