Road noise

househunt

Good choice mickygg.

Look for a house where very little amount of cars utilise the road

Gers

Our previous place was a flat with a city bypass (raised up) about 100m away. Outside talking at the front was very difficult. As others have said its not too intrusive as it was constant 'travelling' noise and not doors slamming, heavy braking, horns being blasted type noise. Secondary glazing kept the flat quiet.

Now we have moved to somewhere extremely rural without any noise at all. Only a metalled track outside and one bus a day in each direction (more a mini-bus really). It's the peace and quiet which is blissful.

Whilst we lived with the road noise for many years I wouldn't go back to it. The flat was perfect for us at one time in our lives and now this place is.

Rain_Shadow

For 16 years I lived about 400m from the M6/M62 intersection. If you listened you could hear traffic noise day and night as a distinct background hum. But you absolutely tuned it out. It was a complete non-problem.

PaperDoll

I've lived near an airport and by a railway line but road noise is a dealbreaker for me. I recently looked at a house which was, on paper, ideal. I knew it was near a busy road (as I travelled that road daily for years) but I had no idea just how noisy and constant the noise was until I viewed the house. I didn't even have to go inside the house...just standing in the driveway for a minute or two was enough to confirm that I'd never be able to enjoy sitting in the garden.

cashbackproblems

If there are similar properties in budget with no noise, why bother buying somewhere which will cause you unrest and be harder to sell?