Any problem in buying a house near elec. pylon?

movilogo

I liked a house. It is fine but very near to a electricity pylon. The base [enclosed area] of pylon is about 50 feet from the back garden.

Is it something that needs to be avoided or it is just a minor issue?

Is there any chance of haggling because of the pylon?

Need_More_Money_2

Not something I'd worry about in terms of health, but because of the scare stories it could have an impact on price if you had to resell.

Lorian

There was an almost identical question asked in the last 6 months that had lots of replies (try a search).

IIRC the upshot was most people would stay clear due to health concerns (founded or unfounded) and the issues with resale later.

paintpot

movilogo wrote: »

I liked a house. It is fine but very near to a electricity pylon. The base [enclosed area] of pylon is about 50 feet from the back garden.

Is it something that needs to be avoided or it is just a minor issue?

Is there any chance of haggling because of the pylon?

Every house has a price whether it is next to a pylon, a motorway etc but you have to buy it at the right price and appreciate that the problem will still exist when you come to sell it - you are raising it as a potential issue now so when you come to sell, so will other buyers. It will naturally put off other buyers both now and when (if you buy it) you come to sell it. Therefore the price should reflect the problem and if it doesn't bother you, don't let it put you off the house but make sure you buy it at considerably less than equivalent properties without a pylon (you should be in a strong position to do so) and be aware that when you come to sell it could take a while longer than average to find a buyer.

Just my humble opinion...!

MadMonkey

We viewed a house with an electricity pylon virtually in the back garden and decided to research it.

We spoke to the pylon people and they sent loads of info and research on health effects and pylons.

There is no 100% research BUT there is enough of a statistical difference that as a mother of 3 young children i would not buy one.

Children under 16 living near one were slightly more likely to develop leukemia.

Like I say the research was not overwhelming but enough to not want me to risk it - if i lived there and one of my kids got Leukemia (which they could do wherever we lived) I would always wonder if it was due to the Pylon.

Also the government have recently stated that new houses should not be built near them which makes me think there may be something in it.

If you do not have young children then it is not a problem and you are in a very good position to seriously haggle the price down.

Google EMF and you will find loads of stuff on it.

Need_More_Money_2

MadMonkey wrote: »

There is no 100% research BUT there is enough of a statistical difference that as a mother of 3 young children i would not buy one..

Are you sure? My understanding was that there was NO good evidence of harm from such things.

MadMonkey wrote: »

Google EMF and you will find loads of stuff on it.

Google :rolleyes:

MadMonkey

Need_More_Money wrote: »

Are you sure? My understanding was that there was NO good evidence of harm from such things.



Google :rolleyes:

We rang the power people(sorry can't remember their real name !! The national grid or something lol. and asked them about it - they would not say "oh no there is no risk" - they sent us loads of leaflets about it and some research and there is defiantely a higher amount of children living closer to pylons with leukemia.

It is a very low amount but it is still there.

Something like - 5 out of 100 kids will get leukemia, however if they are by a pylon 6 out of 100 will get it.

So not a major rise but enough of a risk to put us off.

Need_More_Money_2

MadMonkey wrote: »

We rang the power people(sorry can't remember their real name !! The national grid or something lol. and asked them about it - they would not say "oh no there is no risk" -

They will never say no risk, because it is impossible to show that anything is completely safe. Everything has some risk associated with it, and we have to accept it.

The HPA say that the levels of electromagnetic radiation required to increase the risk of leukemia in children are "rarely encountered in the UK"

http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/understand/information_sheets/magnetic_fields.htm

movilogo

Ok, now I searched this forum and it has been discussed in details earlier.

Synopsis:

Experts has now recommended that no houses should be built within 230 ft of a pylon.
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It has considerable impact on resale value.

Since, the house I liked is less than 50 ft of the pylon, I won't take any risk. Pity, I need to search for a house again. :mad:

edit: don't know why tiny url link became !!!!

wymondham

I personally would not buy a house by a pylon. Whatever the research who can tell the long term effects - remember the government saying no problem with BSE and beef was 100% safe to eat?? - we now all know what happend - it will probably be the same with pylons/mobile phone masts etc... why buy near a pylon when you don't have to ?

Phaid

I also viewed a house a few weeks ago that I loved, but it was also near a pylon so it was an immediate no no. It was interesting how the EA's photos didn't show this 'feature' which would have saved me and them the bother of going to view, perhaps they thought I'd not see the damn thing
To be honest my worry is resale not health, I spend all day with a cell phone stuck to my ear so if this EMF/ radio wave stuff is dangerous I'm a goner anyway :eek:

Good luck with the hunting, the next one I went to see that day was the winner!