Is it easy to sell a property by rail line

Thampy

Hello all,


Is it hard to sell a property by rail line? or there won't be an issue selling it?


Please advise.


Thanks

G_M

I think you'd be better off selling by Rightmove.

marliepanda

Thampy wrote: »

Hello all,


Is it hard to sell a property by rail line? or there won't be an issue selling it?


Please advise.


Thanks

Depends how frequent, whether its commuter or freight, the soundproofing of the house, the length of the garden, the amazingness of the house so that people dont care about the railine...

So yes, no and maybe.

Squirtle17

I have never sold a house before, but from my recent experience of house hunting, as well as general common sense, it's obviously going to be a negative factor that counts agains the property, just like being near a busy road would put some people off.

It won't necessarily be a deal breaker to a lot of people if the property is nice enough, or it is priced accordingly.

lisyloo

Presumably it didn't put you (or the woner) off when you bought it.
Some things won't appeal to some people and in general I'd say it's a downside (without knowing how close and how noisy).
The important thing is that it's priced correctly.


If you have a propety with niche appeal then sometimes you have to wait for the right buyer (maybe someone that works at the train station or loves trains).
Houses are not liquid assets.


I have one with a purpose build disabled bathroom - will have to wait for the right buyer.

Andalya

Is it also by a station? That would make a difference as to how acceptable people find being near the tracks. Probably automatically rules your place out for people with kids/cats.

Mutton_Geoff

Many years ago, I used to think the same thing. How undesirable a house backing onto a railway line might be. Then in those intervening years have travelled thousands of miles on trains and looked into the back gardens of millions of houses.

So the answer is probably no, it won't make much difference. Much of the UK is built around suburbia and the lines that feed it as opposed to the new housing estates that don't have any arteries to feed them.

Thampy

marliepanda wrote: »

Depends how frequent, whether its commuter or freight, the soundproofing of the house, the length of the garden, the amazingness of the house so that people dont care about the railine...

So yes, no and maybe.

Its commuter and not freight (South West Train, not the diesel engine its electric trains)

marliepanda

Thampy wrote: »

Its commuter and not freight (South West Train, not the diesel engine its electric trains)

Commuter tends to be more frequent and more noisy.

Owain_Moneysaver

Depends on the railway line.

Noisy coal trains to the power station all night?

Cakeguts

Will also depend if the trains make the house shake when they go past.