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Nuggy96

There’s no trains from 11-6 but I usually wake around 8, also hear about potential freights being the problem which can happen anytime during the night?

elsien

I am noise sensitivite to random noises but when living right next to a train line I found I got used to it quite quickly. Although it's a bit late once you've bought the house if it does bother you.
What about in summer when you have the windows open at night? I'm guessing you won't be keeping them firmly shut all year round?

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We lived that distance from tracks and I got used to it. Barely noticed them passing most of the time.

davidmcn

Moved into a house right next to a line, blanked out the noise after a couple of weeks. If you've got other houses/trees buffering you from the trains I can't see it being a problem.

Nuggy96

Thanks for your replies, so for context, I lived in a block of flats that had noisy neighbours above, used to give me anxiety attacks in middle of night and never got used to it, when they walked around. I also used to live on a 5th floor next to a main road and never got used to it. I’m worried I won’t adjust like other people.

How much noise would I be expecting at 300 feet?

pickledonionspaceraider

I lived backing on to a train line for years and I must say it is less intrusive (noise wise) than living on a main road (which I do now)

If it were my dream house, I personally would have no qualms. It is hard for me to quantify how much noise you would hear, but low hum - which I never heard inside the house

Nuggy96

Hi David,

Thanks for the reply , what actually can you hear from that distance? I am just worried in the scenario I don’t get used to it, what the sound level would be. Also if planning to have children in future what baby what be like.

Thanks

silvercar

You soon blank it out in your mind.

You would want to find out if freight trains pass that shake the house, though at 300ft you may be safe.

davidmcn

Nuggy96 wrote: »

How much noise would I be expecting at 300 feet?

Not much. It's going to be far less intrusive than someone stomping around on your ceiling, or a main road right outside. Also it's a very regular noise, which makes it easier to filter out than say a main road where you don't know when the next boy racer or drunken pedestrian is going to appear.

GDB2222

Nuggy96 wrote: »

Thanks for your replies, so for context, I lived in a block of flats that had noisy neighbours above, used to give me anxiety attacks in middle of night and never got used to it, when they walked around. I also used to live on a 5th floor next to a main road and never got used to it. I’m worried I won’t adjust like other people.

How much noise would I be expecting at 300 feet?

Depends on the track. How fast the trains are. Diesel is noisier than electric. Is it in a cutting? How dense are the trees. Are the houses opposite a terrace or detached? Maybe you should either give us more info, or simply go round and spend a night nearby?

Trains are much easier to get used to than nasty neighbours, I expect. I remember talking to someone who lived right next to a railway bridge, and he didn’t notice the trains at all. It was so loud that I could not hear what he was saying, but he just carried on talking!