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davidmcn

AdrianC wrote: »

Passenger trains do. Freight trains don't.

They do run to a schedule, they don't just turn up and surprise the signallers etc. As linked above, realtraintimes will give you scheduled "paths" for freight trains, though also check what's actually run recently as often the paths aren't actually used.

Murphybear

We lived very close to a rail line in rural Devon. The station and line were very close but quiet. The station was deserted most of the time and it was mainly local trains which were slow by the time they got to us.

Could hardly hear a thing.

There was a listed building which was practically on top of the line. They converted it into expensive flats and sold them quickly. None of them came back on the market while we were living there so we assumed that noise wasn’t an issue. The views across the estuary were stunning so that may have helped

Skiddaw1

We live close to a main railway line in current house (about the same distance as the house you're interested in) and were fairly close to one in previous house. The house I grew up in bordered two lines (a main line and a branch line). It was (and is) no bother at all.


I agree with the poster who suggested you hang around whilst a train or two is passing just to see what it sounds like. But I think it'll be fine.

SouthLondonUser

A few thoughts:

• how far is that from the station? If it's very close it means trains will be passing by slowly, unless it's one of those stations where trains pass by without stopping
• how frequent is the train service?

The above is about YOU becoming comfortable with the noise.

A separate discussion is about what the market would think. Remember, you don't make the market. Even if you can get comfortable with the noise, some buyers may not. They may even refuse to visit the property at all. Selling properties near the tracks can be very difficult.

Do you have a sense for the kind of discount you are getting vs a property that's farther away from the tracks?

Do you have a sense for how long similar properties took to sell, and at what price? Where I am now, there are houses near the tracks that have been on the market for over a year (on and off), despite multiple reductions.

In general, unless the discount is significant, or there is some other key factor (eg only there are properties bigger than in the rest of the neghbourhood) I wouldn't be keen on a property near the tracks. But that's just me - lots of people would disagree.

TBagpuss

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?

I thin kthe differences with that kind of noise is that it is unpredictable - you don't know when the neighbours will walk around or how heavy the traffic will be, whereas with rains, they tend to be (mostly) fairly egular - friends of mine live next to a railway and they say they only ever wake up when there are striokes or other issues which mean that either the trains are not running or the timetable changes.

On a personal note, when I first moved to my current home, which is on a fairly quiet rurak road, I was woken up evey day at about 5.30 when the milk tanker came doen the road to the farm. But after abour a month I got used to it, and now I only ever wake up if it *doesn't* go past...

That said, if you don't think you will adjust then definitely make arrangements to go and view the house at a time when you know there are likely to be trains passing, to get a feel for the level of noise, and see how loud they are from the house - one personn's 'barely noticeable' is another person's ' intrusive level of noise', so it does depend on whether they are too loud for you.

Crumble2018

I'm pretty noise sensitive - spent most of the summer in a bad mood as the upstairs neighbours were running an air-con unit which caused a buzzing through our flat.
We've just moved to a flat with a main road about 100 metres away, and a rail station on the other side of that. We can hear both, but it doesn't bother me at all. Obviously because we're by the station, the trains are pulling in and out slowly, but you can still hear a distinct hum from them.
I think the point is, what noises bother you is a personal thing, but I don't finf the noise from the trains anywhere near as intrusive as noisy neighbours!

sal_III

I have lived in a flat with bedroom window facing/overlooking a railway line less than 50m away for 3.5 years, with trains running every 7-10min in peek times. To be honest I can't remember the noise ever bothering me.

In contrast, the noise from the busy road on the other side of the flat was quite noticeable, specially in the middle of the night when some yob is revving his engine speeding through.

DigForVictory

I lived not-quite-under a flight path & adapted to planes in weeks. All three babies never seemed to notice aeroplanes, but woke up immediately to the sound of the kettle going on. Either mum about to enjoy a sneaky brew or warming a feed - whichever, they were Awake.

The human brain is amazingly capable of adapting to things. I think I'd rather a railway line than an A road.

Are there any B&Bs nearby you could try a couple of nights in, get a feel for the area, chat to shopkeepers? See how quickly a train ceases to be a startling noise & drops to being a background one?

45002

Nuggy96 wrote:

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?

Trains can and do run 24 hours a day, depending of course where you live.

Passenger and Freight times.

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