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Poll: Cemetery

Saga
Saga Posts: 303 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
All things being equal, would you buy a house (to live in) that was near to a cemetery?
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All things being equal, would you buy a house (to live in) near a cemetery. 203 votes

Yes. The idea doesn't bother me whatsoever.
67% 138 votes
Yes. But only if it was my 'forever house' as selling in the future would likely be a problem.
4% 10 votes
Yes. But only if the graves were fully/mostly hidden by buildings or trees.
7% 16 votes
Yes. For other reasons.
1% 4 votes
Don't know/maybe. Depends.
4% 9 votes
No. It doesn't bother me, but I would be concerned selling in the future would be difficult.
2% 6 votes
No. Funeral traffic would be an annoyance.
0% 2 votes
No. The whole idea makes me uneasy/uncomfortable.
8% 17 votes
No. For other reasons.
0% 1 vote
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Comments

  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    At least it'll be deadly quiet at night.
  • Gemma3378
    Gemma3378 Posts: 28 Forumite
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    We viewed a house that backed on to a cemetery and I wasn't that bothered by it until I looked out of the bedroom window. I suppose it's better than backing on to a noisy garden?
  • Saga
    Saga Posts: 303 Forumite
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    Gemma3378 wrote: »
    We viewed a house that backed on to a cemetery and I wasn't that bothered by it until I looked out of the bedroom window. I suppose it's better than backing on to a noisy garden?
    In what way did this view put you off?
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  • Dia_Pita
    Dia_Pita Posts: 116 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    I grew up opposite the entrance to a cemetery and it didn't bother me then, so it would not bother me now.

    Debt Free Aug 15 :)Mortgage Free Aug 16 :j
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  • gettingtheresometime
    gettingtheresometime Posts: 6,911 Forumite
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    How easily do you get spooked?
  • Cakeguts
    Cakeguts Posts: 7,627 Forumite
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    Very quiet neighbours.
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    Only thing I would be concerned about is the potential for antisocial behaviour - they're sometimes considered a nice quiet place for teenage drinking or other substance consumption.
  • SpiderLegs
    SpiderLegs Posts: 1,914 Forumite
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    Thrugelmir wrote: »
    At least it'll be deadly quiet at night.

    Apart from the dogging
  • zagubov
    zagubov Posts: 17,939 Forumite
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    There will be rats. :eek:
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  • hazyjo
    hazyjo Posts: 15,475 Forumite
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    Was thinking along same lines as David. Would be more worried about antisocial behaviour. The cemetery itself wouldn't bother me in the slightest. I'd quite like it in fact. Love a nice cemetery! :)
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