Double yellow lines and property prices

atarisrocks

Yesterday I got home to find double yellow lines outside my house and was wondering will this affect the price of my property?

We had no letters from the council saying they were doing this and the line is the length of my house which sits around 1/3 down the street of 70 houses and no where near any junctions or corners and it seems we are one of 2 houses with these new lines outside.

The street is just rows Victorian terrace with a road that has a no entry at one end so if effectively one way but not officially and all the houses are too close to the road for driveways to be built so I can not seem to work out why they have been put down and where the logic is for the location.   

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

davidmcn

atarisrocks said:

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

Is there enough parking space on the street generally though, with the new restrictions in place? At least double yellows allow you to stop for unloading, if people are worried about carrying shopping etc down the road.

AdrianC

The local authority must by law have made a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to introduce the double-yellows, and that needs to be publicised. It does not need to be sent to every individual property, though. That TRO process includes a consultation period of at least 21 days.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06013/

Have a google for your local authority, road name, and "TRO" - you'll find the details.

One thing's for sure, they won't have just slapped some paint down randomly in the middle of a road for no reason at all.

atarisrocks

davidmcn said:

atarisrocks said:

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

Is there enough parking space on the street generally though, with the new restrictions in place? At least double yellows allow you to stop for unloading, if people are worried about carrying shopping etc down the road.

Not really the road is around 6 spaces(now 8) too short for everyone to park so every so often usually if I get back home after 10pm I will have to park on a different street.

UnderOffer

atarisrocks said:

Yesterday I got home to find double yellow lines outside my house and was wondering will this affect the price of my property?

We had no letters from the council saying they were doing this and the line is the length of my house which sits around 1/3 down the street of 70 houses and no where near any junctions or corners and it seems we are one of 2 houses with these new lines outside.

The street is just rows Victorian terrace with a road that has a no entry at one end so if effectively one way but not officially and all the houses are too close to the road for driveways to be built so I can not seem to work out why they have been put down and where the logic is for the location.   

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

How can it have a no entry sign at one end but not officially be one way?

I’m sure your local highways council will have details why this was implemented. Have you checked your local council website and searched for your street name? Could be an error too, it does happen occasionally. 

gerkin

UnderOffer said:

atarisrocks said:

Yesterday I got home to find double yellow lines outside my house and was wondering will this affect the price of my property?

We had no letters from the council saying they were doing this and the line is the length of my house which sits around 1/3 down the street of 70 houses and no where near any junctions or corners and it seems we are one of 2 houses with these new lines outside.

The street is just rows Victorian terrace with a road that has a no entry at one end so if effectively one way but not officially and all the houses are too close to the road for driveways to be built so I can not seem to work out why they have been put down and where the logic is for the location.   

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

How can it have a no entry sign at one end but not officially be one way?

I’m sure your local highways council will have details why this was implemented. Have you checked your local council website and searched for your street name? Could be an error too, it does happen occasionally. 

If it is officially one way, traffic can only flow in one direction. In this instance, although there is no entry on one side, traffic can still flow in both directions.

atarisrocks

UnderOffer said:

atarisrocks said:

Yesterday I got home to find double yellow lines outside my house and was wondering will this affect the price of my property?

We had no letters from the council saying they were doing this and the line is the length of my house which sits around 1/3 down the street of 70 houses and no where near any junctions or corners and it seems we are one of 2 houses with these new lines outside.

The street is just rows Victorian terrace with a road that has a no entry at one end so if effectively one way but not officially and all the houses are too close to the road for driveways to be built so I can not seem to work out why they have been put down and where the logic is for the location.   

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

How can it have a no entry sign at one end but not officially be one way?

I’m sure your local highways council will have details why this was implemented. Have you checked your local council website and searched for your street name? Could be an error too, it does happen occasionally. 

There is a side street for the bin lorry to collect the bins from the flats on the street behind so it becomes one way after there for the last 5 houses and up to that point I guess anyone can turn around in that side street and drive back the way they came down  

princeofpounds

My guess is that they wanted to put passing places in, and chose your site to do it.

wilfred30

atarisrocks said:

Yesterday I got home to find double yellow lines outside my house and was wondering will this affect the price of my property?

We had no letters from the council saying they were doing this and the line is the length of my house which sits around 1/3 down the street of 70 houses and no where near any junctions or corners and it seems we are one of 2 houses with these new lines outside.

The street is just rows Victorian terrace with a road that has a no entry at one end so if effectively one way but not officially and all the houses are too close to the road for driveways to be built so I can not seem to work out why they have been put down and where the logic is for the location.   

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

It won't necessarily affect the value of your property but, IMO, it will affect it's appeal to buyers.  Personally, I would never buy a house with double yellow lines outside if it didn't have off road parking.

Actually, having re-read your post, you say that yours in one of only 2 houses in a street of 70 houses with the double yellow lines, is that correct?  It doesn't sound right to me.  Have you phoned the Highways Department of your local Council to ask them about it?

atarisrocks

wilfred30 said:

atarisrocks said:

Yesterday I got home to find double yellow lines outside my house and was wondering will this affect the price of my property?

We had no letters from the council saying they were doing this and the line is the length of my house which sits around 1/3 down the street of 70 houses and no where near any junctions or corners and it seems we are one of 2 houses with these new lines outside.

The street is just rows Victorian terrace with a road that has a no entry at one end so if effectively one way but not officially and all the houses are too close to the road for driveways to be built so I can not seem to work out why they have been put down and where the logic is for the location.   

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

It won't necessarily affect the value of your property but, IMO, it will affect it's appeal to buyers.  Personally, I would never buy a house with double yellow lines outside if it didn't have off road parking.

Actually, having re-read your post, you say that yours in one of only 2 houses in a street of 70 houses with the double yellow lines, is that correct?  It doesn't sound right to me.  Have you phoned the Highways Department of your local Council to ask them about it?

I'm having to wait until 9 to contact them. 

I think it would make more sense if there was a few of them equal distance apart but there is mine and then one about 4 houses towards the entrance end then nothing for the rest of the street.

davidmcn

atarisrocks said:

wilfred30 said:

atarisrocks said:

Yesterday I got home to find double yellow lines outside my house and was wondering will this affect the price of my property?

We had no letters from the council saying they were doing this and the line is the length of my house which sits around 1/3 down the street of 70 houses and no where near any junctions or corners and it seems we are one of 2 houses with these new lines outside.

The street is just rows Victorian terrace with a road that has a no entry at one end so if effectively one way but not officially and all the houses are too close to the road for driveways to be built so I can not seem to work out why they have been put down and where the logic is for the location.   

Just concern as recently the feedback we are getting is people are not interested as you can not always park directly outside and no you can't ever park directly outside  

It won't necessarily affect the value of your property but, IMO, it will affect it's appeal to buyers.  Personally, I would never buy a house with double yellow lines outside if it didn't have off road parking.

Actually, having re-read your post, you say that yours in one of only 2 houses in a street of 70 houses with the double yellow lines, is that correct?  It doesn't sound right to me.  Have you phoned the Highways Department of your local Council to ask them about it?

I'm having to wait until 9 to contact them. 

I think it would make more sense if there was a few of them equal distance apart but there is mine and then one about 4 houses towards the entrance end then nothing for the rest of the street.

As above, isn't it maybe to create some passing places (or loading bays, rather than having couriers etc blocking the road)?

As for the price, if it's the sort of neighbourhood where you're not guaranteed a space in front of your house anyway, I would expect that's already factored into the property values.