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New build house next to pumping station
crazy.horse
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Hi we are looking to buy a new house on a large new development.
The house we like the most is situated next to a pumping station.
Does anybody have any information on these, whether they are likely to smell or be noisy or whether they are likely to reduce the value of the house in the future. The house is also opposite a SUDs pond are they ok to live by. Many thanks
The house we like the most is situated next to a pumping station.
Does anybody have any information on these, whether they are likely to smell or be noisy or whether they are likely to reduce the value of the house in the future. The house is also opposite a SUDs pond are they ok to live by. Many thanks
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We have a house on our estate close to the pumping station. There are no problems with the station and this house has only been sold once in fifteen years but the price went way over advertised price and I would have no problems buying it if it was the one for me.0
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Many thanks
That puts my mind at ease0 -
The fact that you are asking here demonstrates that it is something that could put off buyers. I think a lot of people would not be worried at all, for some it would be a concern where their fears could be allayed and for a few it would put them off considering the house at all.Like electricity sub-stations or overhead electricity poles some people have worries. Even if these are irrational it can affect saleability and potentially the value of houses nearby.1
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I would personally much rather live next door to a pumping station, which in all likelihood will remain as such for the foreseeable future than live next door to a house which could be sold or rented to any family of hooligans...0
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Though no matter how close you are to the pumping station, be aware that it's another thing which will have ongoing costs for you to pay, and the consequences of it failing can be...messy.1
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They can back up and cause a smell if clogged. So being the nearest you are the most likely to find out when if it clogs as it will back up to you first.2
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As long as you're new home is uphill of the pumping station, you may get the smell when it goes wrong, but you won't get flooded. I'd worry more if I were downhill of the thing.
You don't have a basement, I hope?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
The house we are buying is not too far from a pumping station as we have a river in front and it does not worry me in the slightest. We were always going to get a whiff of the water because of our proximity to it and the fact the pumping station serves as protection is a bonus IMHO.
but like others have said, potentially it could be odff putting to some - and not to others0
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