Buying Near A Trainline

HouseHunter94

My husband and I are thinking of buying a house near a Trainline. I’m a bit hesitant in case the frequency increases and I can’t deal with it anymore. Does anyone have any thoughts?

JGB1955

You'll probably find you only notice the trains when they DON'T run because of leaves on the line/snow/industrial action.  The silence can be deafening!

aoleks

Check for japanese knotweed…

user1977

How near? Which line? What is between the house and the line?

Section62

HouseHunter94 said:

My husband and I are thinking of buying a house near a Trainline. I’m a bit hesitant in case the frequency increases and I can’t deal with it anymore. Does anyone have any thoughts?

The type of traffic on the route is an important factor in the level of disturbance.  Lines that are predominantly used for commuter passenger trains create a lot less disturbance (particularly at sensitive times) compared to lines with higher levels of freight traffic.

If it is a busy freight route I would be more concerned about the potential for increased problems in the future.

I'd also avoid being close to a railway line at a station.  The noise from announcements and door beeping is likely to be more disturbing than trains passing through.

youth_leader

I lived in a railway station on the East Coast Main line for twenty odd years and as someone said earlier, only noticed when the trains weren't running.  

Brie

We avoided buying near one as OH was concerned in case our cats wandered on to the line.  Unlikely I think but one of our cats was particularly stupid so maybe it saved us some heartache.  

As others have said check whether it's predominantly passenger or freight.  And the proximity to a station.  Sadly a friend of mine lives above a station known for suicides - they tend to happen late in the evening and then there are police and bright lights on for most of the night.  Sad for the families of course but the practicalities of dealing with the situations can be very disruptive.

MalMonroe

It really wouldn't bother me at all, although many people do see it as a negative point when buying property. Passenger or freight, I don't mind. Where I definitely wouldn't buy is where you see gangs of youths congregating. I once bought in such an area thinking they were probably harmless kids just getting together for a few laughs but I lived to regret it, especially when a brick came hurtling through a closed window one day and nearly decapitated me. That's when I gave up and left. I sold to one of those places that promises to buy any property - at a loss - and with full disclosure. 

I'd far rather have trains. Although my current property is in the sticks and there are no trains or youths. Bliss . . .

Jaybee_16

Agree with others about the noise. I had the Northern Line at the bottom of my garden so there was a train passing every few minutes and I only really noticed it for the first few days after moving in. I only really noticed it when the trains weren't running.

Don't feed the birds unless you are going to clean up every evening as the railway embankment rats will soon find the bits the birds drop on the ground. But then the foxes who also live somewhere on the embankment come calling looking for the rats!.

Don't let me put you off! . 

genericn17

I live near a London Overground line. I do notice the trains occasionally but it's much nicer than living on busy road, which I would never do again.

When I had mice the man did say that being near a trainline makes that more likely though.

Skiddaw1

We're near the West Coast mainline. Doesn't bother us a bit.