Moved into new house and can hear neighbours?

mattyprice4004

I grew up in a 1930s semi, and I echo the comments here - sound insulation isn't the best. 
When I moved out I lived in flats for a few years, and when buying my first home I just had to move to a slightly less desirable area in order to place my budget in line with detached properties. 
I hate to say it, but I never adapted (particularly in flats where the noise was constant) and had to stump up the extra for a detached property in the end. 

I since moved to a property in a nicer area than my first house (also detached) and I couldn't put a price on the silence. 
Don't lose faith, though - if you've renovated the house it'll be much easier to sell. 

amanda_p

We had exactly the same, a stud wall away from main wall filled with soundproof insulation and then covered in soundproof plasterboard. It was done professionally but did not stop the sound of voices or TV or loud music. 

GDB2222

newbuild2020 said:

I can sympathise with you. We did soundproofing against the party wall downstairs and it’s made such a difference. It reduces TV noise but not vibrations. We’re just learning the live with the running up and down the stairs. 

For soundproofing a wall we did- a stud wall away from the main wall, the back had soundproof plasterboard, filled with soundproof insulation, covered in another soundproof plasterboard and fully plastered over (do not dot and dab!!) cost approx £600 including labour for a 1 day job and one wall. Highly recommend doing it, it really helped! 

That’s an absolute bargain!