Found my dream house - under flight path

Skiddaw1

Me too. We used to really enjoy sitting in our back garden of an evening watching planes coming in to land at Heathrow (we lived in Reading). We still miss Concorde. You get used to being on a flight path surprisingly quickly IMO.

Where we are now (Cumbria) we get lots of military aircraft, especially jets practising low-level flying (we're close to Ullswater). I love watching them too even if they do sometimes practically touch the roof as they pass over!

gemma.zhang

Going back today again…
hoping to conclude what we plan to do…

was told 2 offers on the table in the last week…🙈

Mutton_Geoff

gemma.zhang said:

Going back today again…
hoping to conclude what we plan to do…

was told 2 offers on the table in the last week…🙈

Was the agents mouth moving when they told you this?

For people buying near Heathrow, this may be useful.

https://www.heathrow.com/company/local-community/noise/what-you-can-do/track-flights-on-maps

Postik

caileag said:

But - you have to decide what you can compromise on. I won't say no house is perfect, I am sure they exist, but I bet they cost more than this one!

This is the problem.  If you go on an Internet forum and say:

- Would you buy a house under a flight path

- Would you buy a house next to a sub station

- Would you buy a house near pylons

- Would you buy a house next to a school

- Would you buy a house next to a main road

- Would you buy a house next to a waste recycling centre

- Would you buy a house next to a train line

- Would you buy a house on a private road

- Would you buy a house that has an estate management fee

- etc, etc, etc

9 times out of 10 the answer will be, "No."  Unfortunately though there is very little context because nobody knows the price, your budget, what else is great about the house, and what flaws all the other houses have that you've already viewed.

There has been something "wrong" or some disadvantage with every house I have ever looked at.  It's a case of compromising and figuring out what you can put up with, and what you can't

gemma.zhang

Thanks for everyone who has taken time to comment. Have gone back to view with parents. Although the wind is not the right direction today - so no flights…

have thought hard - we r not proceeding. 

will leave it to the two offers on the table.

made peace with our decision and moving on.

nice weekend ahead ! 

Abbafan1972

We live under the flight path to Birmingham airport and it doesn’t bother me at all. Some of them are really low and we enjoy looking at them in the back garden. The Emirates ones come over and they are great! 

MikeJXE

gemma.zhang said:

Going back today again…
hoping to conclude what we plan to do…

was told 2 offers on the table in the last week…🙈

If you want the house bad enough go for it 

If you don't want the noise don't listen for it

You can listen for the noise and you will hear it, if you don't listen you might not 

RonRamsgate

Worth considering that long haul arrivals start at 4.30 am, often both runways are used. Take offs start at 6.00am.
AT 3pm they switch runways, Runway alternation.
Last flight depart/arrive at around 1130 pm, this does vary.
Departing flight paths can vary, where we lived during the summer months aircraft passed at 2000 ft. Sold up not so long ago as the 3rd runway would have been directly over my roof.
Plus side great public transport, plenty of employment with airport associated businesses and not far to travel for holiday flights 

Mutton_Geoff

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/127604132

Under flight path approach to Heathrow. Quite noisy (used to live and work in SW13). £7 million.

lookstraightahead

Planes don't bother me. Trains don't either. But I can't stand road noise or car noise in general. If it was a choice between planes or everyone starting up their cars at 7am (eg an estate) I would go for planes.