Buying a new build next to a crematorium + Redrow development

njkmr

I have to say I wouldn't like the thought of bringing Mavis ,Donald or Derek in on your freshly laundered bed sheets...!

lincroft1710

Having had a look on Google Maps, the actual crematorium building seems a good distance away not too cause any problems. You are more likely to have problems with the funeral traffic passing the entrance to the estate

Skiddaw1

Albermarle said:

user1977 said:

ProDave said:

Why are you looking at plots with north or east facing gardens?  (assuming the site plan is drawn north up)

Are you saying you'd rule out the approximately half of the housing stock which has north and/or east-facing gardens? You'll appreciate that isn't a widely-held viewpoint...

I think it depends on the location. If it was In the North of England, or Scotland, or really anywhere exposed/near the sea, then a Southerly aspect to the garden is probably a good thing.
In the South, London or even Birmingham , it might not be such a good idea.

Our previous garden (Reading) was south west facing but current (rural Cumbria) is east facing. We still get plenty of sun during the morning and early afternoon and on sunny mornings we can eat our breakfast in the garden. We have a bench in the small, west-facing front garden so we can make the most of summer evenings (nothing like a G&T with a view of the sun setting over the Ullswater fells ). For what it is worth, we backed on to a cemetery in our previous house and it was lovely- like a country oasis in the city.

jonnydeppiwish!

Albermarle said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Postik said:

Never really thought about it - is there any smell/pollution or are the fumes filtered?  If the latter then it probably wouldn't bother me.  Lots of houses are near railway lines / power lines / sub stations / cemeteries / petrol stations / factories / schools / parks / takeaways / dual carriageways / motorways (delete as appropriate).  Plenty of people live in these houses without issue.

Living near the affordable housing is a controversial one.  I know some people take issue with spending half a million quid on a house only to be next door to an affordable rented house, others say it's snobbery.  Bear in mind in theory you could live next to door to a million pound mansion and the owners can still be complete *** heads.

Absolutely agree - no smoke or anything that I’ve actually seen, plus the wind is in the opposite direction.

What about the funeral cars arriving every half an hour from 09.00 to 17.00 5 days a week ( as far as I know most crems are usually booked pretty solid) 
If they passed your house might too much of a regular reminder of your own mortality.
Or on a more practical note they may cause local traffic holdups, depending on the local road layout.

Thanks for this - it’s just a shared entrance to the new estate. Crem turns rights, houses left, so no traffic apart from the oldies getting lost!

jonnydeppiwish!

ProDave said:

Why are you looking at plots with north or east facing gardens?  (assuming the site plan is drawn north up)

I think for cost, plus hopefully with the big windows at the front, the limited sun in the winter will heat the house partially 

jonnydeppiwish!

lincroft1710 said:

Having had a look on Google Maps, the actual crematorium building seems a good distance away not too cause any problems. You are more likely to have problems with the funeral traffic passing the entrance to the estate

Thanks, that’s what we thought. We do like the area - right (or left if you’re looking at it!) side of the rail line, with walks into the South Downs nearby.

Trying to go any further south in Emsworth is so expensive, plus we don’t have kids to worry about schooling etc.

Albermarle

jonnydeppiwish! said:

lincroft1710 said:

Having had a look on Google Maps, the actual crematorium building seems a good distance away not too cause any problems. You are more likely to have problems with the funeral traffic passing the entrance to the estate

Thanks, that’s what we thought. We do like the area - right (or left if you’re looking at it!) side of the rail line, with walks into the South Downs nearby.

Trying to go any further south in Emsworth is so expensive, plus we don’t have kids to worry about schooling etc.

It sounds like probably the main thing to worry about is that the new build house will not have too many issues, rather than the crem being close by .

jonnydeppiwish!

Albermarle said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

lincroft1710 said:

Having had a look on Google Maps, the actual crematorium building seems a good distance away not too cause any problems. You are more likely to have problems with the funeral traffic passing the entrance to the estate

Thanks, that’s what we thought. We do like the area - right (or left if you’re looking at it!) side of the rail line, with walks into the South Downs nearby.

Trying to go any further south in Emsworth is so expensive, plus we don’t have kids to worry about schooling etc.

It sounds like probably the main thing to worry about is that the new build house will not have too many issues, rather than the crem being close by .

It’s difficult to find honest reviews about house builders as they are normally either end of the spectrum. The generally okay with the house people tend not to leave reviews, so always happy to hear some!

Postik

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Albermarle said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

lincroft1710 said:

Having had a look on Google Maps, the actual crematorium building seems a good distance away not too cause any problems. You are more likely to have problems with the funeral traffic passing the entrance to the estate

Thanks, that’s what we thought. We do like the area - right (or left if you’re looking at it!) side of the rail line, with walks into the South Downs nearby.

Trying to go any further south in Emsworth is so expensive, plus we don’t have kids to worry about schooling etc.

It sounds like probably the main thing to worry about is that the new build house will not have too many issues, rather than the crem being close by .

It’s difficult to find honest reviews about house builders as they are normally either end of the spectrum. The generally okay with the house people tend not to leave reviews, so always happy to hear some!

You'll generally find if they have a paid Trustpilot account, it will look mostly rosy.  If they are not paying then their reviews might, ahem, be slightly more "realistic".

I'm not sure about Redrow, but the thing with a lot of the big national house builders is that the quality can vary vastly from one site to another, and from one part of the country to another.  These companies are not really builders at all, but rather project managers.  So the actual people and firms building said houses in one part of the country will be different to another part.  Then factor in how close a house is to being finished in relation to the developer's financial year end, and this can lead to a particular house or houses being finished in a rush with many corners cut.

Not to put you off, but it was one of the reasons amongst many others why I went with a "second-hand" newbuild which I could see, walk around and have a survey carried out.  When buying off plan it's easy to be sold a lemon and once you're committed legally it's not as simple as pulling out if there's something you're not happy with, not to mention you probably wouldn't know about most things until the day you move in anyway.

jonnydeppiwish!

Postik said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

Albermarle said:

jonnydeppiwish! said:

lincroft1710 said:

Having had a look on Google Maps, the actual crematorium building seems a good distance away not too cause any problems. You are more likely to have problems with the funeral traffic passing the entrance to the estate

Thanks, that’s what we thought. We do like the area - right (or left if you’re looking at it!) side of the rail line, with walks into the South Downs nearby.

Trying to go any further south in Emsworth is so expensive, plus we don’t have kids to worry about schooling etc.

It sounds like probably the main thing to worry about is that the new build house will not have too many issues, rather than the crem being close by .

It’s difficult to find honest reviews about house builders as they are normally either end of the spectrum. The generally okay with the house people tend not to leave reviews, so always happy to hear some!

You'll generally find if they have a paid Trustpilot account, it will look mostly rosy.  If they are not paying then their reviews might, ahem, be slightly more "realistic".

I'm not sure about Redrow, but the thing with a lot of the big national house builders is that the quality can vary vastly from one site to another, and from one part of the country to another.  These companies are not really builders at all, but rather project managers.  So the actual people and firms building said houses in one part of the country will be different to another part.  Then factor in how close a house is to being finished in relation to the developer's financial year end, and this can lead to a particular house or houses being finished in a rush with many corners cut.

Not to put you off, but it was one of the reasons amongst many others why I went with a "second-hand" newbuild which I could see, walk around and have a survey carried out.  When buying off plan it's easy to be sold a lemon and once you're committed legally it's not as simple as pulling out if there's something you're not happy with, not to mention you probably wouldn't know about most things until the day you move in anyway.

Thanks for the in depth reply, always good to hear different ideas about approaching a new build purchase. We’ve always bought wrecks that need at least a year of working to renovate them, so we thought we’d go new with one of the first phase houses. There are similar developments around, but for us the location is actually pretty good for our social lives and grandchildren duties.

With the second hand ‘new’ builds they don’t seem to be a good size, or they’ve had too much squeezed into them and feel cramped.  So many choices! Now need to find out if/what we can get included in the price.

Thanks again