Buying a property close to rail lines - anything to watch out for/clarify?

maxxpayne

Section62 said:

maxxpayne said:

Here's a video I took yesterday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Llgq6cTd-E

I'm certain that you wouldn't hear it inside the house at night and in the daytime even outside you'll probably barely hear it - but I intend to do another stakeout in daytime this week.

One reason the sound felt a lot louder to me is because how dead quite the area is generally - our current place is in Hornsey Rise, Islington and the road traffic is bad enough that even leaving the bathroom window open can be noisy.

The video is private?

I'd be surprised if you couldn't hear the noise at all inside, but often with (low speed) rail lines the main issue is with vibration rather than direct sound.

You are probably lucky that (if I remember right) the track is climbing in the northbound direction, but by that point the driver has probably cut/reduced the power to start slowing down for the next station stop. The exception would be if trains have come to a stand at a signal because another train is already in the station - the motor 'whine' noise as they get going again can be considerable and lasts longer than a passing train. Southbound trains are likely up to speed/coasting downhill, so most of the noise will be from wheel/rail contact rather than the motors.  If you haven't already you might want to ride that section of line to get a feel for it.  And do your daytime noise check in the evening peak when there's more chance of trains being held at signals on the approach to the station to the north.

The main thing is unless you or family members are particularly noise-sensitive you'll likely get used to the noise after a while and only really notice the absence rather than the prescence.

Apologies. This link should work https://youtube.com/shorts/ViVu-NWydCQ?si=dScw2c06-kH_BEBh

I think the noise is acceptable. It’s feels noisier as the area is dead quiet at night. In fact a plane flew overhead while I was there and it was pretty loud. 

What I now need to do is repeat the experiment daytime as you’ve already suggested. 

Thanks!

youth_leader

I know your proposed purchase is a good distance from the line, I did forget to say that some of the diesel trains do pong a bit.  Good luck!

maxxpayne

youth_leader said:

I know your proposed purchase is a good distance from the line, I did forget to say that some of the diesel trains do pong a bit.  Good luck!

Luckily it’s tube and the Piccadilly line. Only electric carriages haha. 

youth_leader

I'd forgotten we lived in South Ealing near the tube .... didn't notice the tube trains, but did hear the platform announcements!  Happy days at Overdale Road in a rented flat, hardly any responsibility in those days!  

maxxpayne

youth_leader said:

I'd forgotten we lived in South Ealing near the tube .... didn't notice the tube trains, but did hear the platform announcements!  Happy days at Overdale Road in a rented flat, hardly any responsibility in those days!  

Ah cool. We’ll not hear the announcements for sure. The station is .5 miles away.