Would you buy a house with kids playing outside?

stellartuesday

We have a small green area outside the front of our house. We lived here peacefully for years but the past 2 years have brought an influx of older children who play outside. Sometimes it just a couple of children, sometimes it can be large groups of them. 
We've had enough of the noise going on until 9pm and footballs being kicked on our property and decided to sell up.

I'm of the opinion that someone will come along who doesn't mind or sees it as a positive if they have children. My other half thinks no one in their right mind would buy a house with that going on outside and is worried we'll never sell. What's your opinion? 

anselld

Have other houses sold in the same area?

Sell in winter, it should be fine.

Slinky

We had a house where kids played outside. We had a sale agreed to someone who had previously lived in the neighbouring property. They pulled out at the last minute, and I think it was because of the kids. They did ask about it when they viewed and I answered truthfully. We sold to someone else a few weeks later for more money, in February when there was probably very little activity outside then. We'd moved out by this point.

The house was on a fairly modern estate, where there are always going to be families. 

TBH where we are now is much worse, we have screaming kids in a pub garden behind us.

strawb_shortcake

We viewed a house where there were young children playing outside, they had chalks and were drawing hop scotch. We thought it nice and didn't put us of. 

Not sure what our thoughts would be if they were 15, just playing football I think it would be fine, but sullen swearing teens leaving litter then no.

Parent of 3 that barely left the house

Y_am_I_Here

If there were teens hanging around, playing football outside a potential purchase it would put me of buying that house.
As others have said, try selling in the winter and keep your fingers crossed the sale goes through quickly 

Myci85

It depends if they're being antisocial or just playing. It seems sad that teens playing outdoors is viewed as a negative - not all are swearing, littering louts!

I live opposite a small development with lots of green space and I love how many kids, young and older, are outside most days playing football, riding their bikes and scooters etc. It would only bother me if they're screaming loudly (more often younger ones that do that) or not being mindful of neighbour's properties. 

marcia_

 Wouldn't bother me in the slightest. Big difference between groups of rowdy asbo teens and kids/teens playing football and the likes. There will be children in every street let them play. 

kimwp

Myci85 said:

It depends if they're being antisocial or just playing. It seems sad that teens playing outdoors is viewed as a negative - not all are swearing, littering louts!

I live opposite a small development with lots of green space and I love how many kids, young and older, are outside most days playing football, riding their bikes and scooters etc. It would only bother me if they're screaming loudly (more often younger ones that do that) or not being mindful of neighbour's properties. 

I have the same opinion. I had a family live next to me with four young children, it was lovely to hear them chirping and negotiating rules of games in the garden. My neighbour on the other side didn't like the noise and would grumble and swear loudly about it, which was much less pleasant.

Momogeew

stellartuesday said:

We have a small green area outside the front of our house. We lived here peacefully for years but the past 2 years have brought an influx of older children who play outside. Sometimes it just a couple of children, sometimes it can be large groups of them. 
We've had enough of the noise going on until 9pm and footballs being kicked on our property and decided to sell up.

I'm of the opinion that someone will come along who doesn't mind or sees it as a positive if they have children. My other half thinks no one in their right mind would buy a house with that going on outside and is worried we'll never sell. What's your opinion? 

I would not. 
I don't want to hear other people's noise when i'm at home, i work full time and my precious time off needs to be peaceful.

bouicca21

There is no nicer sound than children enjoying themselves.  

martindow

Families looking at your house could be attracted by seeing a place for their children to play out.