Previous owners of house keep coming round to "visit"

I don't understand why you think this is at all directed at you. Your title makes it sound like they keep coming 'round to bother you and see your house, but that's misleading. It sounds like they're socializing with friends who they grew close to after living together for a long while and occasionally taking note of changes made to the yard & house, all of which is perfectly normal. I don't know why you put "visit" in scare quotes like you think they arranged a party as a pretense to spy on you. Low traffic cul de sacs in villages tend to develop their own expectations regarding socializing in front yards (or children playing in the street), and they're likely just carrying on with their gatherings as they did pre-move. Don't invite yourself but don't assume they're excluding you; consider instead that they simply aren't thinking about you and your family at all because you're just random people who live a few houses down now and not friends (at least yet).

If they're blocking your drive and don't quickly and politely move when you make to drive through, then speak up about that aspect. They're being oblivious on that front, but there's a very long way between oblivious and malicious.

It’s quite possible that your vendor/s regret the sale. It’s nothing about you, but them.

I would try to ignore as much as possible, give everyone a wave when they are looking your way (my bet is they will be embarrassed) and try and move on.

our new neighbours couldn’t get our former neighbours out of the house on the Saturday following the sale. Personal belongings unpacked although the bulk of the furniture had gone.

turns out he didn’t want to leave and attempted to stop the sale.

You are being paranoid!

You obviously have nicer neighbours.

We're in N Wales, get on fine with scousers it's the Mancs that cause hackles to rise because they're plain rude/ignorant. Fine with the Irish too. Perhaps because of the ferry connection.

Neighbours can be weird due to your accent. I've lived in Wales for 30 yrs, but still have a hint of my Liverpool accent which people always comment on. My upstairs neighbours are Irish travellers who have decided to settle here and they're lovely, but most Welsh people don't like Scousers orTravellers, they think we'll steal anything that's not nailed down. It's not funny anymore (it never was).

Yes, that sounds bad. I think your hunch is right.

See what happens over the course of the year.

It may well be that they'll warm to you, but frankly I'd feel better off not spending too much time or energy on them. The whole thing has the feel of a big clique.

Previous owners of my home continued popping round to ask for items they had "forgot" to take with them and 5 months after moving out decided to order all their Xmas shopping to here. Funnily enough after leaving the loft and shed full of their rubbish I wasn't feeling helpful so couldn't find the things they left behind and after I returned all their Xmas parcels return to sender they didn't try that again not seen them since!

OP - can you not park your car on the road outside your window? That would at least stop them being so close to your house.

Also do you just sit and watch them? I would go out in my own back garden and have my own chilled out BBQ 🤩

Ignore. If the previous owners start poking around just ask them who they are and what they are doing. When they declare "we used to own this house!" a simple "oh, ok, how nice" and have them leave. Act like they don't exist or you have no clue who they are.

May I ask why some might think you're travellers? Apart from a specific Irish accent, presumably you don't look/dress like a traveller lady? And my only knowledge would be from the TV shows...

I suspect that's it. And if so, then they're judgy weirdos!

Bright and breezy waves hello and head held high!

You need to learn the art of pressure washing your car, drive plus use snow foam. It's a damn shame when spray and foam wafts over.

You could call their bluff by organising a BBQ for your neighbours. Not sure whether you should use the street or your lovely garden though?

I think it's just tribal. The old houseowners are scared of being forgotten and the snubby ones are being loyal and therefore bitching about the changes you have made. One of the couples are probably quite powerful and queen beeish.
They probably wish you were more objectionable to shore up their self esteem. Lucky the UK weather will be on your side most of the year. Also curious why they moved, maybe desperately trying to break free but can't!

Ah well! This close has exactly the same configuration of houses, and they string up fairy lights between them at Christmas and bunting for royal events. They were always on the tarmac having street parties. It might have sound like fun to some but I felt stifled at the thought of being hemmed into my home, hiding from enforced neighbourly jollity and mandatory co-operative bunting.

Ugh you have my sympathies - I hate my cul de sac. We moved in years ago and it used to be a friendly cul de sac with annual street parties etc. It all went sour between a few sets of neighbours and now everyone seems to hate each other 😬.

In a few years you might be very glad you weren't all buddies with your neighbours! We have a few I just ignore now after trying to have a nice, normal hello and goodbye type relationship with them.

I'm desperate to move tbh 😩

I bet they think you are travelers. Silly judgy people. Just showing their ignorance.

sorry posted on wrong thread

OP your diagram looks suspiciously like a close down my road, complete with cliquey neighbourly behaviour. You don't live in a town beginning with T do you...? DQC?

If so it's them not you.

If not, maybe it's a cul de sac thing.

You should join them next time. Bring out a few chairs and a drink and have sit with them for a whlie!

OP you must throw your own party.
We moved last year and didn't get so much as a pot plant.
Re the racism, my DH is not white and we were assured the development had many local doctors living here. There is a high proportion of NHS staff who are from overseas at our hospital but they certainly don't live here. Nobody has been rude and that's great because we had so much racism at our last location (my husband was rumoured to be the local drug dealer) mad as he has never even smoked a fag!
I loved the pp who suggested an arsy friend should be invited around to join your party. Perhaps they could be heard saying I thought street parties were for national occasions.

“You need to learn the art of not giving a shit.“
best advice ever. I too need to learn this!

I’d mix a couple of huge Jugs of punch, or home made lemonade. Waltz out next time they set up outside YOUR home, and give them to them. Announcing with as much aplomb as you can muster “I noticed you looking thirsty the last four times you did this.” and full on Flounce back indoors.