To not want to live next to a football stadium?

I lived next to one of the 2 biggest teams stadium in Scotland. 60k capacity and honestly it was absolutely fine. In the 11 years I lived there I never had one bit of hassle. I could see the stadium from my flat.

I do think you’d struggle to sell it on.

We live near a similar stadium by the sounds of it. On match days it gets busy with hundreds of people walking passed but I enjoy watching them all go by if I’m honest.
We don’t have our own parking so it can be a pain sometimes but we’ve lived here for 13 years and it’s probably only really annoyed me twice in that time.
If we listen carefully we can hear the cheer of the crowd when the home team scores and I like listening to that - even though I don’t follow football.
It’s also great if they ever hold a concert there. Walking distance!
Overall I would say that it’s had minimal
impact on our day to day life.

I live 10 from Tottenham !

dont find it a hassle at all tbh! Match days a little annoying but a plan around it ! Try make sure I’m working at home that day for example mid week.

only disruption is just before and just after really. I don’t mind about it at all.

It was before then!

I lived a similar distance from a very major premier league stadium and I kind of loved it.
match days were buzzing and it was cool hearing the crowd (much more distant than you’d think).
no trouble at all outside of match days. Wouldn’t have known it was there.

I have got the train when a load of Millwall supporters were on it (due to a match ending). It was utterly foul - all singing about the Man U plane crash and all those poor young players that died. I genuinely couldn’t believe it - wanted to shout at them but the train was full of supporters so I didn’t.

Ultimately OP the only reason you can afford it is because of the stadium. No one wants to live there so it’s cheap. You won’t make much money on it because you’ll have the same issues selling. However, you’ve been looking for 6 months and it is a compromise. Any other football team I would be tempted but I do really hate Millwall because of above 🤣

Did you hear Delia Smith's half time talk?

one of my sons works at the hospitality away end of a same league club and said that Leeds fans were way more difficult than those, he also expected the worst because of an old reputation……. And they were losing……

It's Millwall isn't it 😂

If its the Bet365 stadium, I wouldn't worry - used to live around that area for years, though quite a bit further way than your new house is. I have spoke to/known several people who lived closer and nothing negative has ever been mentioned about it.

If another stadium, unless you've heard really bad things, if it was my dream house, it wouldn't put me off. I understand you being concerned though.

I would not want to live there no. I am fine with neighbourhood noise and being overlooked by other properties. But all the people walking past would be too much l9ss of privacy. Plus the potential for them weeing and dropping litter and not being able to get your car out. I don't think Millwall is known for concerts either, so not like you get the perk of hearing them for free.

Many years ago we didn't buy a house on Carrow Road (Norwich) for this reason.
That was a terrace fronting the pavement (no front garden separation).
We brought another about a mile away, and on match days could still hear the noise when a goal was scored.

If the house is near Millwall is it also near that massive waste processing/recycling place? I think it’s called South East London Power or something similar? That might be a consideration too.

Parking will be a nightmare on match days. Friend lives about 10 mins walk from a championship club and people block their cul de sac with cars on match days.

But, her house is lovely and the rest of the time there are no issues.

So, it is a downside - but is it big enough of a downside?

Just on Millwall, there are still gangs that cause trouble.

I support another Championship team, used to have a season ticket in my youth, virtually never any trouble. When Millwall came to play, there were lots more police presence and the atmosphere seemed 'edgier'

Having said all that, the police are probably well aware of the above and put mitigations in place.

Not in a million years.

If this is what it takes to find what you want on your budget you need to rethink either or what's or your budget.

Noise
Drunks
Evening games
Events
Parking
Rubbish

I mean there is a reason the price is appealing! It depends really, i used to live near Fratton and it was hell on match days for many reasons. It would have to be a once in a lifetime super house for me to be tempted, but everyone is different! Id see what its used for (if anything) besides games too, we used to be subject to the noise and floodlights out of season regularly too.

Honestly based on my.own experience it would put me off and i do think milwall fans are more aggressive than your average london team.

I have been to several games at various stadiums in London.

At Millwall every game I've been to the away fans were essentially held in the stadium post match then held "kettling style" in various alleys / footpaths and herded onto trains to keep them separate from milwall fans. there is generally heavy police presence which honestly, is often needed.

The football ground wouldn't be the reason why I would not live in that part of south London. Well most of south London I'd avoid, given limited evening/Sunday train services, traffic congestion from the south Circular, and lack of many cultural facilities.

I live 5 minutes from a stadium. By choice I wouldn't do it again. Navigating the residents permit site is a PITA, fans walk in the road like they're invincible, the police close off a portion of the nearby A road during match exit times, a quick trip to the shop isn't possible, and don't get me started on soundchecks. We've just had four days of checks going on until 10pm at night as the stadium hosts concerts too.

How near is near, we live near a ground and the traffic does get busy on match days and we have to apply for a permit annually. The closer you get to the ground the roads get closed off for hours while people are coming and going. You can hear the stadium which isn’t a problem for me but might be for others.

OP, do you already live in that area? Regardless of football have you spent a decent amount of time around there (at different times of day) etc? Did it feel safe?? What are the crime levels like?

You have been looking a while so at a guess your dream home doesn’t exists at all price you can afford

in your case I would get house and car insurance quotes - if there is a real downside that will show up there

The problem is that if this house was slightly further away from the stadium, it would be a lot more expensive and potentially out of your price bracket.

The stadium is the compromise. Personally I would be reluctant as well. I would want to see what a match day looked like. You would have to plan your calendar around match days.