To be concerned about my neighbours?

This. Away on a term time, cheaper holiday. Dog in kennels, taxi to airport/station.
Knock if you’re concerned, though.

That's so nice!

can I blame baby brain, I didn’t even check the time the OP wrote the first post 😂

I knocked on my bedroom window and waved to what I thought was the deliveroo driver (it was my neighbours teen on a moped). Cue my lovely neighbour and her lad at my door worried I was signalling cos I was being attacked or something.

I was so thrilled to live somewhere where the neighbours cared. We are three single women all in a row, and its nice we are vigilant for each others safety.

Last week I went on hols - told neighbours both sides i was away. I came back early and one neighbour went to other as she could 'hear noises in mine' and then she messaged to check it was me. And then the other came round to check in on me in person. I thought it was cute.

I love that we all look out for each other. Its awesome. Go check on them OP. Even if it turns out to be nothing Im sure they will be thrilled to have caring neighbours. I know I am.

YANBU, but I have to admit I wouldn't do anything. You do you though, knocking pretending you've lost your parcel and asking whether they have seen it would be a good idea, just to see if they are at home.

Knock on the door and ask if they are OK

Depair of what we have become.

YANBU to go and knock. You're a good neighbour and in no way is checking on them the wrong option

I would give a knock and be honest. Don’t make up an excuse. Just say hadn’t seen you and wanted to check all’s okay?

That's awful. Thank goodness you didn't 🙏

Yes, it's just better all round if we're aware and help each other. I was very grateful when a neighbour of my Aunt rang to tell me that she'd not drawn back her curtains all day, turned out she'd fallen.

I would check SM if you know their names, that might give you answers, if you aren't able to do this then I would go round this morning and knock to see if you get any response. Like someone else said they might have a ring doorbell and be able to answer you from where ever they are.

I had to shout out my window today to a delivery driver that a neighbour had moved house and obviously forgotten to update their details.

Actually just remembered a neighbour of my friend - they disappeared overnight in a cloud of smoke. Big house with several kids, dogs etc. turned out they were in a witness protection scheme…

Your mind can easily be put at rest, just by knocking at the door. Maybe under the pretext of borrowing something, like milk etc. I wouldn’t be telling them why you’re knocking, as it may make them paranoid that they’re being observed 24/7.

Perhaps they've had to go away unexpectedly for something?

I went round to the house of a girl I tutor a few weeks ago. Car on the driveway as normal, so I assumed they were in.
I was a bit early, so was killing time, when their neighbour came and knocked on my car window. They'd been called away to Spain very suddenly due to a family medical episode.

I was away for 8 nights last week. My car was left on the driveway the whole time.

If you're worried, go and knock. If you get an answer, then great! I'm sure they'll appreciate the concern. If they don't answer, then you can consider escalating.

By far the most likely thing is that they’ve gone away in a taxi/lift from friends but I’d check.
I’d knock on the door, and then if no answer see if you can see in through the back garden windows.
Have you asked other neighbours? Maybe they saw them leave?

Knock on the door-check to see if they’re all right . I’d say something like “Noticed your car’s not moved-do you need any shopping?”

Knock. "There's a nasty bug going around and I havent seen you around so wondered if you were sick and need anything. "

The story came to mind reading this of the toddler who died last christmas - his dad (single parent) had had a heart attack and died in his sleep and the poor child died of thirst as it was twixmas and they didn’t have any visitors and the poor baby didn’t know how to get out of the house or get help.

I mean I know this is a dramatic / worst case but god if only the neighbours of this poor child had been concerned he could have been saved.

Hopefully it’s nothing sinister and they have been picked up by the MIL to go and look after Aunty Doris who has had a fall and broken her arm so needs a bit more support. Or something along those lines.

I haven’t read the full thread but having read OP posts I’d definitely be worried. Enough to knock anyway. And when neighbours of mine have checked in over the years I’ve thought it was kind, not nosy.

One idea is if they have a toddler I’m guessing they are millenial / gen Z… they’ll be on social media. Maybe just a quick check on insta to see if you can see them and see some holiday snaps or similar indicating they are away? May feel a bit weird but could be 2 mins and put your mind at rest.

Knock. I'd be glad of someone checking.

What an awful experience for your dad! Yes we don't know what goes on in people's private lives. Hopefully this family is away, or down with the flu and it's nothing more sinister.

OP do go round and knock today.

When she said she was knocking "today" I doubt she meant shortly after midnight!

Hope everything is ok, I would like to think people would notice if I hadn't been seen for a while but these days everyone keeps themselves to themselves so I think it's nice you're concerned

You might notice anything on day 1, and day 2 and 3 create a pattern. A one off isn't going to concern anyone, you need a few consecutive days for it to be noticeable and a worrying length of time. Does that not make sense to you? Would you charge over and start making a fuss because a routine was altered once? Majority of people wouldn't. You'd wait and see.

Hopefully there is a mundane and non-exciting reason for the change in their daily routine, like they have gone on holiday and not mentioned it to OP this time. There's absolutely no harm in checking though and I don't get those posters who think it's weird of OP to be concerned.

I would have gone round and tried peering in windows and letterbox by now, in case I could see any indications of trouble or just signs of life (have also heard of an entire family died from carbon monoxide poisoning). Fingers crossed it's actually OK.