To be concerned about my neighbours?

Yesxbut its not relevant in this case I dont think

Any update OP ?

If you were in the house, wouldn't you answer the door?
You say curtain twitcher, I say neighbour being concerned on noticing things are not as they usually are.

That said, one of my neighbours called the police thinking another neighbour was lying dead in his home because they noticed loads of blue bottles inside.

Turned out he had gone to France and left a banana on the side and it was the middle of summer. If that neighbour had asked me (she knew I am friends with the banana neighbour) I would have told them he was in France.

They had already bashed the door down by the time and I was the one who had to call him in France and tell him. It was the back door which wasn't as robust as the front, but still....

I’d be concerned in this situation too, I’d be contacting the police for a welfare check, definitely seems odd.

I would do this, just in case something wrong

It would be helpful if the OP had said in what context the next door lady had said the council were coming round as it might be relevant? Pest infestation where they need to stay elsewhere etc, but why wouldn’t they drive there with toddler paraphernalia?

I assume she wouldn’t have just said it without saying why they were coming round and the OP has said this was why she didn’t think they hadn’t gone away.

Is it not a bit difficult to off load a dog in an emergency for a trip abroad unless you have unencumbered family/friends, or train travel within the UK if not using cars. Whoever has the dog would need to have collected it too as the neighbours cars are still there.

OP hasn’t said if neighbours have family/friends who visit and seems to have disappeared.

Let’s hope she’s called the police or it’s a plot of a novel, in which most of it is the nosey neighbour wondering if she should be worried and what should she do!

I spent over 2k on a new front door two years ago, I would be in fucking orbit if some curtain twitcher got it belted in by the police because I hadnt been seen in 3 days.

Probably got the sick bug

As you are friendly, for the life of me I can't understand why you haven't just popped round and knocked on the door.

I know

The police bashed my neighbour's door down when they came to check on him.

I'd be concerned too OP. Like you said, they usually mention when they go on holiday so it probably isn't that.

Not sure what good a 'welfare check' would do to be honest. Don't the police just knock on the door, like you have?

Keep us posted

Arr they legally allowed to give out such information though?

I swear some of you either love a bit of potential drama or have literally nothing going on in your lives!

Family with young child and dog not seen.

What is more likely? All dead or all on holiday?

Have a word with yourselves!

Does the child go to nursery or play groups? You could check with them.

A pp made a good point about if they aren't on holiday, then the husband should be at work and if he hasn't turned up, his boss or whoever would have raised the alarm. Unless he works for himself.

Have they not just gone on holiday and taken a taxi to the airport?

Don't judge

3 days with no sign of anyone out for a walk with the pram and the dog, curtains permanently closed, I'd be very concerned, especially as when they went on holiday before, they asked you to keep an eye on the place. .

Fair play to you OP. Hoping there’s a neighbourhood watch person in my street too. Definitely not me… haven’t a clue and never notice what the neighbours do or don’t do let alone whether their curtains closed/lights on etc.
It’s highly unlikely they are all dead but if you’re worried welfare check way to go but give it time first.

You could call the police and report your concerns. They maybe able to carry out a welfare visit.

If you're close to your neighbors they likely won't mind that you were concerned. I'd you're not, then you're not losing anything by making sure they're OK if it annoys them. I'm close to my neighbors and once was concerned as they usually tell us they're going a holiday, and didn't this once. They're older so we worried. They appreciated us going out of our way to ensure they were OK, and asked if we could make sure their bins were put out. Brought us a little gift back and we had a good laugh. If the roles were reversed I'd very much appreciate that they cared enough to check on me and my little ones.

All I can think about here is that little two year old that died because his dad had a heart attack in the chair (and the police failed to do a welfare check after being asked by social services - twice! But that’s beside the point) please call the police OP.

People have decided that they are lying dead including the dog, and I am the stupid one for suggesting that this is, at best, unlikely?

Right. Good to know.