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To ask for help with our noisy neighbour?

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AllaMova · 22/02/2026 00:26

We live in a mid-terraced house and are really struggling with our neighbour.

We believe he lives alone, but we hear him shouting, singing and screaming at all hours daily. We also hear him banging and stomping around (in fact he’s doing this as I type.) My DP and I struggle to sleep due to this.

Has anyone got any advice for me please? My DP won’t entertain the idea of us phoning 101 to ask for a welfare check for him or to report a noise disturbance due to the concern of it backfiring on us. We’re also afraid to approach him directly for the same reason.

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Nofeckingway · 22/02/2026 00:32

If he has mental health issues which sounds likely you can't really talk to him about it . Is he renting and doing you know landlord. Report the noise to Council too .

PinterandPirandello · 22/02/2026 00:28

If you can’t approach him then your options are limited. Soundproof your own property, wear earplugs at night (I find the Superdrug silicon ones are very good as are the Boots wax ones). Or move.