Buying a house near some flats

[bjoke]

Am I being unreasonable in not wanting to buy my next house near some block of flats?
So we have been looking at properties for a while now (abt 6 months). Then came lockdown and we were holed up. Then lockdown was lifted and houses were flying off the shelves. Our offer was accepted on a property we liked just before the last weekend and on Monday we got gazumped.
So back to house hunting, the thing there is only one property that is left for us to consider. But this property is next to a block of 9 flats. After going to view it, we discovered there are more blocks of 6 flats about 5 more. And more so, it's a long cul-de-sac, so 1 way in and out.
The situation is this, I have 3 daughters and I am concerned for their well being. We want to live in the next house we buy for the next 15 years.
My husband thinks i'm being unreasonable. Am I? Am I over thinking this?

Obviously sexual predators only live in flats what a bizarre idea. You do sound like a complete snob.

I personally wouldn't want to live in a house next to a block of flats because

1. Parking
2. My friend is in the situation and her garden is hugely overlooked.

Never have I heard her mention the sexual predator risk.

@Illdealwithitinaminute
Thanks. I probably did not choose my words wisely. But you understand what I was trying to get out.

@QueenCT
Thanks. I was wondering what could be a potential problem down the line

Shit, I didn’t realise I became a sexual predator when I moved into my flat. I mean I am bad company because I’m a bit boring. Come to think of it, since I have lived in the UK I have only ever lived in flats.

I know someone who lives in a link detached who is a complete twat, I don’t go around avoiding link detached houses or thinking their a danger to my son.

On the street behind mine there is a large block of HA flats. It has absolutely no impact on my life at all. And it actually seems nice for the kids who live there, every time I go past they are all playing in the communal garden together. Wouldn't even have occured to me not to buy my house.

This is the weirdest post ever. We’re considering buying and living near flats has never even crossed my mind as being a potential issue

@pinkglove75318
I never said only sexual predators live in flats, that's just daft!
I was looking for opinions like in the 2 half of your post. Thanks for that.

@bjoke

I'm worried about too many things that could go wrong. Bad company, crimes, sexual predators etc.

Wtf?

bjoke that's ok, despite you actually living in a rougher block yourself growing up, everyone is going to tell you on here that your fears are imaginary. In the real world, house and flat prices are affected e.g. by being ex/council flat blocks. I live in ex-council, I love the area I live in, but I'm not going to wilfully pretend there aren't social problems or that flats which are cheaper to rent/council run don't have more issues than in closes with detached houses. One of the blocks near us has the letters PAEDO painted across the whole of the front! You don't get that in your middle-class suburban cul-de-sac, you just don't.

If you live in an exclusive sea-side front block of flats in a brand new estuary marina, this doesn't apply, see also most city centre professional flat blocks.

Parking issues are likely to be the biggest problem I would have thought.
It would rather depend on what the block of flats was like.

We bought a large Victorian villa next to some flats, and thankfully there was no competition and the price had been dropped, probably hard to sell if overprotective parents think flats are full of predators and 'crimes'.

Honestly that's one of the weirdest conclusions I've seen drawn.

I assume you think your daughters will leave home to go and live in luxury detached homes?

@heartsonacake
I understand that you have probably never been in that position where you have to consider it

Sexual predators and drug addicts aren’t pigeons. They don’t gather in high places to roost.

[quote bjoke]@heartsonacake
I understand that you have probably never been in that position where you have to consider it[/quote]
What do you mean? I live in a block of flats now.

I hope the people in the flats get given a warning that you might be moving in. They might be concerned for their children’s well-being living so close to such an insufferable snob.

@Louise0701
They are fine, they won't need to worry about me, an insufferable snob!

[quote bjoke]@pinkglove75318
I never said only sexual predators live in flats, that's just daft!
I was looking for opinions like in the 2 half of your post. Thanks for that.[/quote]
But it was as odd thing to even think about. I can't see the correlation between flats and sexual predators?

You could by a semi detached house next door to one and have no idea.

@TheMumblesofMumbledom

Oh lord, we are considering selling our house and buying a flat when all the children have left home. Does this mean we're going to be looked upon as n'er do wells and drug addicted lunatics? 😂

Ahhh man you’re going to have to take up a life of crime and drugs! That’s your plans for a quiet retirement out the window

Thanks for all your comments.

YABU

Lots of people live in flats through choice!

I live on my own, have always lived in a flat, gradually moving up from very small first flat to bigger one and next move will also be to a more spacious flat again although I could buy a small terrace for the same money! Why? Because I'd have same floor area as a small terrace and I don't have to worry about building insurance, outside painting, mowing the lawn (in the communal grounds), guttering, roof leaking etc because its all covered by the service charge! In a house I feel I'd be more at risk from burgulary as well while I'm at work or on holiday even if I had a security system because it would be accessible from ground easily (this may not be true but its just how I feel)

Why don't the police know this? That all criminals, perverts and anti-social types live in flats?

bjoke my concrete advice to you is to get to know the area better. Go there in the day, in the early evening, at night. Go to the local shop and ask in there about the area. I BTL flats and am the least snobby person ever, and also live in areas with lots of ex-council flats. There are places which are fine, and places which are not. I find some out of town flats for professional renters in our city quite quiet and spooky as well, everyone is out all day and in at night, and there's not a lot of footfall in some of them.

Ignore comments about snobbery, absolutely no-one in their right mind moves in without assessing the area, and the assessment of area is part of the valuation of the property otherwise all 2 bed flats would be priced the same! Why do you think the show was called Location, Location, Location...

I bought a house which has 2 blocks of councils flats either side and honestly I wouldn’t recommend it.

I’m being snobby but it doesn’t look nice, brings down the aesthetics of the area and it’s mostly families with young children so very noisy. Parking is an issue, as is rubbish and flytipping where people just chuck out their old furniture and children’s toys.

Just wait until the posters hears about Scotland and much of Europe, all those made feral bastards living in flats.