What can I do about this noise?

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

Live within rows of terraces. General noise is part and parcel of the style of houses.

However one house has been having a very noisy back yard gathering for the whole evening. Its midnight and showing no signs of stopping. They are all sat out, basically yelling at each other (nicely), screeching and the tops of their voices and cackling.

My kids keep getting woken, dh and I cant sleep.

It's not particularly nice area generally so I'm hesitant to go out and ask for them to jusg take it inside.

Is that or ignoring it my only option?

The UK is the worst place I've ever lived for inconsiderate twat neighbours and people being expected to put up with it. Not much you can do about it. Buy fans for white noise, earplugs.

I'm hoping it's not going to be a recurring thing.

I accept all other general noise - neighbours cat howling at 2am bevause they want in, someone dragging their glass recycling out at 5am before they go to work, chit chat on an evening etc.

But this is just wholly inconsiderate

If it goes on I might say something, taking it inside is hardly ending the party.

I live in a block and we have a problem neighbour- its not constant but once there is hot weather or a bank holiday, about 3 or 4 times a year. When everyone is trying to sleep with windows open as its so hot.
Somebody usually hollers about 1am to tell them to shut up and everyone else is relieved that someone did.

Part of me thinks oh well we've had social distancing, but its not fun if you are trying to sleep, plus you don't want a habit of it.

As a one off, I'd let it go. If they're still at it at 2am I'd me mightily pissed off, but wouldn't go round there!

@idontlikealdi

As a one off, I'd let it go. If they're still at it at 2am I'd me mightily pissed off, but wouldn't go round there!

If it was post-finale of the euros I'd just shrug it off as well, a bit of national cheer.

And depending on how COVID you want to be taking it inside is against the 'rules' still isn't it?

If it’s not a particularly nice area then I wouldn’t go out and confront anyone. People have been stabbed for less. Can you not move if it’s that dodgy?

It's not "stabby" bad. Just weed/twats not picking up after their dogs bad.

And now the music has started.

What time did it end OP @BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz? I feel your pain, I live in a not so nice area surrounded by a few inconsiderate people who ruin it for the rest of us. I cant get my head around it because it's just so selfish.

@osbertthesyrianhamster I find your comment about the UK being the worst place for inconsiderate people really interesting, DH and I have spoken about this before and agree, out of interest where else have you lived?

3am [sobs]

I’ve phoned the police and the local authority noise people before and they both came out in different occasions anonymously to tell them to shut up.

Nobody came back to me complaining so nobody knows it was me. Lots of neighbours could have been responsible.

If I’d done it to their face rather than use the authorities they’d have been nasty to me and I’d have achieved nothing. Rough area.

But I know they don’t always come out nowadays due to covid.

This is massively down to how well you get along with your neighbours. In an ideal world, you’d be cordial with each other, let it slide tonight, then mention in passing that they kept you up, and hopefully it will be a one off.
If you aren’t, it’s a different story. I’d go with the ‘guys, do you mind taking it inside?’ approach.
Most reasonable people will be considerate when fronted. If they are overall arseholes they won’t be, but I wouldn’t assume the worst. Thoughtless isn’t necessarily malice.