To have a party in a terrace?

[BrittaPie]

I live in a very 'studenty' area, all terraced housing with very thin walls, lots of movement of tenants etc. I have been in my house since late Feb. one side of neighbours is a gang of intimidating young men who stink my house out with drugs (people who visit think I'm a stoner, and yes I have told the police). The other side is a couple with a toddler. The walls are so thin that I wake up to the sound of their toddler in the night (because I think it is one of my kids, I'm not annoyed at the neighbours) and I've even heard a zip being undone when I've been in my bathroom.

I plan to have a small party, 1920s style, and invite my friends, most of whom I know through vintage dancing so they aren't exactly rock and roll. There isn't really room for dancing in my house so it's not exactly going to be late night lindy hop aerials. More chatting, some ridiculous old fashioned music, people smoking outside in flapper dresses/suits and early end because we are mid twenties to mid forties and nearly all have kids. It will be ace :-)

Anyhow. I don't want to talk to the stoners if I can help it because they are intimidating enough ( not because they are stoners, but because they think they are gangsters, and not cool 1920s style ones, from what I hear them talking about) but I do want to warn the couple.

How do I do it? Note? What do I say? Do I invite them?

Just noticed I described them as vintage dancers who aren't rock and roll... Obviously they can do rock and roll dancing.

sounds fine to me.
would give a note to toddler-neighbours (or even invite them?) so they know.

YANBU, have your party & leave a note for the neighbours who are more likely to be inconvenienced by it (the ones with toddlers). You could state the expected finish time to help them to plan their evening.

If the neighbours on the other side are likely to stay up all night partying themselves then there's no point leaving them a note.

I would just mention it to them... always best to know it's a one off and not the start of summer party season .

I'd just pop round & tell them you're having a party, it won't be raucous or late but given how absurdly thin the walls are they're bound to notice the chit chat of a crowd / people outside & hope it doesn't disturb them too much & knock on if they think things are getting too much. If they've got any sense they'll stay out for the night

Invite them if you'd like to become friends with them and genuinely want them there. Otherwise, just let them know.

Knock on the door and say I'm having a party on X date - just warning you - it's 1920s if you fancy it?