To ask the house party opposite to keep the noise down (10pm)

[Milkshakebelly]

At what point is it reasonable (or unreasonable) to ask someone to keep the noise down?

House party opposite, 17 year old been left on her own and she's having a party. Music blaring and they are out in the garden swearing etc.

It's so loud I can hear it all over the tv. My two young DC's are in bed and keep waking up. I know the "rule" is 11pm but will I look like a cunt asking them to keep it down??

I tend to leave it until 11.30-midnight on a Friday or Saturday.

YANBU. I doubt they'll take a blind bit of notice though.

I would go and ask, but be prepared for them to ignore you!

It's very annoying but if it's a one off I would let it go.

It'll be pointless asking them as theyll probably ignore you anyway. Make a noise complaint to the council and let them deal with it.

It's too early. Tbh unless it was a normal occurance or it's spilling into the street I'd let them get on with it for the night

We have young neighbours who have fairly loud party nights with 5-10 mates 2 times a month, til about 2am. But they are just so lovely and as nice as anything, they look after their garden and home, and are sweet and polite. So we let it go.

Like 95% of the month they are quiet, so we aren't bothered about their twice a month blow-outs. I mean, no harm is done, and the other young folk (all 17 to 24) are nice people.

If it's just very occasional, I would not complain to be honest.

Midnight I think but as others have stated if it's not a regular occurrence, whilst annoying you need to just put up with it. Just remember you were that young once and your little ones will do the same one day!

It's just bloody annoying because my DC's are going to be knackered tomorrow and irritable which will spoil our last weekend together before school starts. Oh well I shall just have to keep quiet till 11pm

I'm a grumpy old woman but yes - 11.30/midnight if it's not a school night and not a regular occurrence.

If it is a rare occurrence I think even 11 is too early , the early hours is more like it .

11 is too early. I'd probably say about 1am if it's a one off

I'd get over myself and let the teens have a bit of fun.

Get over yourself. 10pm on a Friday night?! Do you remember being a teenager? Midnight is my cut-off on a weekend, 1am if I like the people in question.

If it's a one off then leave it

In my experience, my neighbours who have young children that get up early disturb my sleep far more regularly than the once-a-month party that goes on until the small hours

Depends on how out of hand things get.

Parents away? Do they know she is having the party?

Kids out in the garden shouting and swearing? Will this escalate into fighting, running about in the street?

I'd give it til 11pm or if it looks like it's escalating to out of control then call the police. At 17 is she capable of getting people out of the house on her own if it gets too rowdy?

It's annoying, but I think as this is a one off, I'd just let it go. If you do go over, 11:30 at the earliest I reckon.

Weekend night I would say midnight.

Hope it's not the party my DS is at

I'd let it go if it's a one off.
Just put up for the noise for one night -

I would leave them too it if is a once off, your only young once.

Erm, who wrote the "11pm" rule? Must have missed that.

Sorry, annoying though the noise must be, it isn't really reasonable to expect a party to have wrapped up by 11pm on a weekend night.

If it's excessively loud it doesn't matter even if it's the middle of the day, you're not unreasonable to ask them to keep the noise down.

It's one night, stop being such a killjoy!

11pm is a good time, not too early at all.

thatdearoctopus
Erm, who wrote the "11pm" rule? Must have missed that.

I think that people have miss read it from the highway code.

OP

I would give it till 11 then ring 101.