To move right next door to dc's secondary school

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A house has come up literally 3 doors next to the school dc will go to in September. Would it be madness in terms of school run traffic, hordes of hormonal teenager stoping by each day or is it ok?

It would be utter hell. And you’ll more than likely regret it.

I live beside a secondary school in a quiet area. Literally no cars here for drop-off which amazes me. Do what we did - go and sit outside the house a few days at school drop-off, pick-up and lunch times. See if you could live with what you encounter!

Don't do it. The houses next to my secondary school used to get rubbish thrown into their gardens, fag ends flicked through fences etc and this was in a naice area

I see.... there is a reason then why the house is significantly cheaper than some in neighbouring streets

I live right next to a school, it's lovely and peaceful over the summer and all the other holidays, and every weekend. You win some, you lose some

Ha! Good point Grain is it manageable during term time though?

I wouldn't! That house is cheaper for a reason!

We're about 5 minutes walk from a large secondary school and that's about right. There's a parade of shops between us and the school which just nicely lures all the year 7s sharing a vape and year 10s having a snog, before they get near us.

I grew up round the corner from my secondary school. Drop off and pick up times were a nightmare, some parents thought it was ok to park on our drive and block us in. Other than that it was fine, quick to get to and quick to get home!

It depends on what kind of school it is. I never would have dreamed of throwing rubbish into someone's garden at that age. None of my school mates did. All of the houses on the street were beautiful with immaculate front gardens. The traffic was bad for about 30 min around pick up time (majority of students were picked up by car) but absolutely no problems outside of that.

The other thing to consider is living that close you'll be likely to have a house full of teenagers at lunchtime and after school.

I'd imagine it would be hell on earth from the school run traffic alone. And that's without the fag ends. Also all of your DCs' mates will be at yours all of the time - by sixth form age, that'll be where they all go "for lunch".

A friend made me laugh recently - she lives near a school but has usually left well before school starts and is home well after. She was off sick one day, looked out of her window and thought there was a flash mob. No, it was just school kids congregating outside her house.

I live next to a school - we get busy during school run times and also have an enormous coach driving all over the verges and stuff. All in all, it isn’t that bad. However a school I pick up from is a nightmare and I wouldn’t want to live near it in a million years. Definitely try and suss it out during the school day

Check it out at drop-off times, as pp suggested.

It might be cheap because they have to sell for financial or work reasons

I guess it depends on the school and the parking situation as well. Lots of schools are in constant use - not just term times as people seem to think, but evenings and holidays as well. Dance Classes, theatre groups, summer schools - you name it.

I've always said I'd never want to live near a school for this reason.

It might be inconvenient at times but you will know when those times are. I think not having noise in the evening, weekends and the holidays is very appealing.

It be pretty amazng for your kids too. Think how long they can stay in bed in the morning. 😴😴😴

You will also have the enjoyment of being able to start lots of lazy school Parent parking threads....

I'd speak to the school as well and find out how involved they are with residents of streets close by. Do they have regular meetings, spokesperson etc. If they do, means there are plenty of issues, but you will also suss out how much support you will get from the school to resolve them.

Do the kids get allowed out at lunchtimes? They do here - i’d be worried that I’d end up with loads of kids hanging out at my house at lunchtimes when i’m At work.

I live opposite a school outside the entrance. It’s busy for a bit at school pick up but the parents don’t seem to block my drive. The odd time I’ve come home during this time and someone is parked in front of my drive they’ve been sitting in their car waiting so a quick beep and they were off sharpish. In the mornings maybe drop offs are staggered or parents don’t hang around of course so I don’t seem to notice it/no one parks on the road. Kids don’t usually hang around as probably they don’t want to be in sight of the school/teachers so all go off. They might hang further around nearby but not sure. Like someone said best to go yourself and see what it’s like at 8:30am and 3pm there and see whether you could live with it.

The School luckily is quite responsive to the neighbouring road and according to neighbours seems to respond to any complaint. Their teachers don’t park on the roads etc. Maybe you should check that out too?!
My neighbour complained to them about their gate banging shut, I could never hear it but he said he could and I’m closer to the gate! The school did something about it maybe, I’m not sure as I’ve watched it since when it’s closing and I can’t hear anything though not sure if it was always that way and my neighbor was just making a fuss .

Another question might be would your dc want to live that close?!

We live right next to dcs school but we both work so drop off and pick ups mean nothing to us in terms of traffic.