To worry about a detached house on the street being converted into flats?

[commuters30]

Further down a road we have been looking at where all the houses are detached, there is a couple that is being converted into a block of 9 - 12 flats.

I know there will be noise and dirt during construction and the road will inevitably get busier, but is it as bad as I fear? More noise, more traffic, more cars on the curb, less safe... Or is this over thinking irrationally?

Would this fact alone affect your decision as to whether or not you would live on that road or choose to live elsewhere?

Thanks so much for everyone's comments... it's helped put me at ease (though still undecided whether it's going to be a problem that's acceptable or not, but at least now I know I'm not the only one worried about it!)

I live opposite a large Georgian house with vast garden that is currently becoming 6 flats with 6 houses on the garden space. The building work is annoying, my house is full of dust and it will add at least 12 vehicles to the already congested traffic outside. So I wouldn't buy it now but if the works were close to completion I would. This development is in keeping with the area, properties will be expensive and I expect prices to increase all round once it's done.

It doesn’t matter who those houses are rented out to, short term lets tend to ruin the character of an area because the tenants don’t regard the area as their permanent home. If you are a homeowner I personally would start looking for another area that fits in with your commute.

Urgh... huge dilemma now. Love the property, love the road, love the area. But it sounds like we're just a mug if we go ahead with this with full knowledge of the future building work, road congestion and change in character. Damn.