To think people might not want to buy a house next door to a funeral director?

[MorgueDweller]

Found out today that two doors away is turning into a mortuary/funeral director's business. So dead bodies will be stored there. It's currently a gift shop in a village, very residential area.

Neighbour who will live next door told me. My first reaction was that I wasn't bothered.....they'll be quiet! Neighbour is worried about house price being affected.

Ive now googled and it does seem that being in the same area as a funeral director wipes 6.5% off the value of your property. And I guess this might be more if you're only 2 doors away?

If we were to sell our house do you think a lot of people would be put off by this? Is it the thought of dead bodies which would put people off because this doesn't bother me? I'm slightly bothered about a possible increase in parking issues If there's lots of families coming and going. I'm not sure how busy it will be. I guess hearses May sometimes bring a body back in the middle of the night if they're rung to come and fetch a body.

The Victorians were weird about sex and completely fine with death.

Us, on the other hand...

Wouldn't bother me at all.

I think I’d like it.

The only downside to me would be the number of cars coming in and out and parking on the street. Which would concern me about any business.

It is an existing operation looking to expand so good to hear there might not be much activity.

Will they actually be storing bodies there though? Often they are stored at out of town facilities and the funeral parlour is the public facing side.

Wouldn't bother me either way though

Also bear in mind that a lot of people that wouldn't want to be near a funeral parlour probably wouldn't buy a house on a high street anyway. If you're the sort to worry about surrounding businesses and hustle and bussle you wouldn't buy your house funeral parlour or not. I bet it will be less of an issue for your target market than you'd think

Is it a small independent funeral firm or part of a bigger chain such as Dignity or the Coop? These days bodies tend to be stored in central hub morgues and brought to the individual parlours the morning of or day before the funeral. (Depends on family viewing requirements). Funerals in the UK tend to happen at least two weeks after the death so the average parlour no longer has adequate storage. My DF was an FD as a child I've lived above the shop, biggest downside was hearing the phone ringing in the early hours and dad closing the front door on his way to pick up a body. I can think of far worse to live next door to.

Small, independent firm I believe.

I’m not squeamish about death or bodies but I wouldn’t buy your house. I wouldn’t want my dc to see hearses and coffins constantly and to be worried about them playing out or making a noise in case they upset relatives. I’d feel I had to tiptoe around and be sombre and respectful.

It’s not that I don’t want to talk to my children about death either. I have and I’m open. I would take them to funerals. It’s just that I wouldn’t want them to be surrounded by it every day.