To think you shouldn't have parties in residential areas?

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I know I’m probably being a grinch, and I know that it’s Christmas and people want to have fun.
But why oh why do people have house parties with 20+ people in a 3 bed semi on a housing estate.
This particular house backs onto at least 5 other houses and they are SO bloody loud.
They party with the patio doors wide open and their drunken voices in a small garden really carry.
Plus every 2 minutes someone chucks a bottle in the recycling bin causing a humongous clatter.
My preschool kids are wide awake, the dog is pacing and unsettled because of the shouting and crashing and I can barely hear my own tv.
I just find it really inconsiderate. Their language is foul and my kids can hear every word, they’re playing some drinking game where they keep screaming a countdown from 10-1 and now they’re starting karaoke.
Surely meeting in a pub would be more sociable than keeping at least 5 households and their kids awake until the early hours of the morning.

If you google noise complaint and your local authority you can find out how to complain if it goes past reasonable hours.

It's difficult. I know people have a right to have a nice party but when it's that loud they're just being inconsiderate if its carrying on too long.

People with kids will often have a trampoline in the garden. Or a dog that barks. Or a paddling pool with kids playing in the summer. Or bbqs/birthday parties. Or audible musical instrument practise

This. Everyone has to be able to have a life. It's the christmas period, of course people will have parties. If it's that big a deal go round and speak to them.

I think tonight is pretty selfish as plenty of people will be in work tomorrow, holiday season or not. It's not a public holiday. My DH has work as usual tomorrow and Tuesday.

They probably would have invited you if they liked you.

YANBU.

Having a party is fine. What's not very neighbourly is having a party that's so loud, crowded, drunken, unruly, wild whatever that it's disturbing your neighbours. And then letting it drag on for who-knows-how-long. And yes, many people have to work tomorrow, so it's not the best timing.

Why can't some people have a good time without inflicting themselves on everyone else in their general vicinity?

YANBU.

The FB group for my area has one or two who insist (while effing and blinding) that it's their God-given right to party in their own home, music blaring, even if it disturbs dozens of others. They genuinely don't give a shit.

Tough issue. Should they be able to have a Christmas Party in their home? Yes. Should neighbours be disturbed by it? Ideally, no.It’s awkward when people who have no relationship really have to live in such close proximity, but I guess compromise and consideration are the key. Surely they should lower the volume by midnights? Especially as there are kids, sick, elderly and those working tomorrow that need their sleep.

There’s very little you can do about it, it seems. We live close to the main A27 and recently had new neighbours move in. They had a party that went on all night. At some point, a large item of garden furniture was thrown over the wall onto the A27. I spotted it by chance because I couldn’t sleep and I looked out of the window. I rang 101 and they said it wasn’t a police matter.

I thought the furniture on the A road might have convinced them to investigate, as it constituted a hazard on a dark stretch of road. Apparently not. Had to wake other neighbours and get them to help remove it.

Meh, couldn't get worked up for the occassional event and hope they had a brilliant time. A little bit of tolerance goes a long way.