To feel guilty about disturbing the neighbours on NYE

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DH and I had friends (two couples) over for drinks tonight at ours for NYE. We were indoors the whole time, but there was a lot of loud talking, laughter and some singing. They all left at 1.30am and it’s now totally quiet. AIBU to worry that we disturbed our adjoining neighbours and should I go round and apologise tomorrow?

People have party on NYE- shocker!

Unless they are elderly, ill or with a newborn (in which case you should have told them already, what can an apology do?), I’d just move on.

Unless you were gangbanging on their lawn, I think you're ok !

don't be daft. it's new year's eve. it's the one night you are legit allowed to make as much noise as you like - and if all went quiet at 1.30am that sounds pretty civilised to me. just go to bed, relax, all is well.

1.30am is not late on NYE and 6 of you is not a wild party. Don't worry about it.

Not unless you want to be grovelling to them everytime you make the slightest bit of noise.

Happy new year!

The fireworks were probably more of a noise nuisance

You're not being unreasonable to want to be a genuinely caring neighbour. However, at hogmanay, it's expected that people will have friends over and alcohol will be involved, so in this instance, I don't believe there is any need to apologise...

I'm up listening to the party that started 2 doors away and has now 'spread' to include 2 houses at the back.

That's a lie I'm up cause I'm drunk, the noise is just...entertaining and maybe making me a bit jealous that I don't have a 3 house party going on.

It's NYE, if you could be heard there will have been a sad act like me somewhere going "aww man that sounds fun, I hope they can't hear me talking to myself"
or at the very worst
"thank christ I only have to hear adults having conversations and being happy once a year"

Sounds like a lovely night. I wouldn’t worry about it, it’s NYE!

Depends how loud you were and if this is a regular thing outside of NYE. I would have been cursing you with 13mo trying to sleep but then I'm pretty intolerant to noisy neighbours (from experience!)

If it was a one off then I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I'm at my sisters house (im upstairs with dd).
The noise coming from downstairs you could probably hear down the street.
About 40 Adults and 15 kids it will go on all night.
It's New Year people don't bother.

Just had a fella knocking on the door with a delivery from Just Eat!! Which neither me nor 15 year old dd ordered! He's made more noise than we've had since the fireworks stopped at 12.20!

Unless you have newborns, elderly neighbours or live next door to people who had told you they're working early tomorrow and would appreciate you keeping the noise down, I wouldnt worry.

New Year is the one time people expect noise into the early hours. Where I live there were various displays of fireworks going on for a good 45 minutes after midnight so either people are awake anyway or if they can sleep through fireworks they'll sleep through party noise.

I have had very inconsiderate neighbours in the past who blast their music out whenever they feel like it .
The key is communication . If your party is a rare occurrence and you notify the neighbours then that’s not so bad .
But I don’t understand why some people feel it’s ok to just inflict their Noise upon everyone else without any consideration. Some people are very selfish

Thanks all. It was a total one off - we’re normally quiet as church mice and rarely have people over. If they do come round they’ll visit during the daytime or early evening and never until the small hours, as most have young kids.

Happy New Year!

Sounds fair enough to me. The noise kept indoors and just a small group of people.

I disagree with the poster who said you can legitimately make as much noise as you like on new year's eve though.

Consideration and common sense still come into play.

Meh it's nye I doubt they'll be horrified. It would be annoying if you did it every week but once a year on nye they're not going yo think twice.

My neighbours are always loud. We often complain, however they had people round last night and were particularly loud but we were of the opinion its NYE they are totally entitled to a party. So don't worry about it OP.

If my neighbours were considerate enough to come round and apologise just in case, I would be touched and pleased. Do it. Chances are, they didn't hear anything much.

If we have a party we tell neighbours but as it was NYE and only seven people were attending I didn’t bother. It was really noisy but all over by 12.45. I do feel a bit bad about it.

As a one off I don't see a problem and half one is a decent time on NYE, I wouldn't have an issue 'officially' but had I been on earlys this morning I may have muttered to myself a bit.

I do disagree with 'you can legitimately make as much noise as you like on NYE' though.
Bet that you'll all be expecting anyone you come into contact with in a professional capacity today (God forbid any harm to anyone) like nurses, doctors and retail/hospitality staff to all be alert and on the ball though - pretty tough if you're trying to sleep amidst parties and fireworks.