To think a great big semi or detached house must be SO lovely?!

[NeverYouMind123]

Terraced here. It's okay most of the time but I dream of living in a house with no fucking neighbour noise whatsoever. These walls are so thin I can hear the microwave next door. I dream of buying a semi detached in a few years with hallways next to each other separating the living rooms or when I'm really feeling ambitious I dream of a detached house, which must be the mother of all awesomeness. I know there is still 'area noise' but I'm not really a garden person so kids playing outside and lawnmowers etc don't phase me so much. But oh to wake up with no 'house noise' and to know I can sit in the lounge or lie in bed and have PURE SILENCE all day and not hear a dog bark or a door slam or an argument or a television. Is it as great as I think it is?

Yes it’s lovely , I’m very lucky,, no noise from neighbours gardens front and back, but bills are hefty I’m on corner, so big garden, lots of upkeep though but very happy here

We used to live in a semi with horrendous nuisance neighbours they effectively forced us to sell a house we loved but we bought a detached and it was bliss. The silence was golden
We’ve since bought a bigger detached and we always thank our awful neighbours for getting us where we are 😀

We are in a 4 bed detached, but dogs do still bark occasionally and like others have said, neighbours do play music a little louder perhaps, not aware that others can gear them, but in lockdown it has been nice. We have however been in a detached house before where neighbours both sides were awful. One side, their dogs would bark all day, every day, starting at 4.30 in the morning. Be under no illusion that just because it’s detached, neighbours are always Thoughtful and respectful, because they sometimes aren’t unfortunately

I consider myself lucky to live in a detached house, having lived in flats for years. The only downside for us is that next door's bloody dog barks every time we open our back door or set foot in the garden. It drives me insane as they don't really do anything to stop it other than saying 'No, fido' in a not very convincing voice.

I moved into a four bed detached with my ex boyfriend years back. There was no neighbour noise but I felt homesick for my little three bed semi. It was much warmer and there was less to clean. The bills were much cheaper too. I had left two of my adult sons in the old house, six months later I moved back and have no regrets.

It had its big downsides in the winter and it's dusty and very prone to damp, but we live in a mill house in a field, half a mile away from any one else in any direction and its bloody glorious, particularly in the summer. We'll have to downsize at some point when it's just the two of us and I'm quite worried about the idea of having neighbours again!

Moved from a lovely detached thatched cottage to a modern detached with neighbours! It is a real game changer, can't believe how some parents just throw their children out in the garden like feral cats and don't chastise them for shouting/screaming incessantly. As a mother of 2 children I can honestly say I would never have allowed my children to be shouting/screaming in the garden. We should all be aware that everyone should be able to enjoy the garden without too much noise & disturbance. It's called being a Good neighbour!.

Spare a thought for those of us living in blocks of flats! Its actually not that bad as you get usual offenders (DIY nerds and same person playing music too loud at 2am) but it doest happen often anymore. You can hear front doors opening and closing mostly and people's electric running out bleep.

I always hear the couple up stairs having it off coz they do it around 2/3 times a week between 6 and 7am. Their bedroom is directly above mine...a bit embarrassing. I feel really sorry for her because I've been hearing him climax for years but I've never heard her once. Poor thing.

It is lovely, I grew up in East London - council estate... Swore I'd never move... I moved to the South Suffolk countryside & a detached house. It is bliss, friendly people and bloody peaceful, safe for a family too.

Mind you it took me about 3 months to get to sleep as it was so quiet and when I occasionally stay at my Mum's place I cannot sleep due to the noise & sirens!

We’ve had some bloody awful neighbours - cluster house, Terrance house and semi - so we ended up moving 150miles north so we could afford a detached house just for this very reason.

I grew up in a big detached house and now live in a large terrace, and TBH I find it fine here for noise, but it is an Edwardian one with nice thick walls, so we hardly hear a peep from either side. Newer ones might be a different matter though!

Yes it’s amazing. If only ever lived in terraced houses, flats or detached houses before this one. So nice to never hear the neighbours. I don’t own it though, would never have a chance

Well you can hear the neighbours still... costs a bloody fortune to heat, a terraced house is warmer for sure

I'm in a big old semi detached with huge garden and it has been lovely. But getting divorced and looking to move to a cosy terrace with smaller garden just for me. Less cleaning, less upkeep, less gardening and best of all on my own.

I live in a big Victorian semi now and I can’t tell any difference in noise from the Victorian terrace we lived in before or the many flats I’ve lived in previous to that. In fact when I think of two of the flats I’ve lived in I can’t remember ever hearing a noise at all.

Careful what you wish for, my big old house needs loads of work, the wind makes noise and drafts when it whistles down the chimneys. The mortgage and bills are huge. If I knew what I know now I’d probably not choose it again.

We own a semi and the neighbour and her kids are right noisy bastards

I need a garden, but not bothered by neighbour/road/airline noise at all. Bf has a semi (so to speak) and its pretty much like a terrace and really overlooked.

Only had one semi since we married over 40 years ago. It was our second home and was awful when some new people moved in and made our life hell. We had moved within 10 weeks. Detached only from then on and wouldn't consider anything else. I'd rather have a small detached place over large semi or terraced any day. The less neighbour noise the better.

Neighbours and environment are everything. I've lived in a flat on an old GLC 'sink estate' with terrible problems yet had lovely neighbours and was happy there.

Fast forward some years to a terrace in an East London street, noisy, multicultural, nice neighbours one side, nosy neighbours the other. Fortunately they were pretty solid houses and although we could hear some family noises through the walls it wasn't as bad as some terraces can be and we were mostly happy there.

Now, out of London and could afford a larger semi-detached cottage. Very very old. It has the odd issue with noisy floors and damp. Locals are amazed about living on the main road. Ha, they know nothing of living near a London A road. BUT, although no disturbance from neighbours at all, I feel isolated socially and politically. Moving to a tory voting pro brexit area has turned me into a minority disliked by some,

It's not just the house that makes for happy living. Although I must say I do love this one, and have no problem socially isolating myself here.

I downsized from a large semi to a tiny terrace.
Mistake.

I live in detached house now but had to move from one end of the country to the other afford it. Yes it is lovely and can play my music as loud as I like and no one complains (only inside the house though) the gardens are still adjoining.

I’m in a quite cul -de -sac of lovely big 1960 houses with big gardens, all the people on our road and the one behind us are all quite old, so no sound of kids at all at the moment as we only get grandchildren visiting!!

Thow as the youngest in our street we are doing a lot of errands at the moment!!

This week has been so lovely in my south west facing back garden.

I’m feeling so sorry for family’s living in flats.

I am extremely lucky, I live in a large detached house that comes with my job. The land that belongs with the house is enormous. Our nearest neighbour is half a mile away and our front door is inaccessible without prior appointment. Nobody else lives here, just me and DP. There isn’t anywhere on Earth I would rather be right now.
Our Thursday NHS clap is a bit lame mind you 😂

We had a lovely old Victorian semi and we could hear the neighbours and they could hear us. Luckily it was only the long hallway and one room on each floor that were attached but we could hear them talking in normal voices. They heard too much of us and I was always shhhhh ing people in the hall and at the door. Didn't realise how much til we moved into a detached and my mum sssshed one of the kids and they said, "It doesn't matter... No one can hear us!" It's changed our lives if I'm honest. We bought the house in a terrible state and have spent a long time doing it up, but not being worried about upsetting the neighbours, hearing their hoover and dogs or them knowing our business is a great feeling. Only reason we upped and moved is because they were talking of moving away and Air B&Bing their house or selling it for flats/bedsits and I wouldn't have been able to stand it.

@NeverYouMind123 Why would you never buy a house with anyone?