Would you buy a house next to a grave yard?

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Just looking for opinions on if this would put buyers off a house or not. Found a lovely property but it wouldn’t be our ‘forever’ home so would likely need to sell it at some point and am wondering if it would put the majority of buyers off or not. I’m not woo and find old graveyards peaceful. I wouldn’t choose to live next to a current one that would be different to me, but I’m fine with these old graves.

YABU - It would put me off a house
YANBU - it would not put me off a house.

I think I’d actually pay more to have a house there !

Don't mind a graveyard at all. I was recently looking at an old convent which I thought was just an old church, my DH was very against that idea!

Yes! Anything for quiet neighbours. Also I do enjoy a graveyard or cemetery. They're so neatly kept.

I don't know...I find it almost rude to dead people to be scared...

It's very natural to be scared of death. It's a big unknown, tears us away from all we hold dear in this life and, evolutionarily speaking, it's not an advantage to get too close to it. Being repulsed by the idea of death and decay is pretty normal, I'd say. And the dead people aren't around to be offended (and probably were similarly repulsed by death when they were living).

We have a graveyard over the road. Our next door neighbour was literally buried next to her house.
Only negative is the large amount of mowing and hedge cutting that the parish council insists that it needs.

I am not into woo but I originally chose YABU because I imagined the graveyard would be where local kids would congregate and just be annoying, church might have annoying meetings/parties every now and then etc

Then I read its no longer a church and you're very rural? So I agree YANBU that would not put me off.

My Aunt lived next to a graveyard, I loved visiting her and sleeping over. Never felt it was spooky just peaceful. And I was a really easily scared kid. Buy it.

I'd love a house next to a graveyard. Would be so peaceful.

In our town there was a house for sale in the cemetery. It was quite cheap because of its location. The people that got it have been really imaginative putting on an open extension and building a walled garden around it. Its hard to see exactly what they've done because it is so private but it looks expensive. I always think they were really wise to get it.

I'd have no problem with it at all. Very peaceful

Yes, I live opposite one. It’s just a pretty view, quiet and trees etc. We walk there sometimes.
My friend backs on to a much larger cemetery still in use and also likes it, never heard it being seen as a negative. Just quiet and peaceful. Odd joke about neighbours being easy to get along with.

The dead can’t hurt you only the living can do that. It would be nice and quiet.

Graves wouldnt bother me but one near my mum and dads is local youth hangout for drinking

You can 100% guarantee that the land will never be built in and will stay the way it is.

I’d do it in a shot! It’s not even a consideration! It’d be lovely! Chingford Mount near me is absolutely beautiful.

Well you know that the neighbours are going to be quiet! I lived near to a graveyard, there was another property between my house and the graveyard, but I could see it from my lounge. It didn't bother me at all

It's the living neighbours who'd give me pause, not the dead! Graveyards, especially old ones, are wonderful peaceful green spaces. I say go for it.

Definitely. It'd be a selling point to me, I get why other people wouldn't feel that way though!

Our local graveyard is my fav place. Been visiting since I was young as my sisters buried there. So peaceful.

I know someone whose house is in the graveyard. Just inside the entrance. It was the groundsman’s house years ago. House is newly modernised and decorated beautifully as owner is a builder. The house feels sad all the time

We live next to our little village church and graveyard. I have a lovely view out over it from my bedroom window.

The neighbours are all on a rota for locking and unlocking the church daily (not currently though). The church itself is very pretty and the churchyard is very peaceful - it’s lovely, has a such a lovely feeling to it and is a big part of why I love living here.

Depending on the type of property and relative location to a church, don’t forget chancel indemnity insurance when buying. We’re not aware of any specific liability on our property, but the insurance premium was cheaper than the search so solicitor just arranged the cover instead, just in case.

I rented next to a graveyard, no issue what so ever.
Actually, two properties I’ve lived in were next to graveyards. One was spooky and built in the 30s, and the other was very peaceful but was built in the 1500s (listed property).

Two or three things to consider:

• does church have good parking and is your own parking very clear its yours and private
• is there a local bell ringing club (I was treated to weekly renditions for years, though I didn’t mind, you might!)
• is the church clock loud (again something I got used to and actually liked as I always knew what the time was!)
• if the garden backs onto the graveyard invest in a bb gun, you’ll need it for the rats

I definitely would (it’s the living that hurt you not the dead) or so they say

It would be the house that I would focus on.
If the house suits your current needs, then buy it.
Don’t let a load of dead people put you off, bless them 😊

Id love it, i find them peaceful and oddly beautiful.
Dp wouldnt be keen, doubt dd would either sadly

Best neighbors you can have really, quiet, few visitors, no chance of loud renos

As long as the graveyard had never extended to your garden/under your home. And i could be sure that the 'unconcacrated ground' where suicides had been buried ect, wasn't on my land either.

I wouldn't mind being next to on