To be utterly fed up with the neighbour's loud kids

[rosesinmygarden]

Their very long garden runs sideways along the back of ours and 2 other houses. Their play equipment is set about half way down the garden, so we'll away from their house but very close the our back fences.

Over lock down and through out the summer holidays the kids were in the garden 8am to 10/11pm on and off all day shouting and screaming really loudly. To the point where people on my conference calls could hear them over me speaking while I was working in the house. It really got me down but I tried to just put up as I realise lockdown was very tricky for lots of families.

We have never said anything because to be honest it sounds so petty to complain about children playing in their garden! Other neighbours did say something and it calmed down a bit and they seemed to be going inside earlier at night.

Last night at 10.40pm we were woken up by screaming and shouting again. It went on for about an hour. We could hear it clearly through double glazing. Nothing wrong, just children playing albeit ridiculously loudly! They are about 8-12 years old and there are 3 of them, plus frequent visitors.

As a parent, I can't understand why their parents think it is ok for them to regularly make this much noise. Why would you let your children do it? They must realise it is excessively loud and is disturbing people.

It was so loud last night, we honestly thought someone was being attacked.

There is literally nothing you can do about it other than to have a word with the parents.

No, and I think if we can hear them then surely the parents can too. So probably no point.

Other neighbours did say something and it calmed down a little but last night has just really pee'd me off.

Should they not be in bed by then? We live in a flat but you have to make sure noise is less after a certain time in the evening.

Well if other neighbour spoke to them and it quietened down, it might be worth a shot.

Yes, in my opinion they should! I don't really care about their bedtime but I just fond it hard to believe that some parents think it's fine for their kids to disturb the neighbour's.

I work from home full time now so it's possible it's bothering me more than it normally would if I went out to work. In school.holidays there's just no escape from the noise and it's really really loud. Like shouting and screaming in every single game they play. Even when I'm in the house (double glazed etc) I can hear every single word.

The calming down was partly because they went away on holiday for two weeks and then went back to school. I'm not convinced the neighbour's comments really had an effect.

I think I'm just stunned that they think it's ok to be honest.

Sorry, two of the children went on holiday. They are a family with lodgers, so 3 children in total.

That sounds awful. Nothing wrong with children playing but they need to be considerate.

Different families have different levels of noise acceptability. I am a very quiet person and as a consequence my daughter had to be quiet when she was a child. She wasn't naturally this way, but she was socialised to be so. My grandson, who lives with daughter in my house, is REALLY loud. He hasn't been calmed down yet, but we do tell him.

The 12 year old REALLY should be able to control their level of noise. Not all the time, but after a certain time. A teacher would expect noise control in a classroom so it isn't beyond their ability (unless there is a specific reason for the noise, a SEN for example).

That is unreasonably late for loud noises, you can have a word entirely on the basis of that being late in a residential area. You don't even have to specifically mention the children . Just that the noise from their garden at night had you concerned and disturbed your activity.

"They must realise it is excessively loud and is disturbing people"

They probably realise but don't care. My neighbour is like this. She received so many complaints from March - June about her teenagers including a man begging and pleading with her at midnight and a formal complaint from the council. The teenagers were just allowed to carry on, some parents are selfish and want an easy life. In my experience there is little else u can do other than be smug in the knowledge that what goes around comes around!

Have u tried making a formal complaint through the council? Your neighbour will receive a letter and it's done anonymously. As I said, it didn't work with my neighbour but it's worth a shot.

Only other hope is that if the weather gets worse things might improve. Good luck, I know how shit it can be

I was hoping that it would be less in the winter and that by next summer they'd be in to a different game etc.

I didn't know about the council. Would it make a difference that it's not a council house? Or can any one be reported?

My neighbours is a council house but I'm 99% certain it can be done with any house. Go on your local council's website and investigate. Something official looking might scare your neighbour and give her the kick up the arse necessary!

I don’t think you’ll get anywhere with the council noise people if it’s regular household noise complaints. Unfortunately.

I’m in the same boat. Noisy kids all day every day. Up late thundering round the house screeching.

I spoke to the parents about the late night noise and it was fractionally better for a while but has crept up again.

They are a noise shouty family. They can’t control the kids or make them go to bed.

I’m moving. Had enough. Life shouldn’t be that loud late at night.

I've looked and to make a complaint to the council I have to give my personal details.

We are a very small neighbourhood and I'm sure other people are also being affected. I habe a feeling though that the parents just don't care. They have the largest house in the road and are very up themselves. They are already unhappy because my husband is a tradesman so owns a van which apparently is an eyesore. They told us when we moved in that they were surprised a tradesman could afford our house and assumed we had someone working there, hence the van. I do wonder if it's intentional that they are allowing this to disturb us.

They sound horrible OP.

Sometimes these self entitled arses just need someone to keep on at them, as if they have had an entitled life they may feel they can do whatever the hell they want and nobody has the right to complain, especially a horrible little tradesman who does he think he is moving into our nice street with his common little van.

Probably never worked a day in her life.
Duck that. Go for the jugular OP. Good luck.

Just report them as a noise nuisance to your local council. They won’t know who reported them! Keep reporting and reporting and reporting, event they’ll shut up!

I sympathise op. My neighbours are the same but that’s from inside.
They scream, shout and bang on the walls most nights until beyond midnight. I think the oldest is in year 3 and the youngest is a baby so you can imagine our confusion that they’re up, awake and allowed to behave like this.

Bloody nightmare.

Nothing worse than the constant screamy ones and I totally sympathise with you . I had neighbours like that once. If it's any consolation they do grow up and stop eventually.

Burn some damp stuff at the bottom of your garden when the wind's in their direction.

@keeprocking

Burn some damp stuff at the bottom of your garden when the wind's in their direction.

Much as I'd love some revenge I'm not an inconsiderate person and wouldn't want to upset the other neighbours.

I'm hoping last night was a one off and that by next summer they have grown up a bit. I'm just feeling fed up with life in general and little things like this don't help.

Totally with you OP! Can’t believe these neighbours allow their dc to make so much noise at this time of night, you have to feel sorry for their neighbours attached, if they live in a semi detached!

If my 14 yo Ds made this much racket at that time he’d be swiftly told to come inside! He’s well aware of the rubbish acoustics of our semi detached though and understands that he has neighbours to be considerate of, which is a bit of a piss take really as the NDN don’t understand the need to close their kitchen cupboard doors without SLAMMING them on the party wall, but that’s a whole other thread!

YANBU. I constantly worried about the noise my kids were making (both under 10) especially through the first lockdown whilst it was warm and they were outside a lot and I was constantly telling them to be quieter and constantly apologising to the neighbours. They were very nice about it but I felt so bad. I don’t understand why people allow their children to be like this, it’s so inconsiderate.

Awaits posters saying ‘would you rather they were sitting inside on a PlayStation all day?” As if behaving like an antisocial shithead or playing video games were the only 2 viable options.