to think that I can 'buy' good neighbours

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Ok so I think I am probably BU but let me set context. I also appreciate this thread might grate on a lot of people given the difficulties in getting on the property ladder but I post this with the humblest of intentions and appreciate how fortunate I am.

So I've been on MN for a long time and read a lot of neighbour dispute threads. Most of the nuisance neighbours seem to be druggies, on benefits and out of work or just not right in the head. We live in a detached house and had a set of bad neighbours who were renting (loud music in the garden, parking issues, drugs and we suspected dealing as well). Through us and neighbours persistently complaining to the landlord and development company, things improved after a few months and they moved out after 12 months anyway.

We're currently in the process of selling and have reserved a detached house in another new build development much further away. The houses around us are all detached and around the £600 - 680k mark and it got me thinking - we were worried about getting dodgy neighbours again but sort of assumed that being at this price range, we'd avoid really bad nuisance neighbours or that we'd get neighbours who would probably be more reasonable about things.

Is this a really bad assumption? Does anyone have any horror stories about neighbours despite living in a nice affluent area or area with relatively high house prices? I know minor parking disputes are fairly commonplace regardless of where you are but any major issues anyone has experienced? I guess had we not had issues ourselves, we might never had considered it. Thanks in advance for any responses!

This is probably the snobbiest thread I’ve read on here in a while - and yes, sometimes rich people are insufferable so YABU

I live next door to a house that sold for more than £1million. I’m currently sat reading with my headphones in because the loud party they held last night still hasn’t stopped.

Sure, I’ve read plenty of stories on here about bad parking disputes, noisy use of gardens, hot tubs in gardens etc in nice neighbourhoods. Money doesn’t buy class as they say.

I live in a very affluent sought after area and have experienced the WORST next door neighbour ever. It got to the stage that the police were involved and they advised that we could have her husband charged over their horrific behaviour.

Thankfully the police intervention scared her (as a criminal record of any sort would have cost them both their jobs) and we've had no problems since.

We've got an arse of a neighbour in a more expensive house than that. Thinks he's in charge of the whole street and yet manages to be totally inconsiderate. Has pissed everyone including the council off.

Hahaha hahaha. Nope.

The worst neighbour disputes I know of are between well to do people in well to do areas. Mainly the types who resort to threatening to kill their neighbours over their hedge being 2cm too high or something equally trivial. Or making chocolate cake for the WI garden fête.

FWIW, my parents live in a very affluent area and (unbeknown to them) lived two doors down from the head of the local drug dealers ring. The whole neighbourhood was terribly shocked when armed robbers turned up at said house one night and no one could understand why. Until it all came out.

At that price, on a new build estate I think you’ll be fine.

Good luck with that train of thought when Mikey Caroll won the lottery he was an absolute nightmare neighbour among some very high priced houses....money doesn't buy class or consideration of others!

Of course you can still get terrible neighbours in affluent areas. Not all druggies are piss poor (quite the opposite actually). You will still get parties, teens coming home at 2am, inconsiderate parking, gardening at 6am on a Sunday, music too loud. The only way you will ever ensure 100% you get decent neighbours is not having any at all.

Bollocks. I live on a council estate. My neighbours are fab.

Does anyone have any horror stories about neighbours despite living in a nice affluent area or area with relatively high house prices?
No, but give it 2 or 3 months after you move to your expensive new house, then ask your new neighbours.
They'll be able to tell you all about the raging snob who's just moved in ...

Most of the nuisance neighbours seem to be druggies, on benefits and out of work or just not right in the head. We live in a detached house and had a set of bad neighbours who were renting

People will flame you as they assume snobbery, but to be honest, I think you stand a better chance of reasonable neighbours at this price range, depending on the area. In some areas, houses in this price range can very modest and built very close to neighbouring properties.

If you are buying a detached house, then you avoid disputes over bordering fences and hedges, and if the houses are set well apart from each other, the chances of avoiding quarrels rises.

Just my opinion.

My friends just spent 2.5 million on their new house, all the houses on that road are around the same price.

The people Nextdoor have made their life hell for the last 6 months.

Your thread is ridiculous. People with money have way more to spend on drugs, alcohol and crazy loud music systems.

If you have a lot of money, and want peace and quiet, move to somewhere where you have no neighbours. That’s the only way to ‘afford’ peace

I think there’s some truth in that. But we have a tech billionaire neighbour who is an obnoxious asshole. Maybe there’s a sweet spot?

If you have neighbours, you risk them being an arsehole. Money doesn’t make people considerate of others unfortunately. We bought a house that doesn’t have neighbours, that’s the only way to guarantee you’re not going to have issues. And now we can be noisy without having to consider others too.

We live in an ex council house and it is at the entrance rod the estate. We do have occasional noise from a neighbour a few doors up but nothing major. Shall I tell you who the worst neighbours are? The ones on the other side that live in the expensive houses that clearly think they are a cut above. Literally down to their judgemental looks and occasional need to knock on our door and tell us where we can and can’t park (always respectful of not blocking anyone etc and we have a driveway anyway). Whilst their children park wherever they like and don’t care if they’re hanging over the driveway etc. I really don’t think it matters the price of the home. Ignorant people can live anywhere

You can have problem neighbours anywhere. I think we have been particularly unlucky and had disappointingly interfering (but ultimately harmless) neighbours in our previous two homes. When we moved we made a conscious decision to choose a home where the neighbours weren’t too close. That way, we are not affected by each other's choices so nothing to fall out about. It’s been a good decision.

*entrance to the estate

You can’t. It’s just luck of the draw.

My parents bought their house a very long time ago. The area has exploded into what they now call Beverly Hills of the U.K. - they had great neighbours for 25 years. Sadly they moved and the new neighbours are insufferable. Money but no class.

You may avoid a certain type of nuisance neighbour, but rest assured that just because someone has the money to buy a more expensive house, it by no means signifies a more tolerant neighbour. Antisocial and intolerant people come from all walks of life. Cruel and violent people can live in million pound houses you know.
To be honest it amazes me that you even think this.

I live on a council estate and my neighbours are lovely. Considerate, quiet, helpful.

It's a pretty crap assumption because a certain amount of new builds will be housing association. You're also being insufferable. Some of the worst neighbour I've had have been entitled like you

In our row of terraced houses, we are all HA Houses except 1 that's brought... the only homeowners are the worst ones!!! Dogs left in garden to yap all day, letting their kids bang on walls, slam doors from 5am so no your not safe...

Huge assumption. Some of our worse neighbours were when we living in a house in that price range.

Very snobby view too.