Would you buy a house that somebody had been murdered in?

[lucy889]

Around 12 years ago, an awful murder involving a child and parent happened a few miles from our house, it was such a shock and the house has been empty ever since.

It's now on the market, I personally could never buy it or live there and I feel sad every time I drive by.

Would you buy it given the history if it was perfect for you?

No way. Very sure nobody died in our house but that doesn’t stop unexplained things moving in front of our eyes. I would be too freaked out to live in a murder house.

It depends how much it is and whether it's something I'd be interested in if it wasn't for the murder. Ultimately the price, because it would be a factor when I came to resell it. If it was 10% less than a non-murder house in a similar location and of similar quality, I wouldn't touch it. If it was 95% less, I probably would.

To an extent it would depend on the nature of the murder too. There's a difference between a Fred and Rose West type of murder house to an Oscar Pistorius one. A place where people were tortured to death and then buried in the basement or garden would be more offputting to me than somewhere where there was a one-off act. (I know the West's place was demolished, I'm just using it as an example).

I don't believe the place would be haunted or anything like that. Any older property will have seen its share of death over the years. But I might never feel entirely comfortable in a "house of horrors" type of place.

There was a house in the village where I was brought up that was empty throughout my childhood and even had curtains in rags hanging in the windows - it’s lived in now but was like that for at least 20 years and probably much longer . It was a pretty cottage in an attractive location so I’m guessing a lot of people were put off by its history

No. Houses hold energies.

No, i feel i would pick up on the energy

No I definitely wouldn't, natural causes wouldn't bother me but murder no

Straight after the murder or within a few years - no I don't think I could.

After 12 years though I think enough time would have passed.

Personally, no.
I live in Spain, and I know that people agree with me mostly. 1 house near me, one Brazilian young man murdered his uncle, his wife and two toddlers, put the bodies in garbage bags and piled them in the lounge. Was found out when landlord went to ask why the previous month´s rent hadn´t been paid. They have tried to rent or sell this house, and it has been impossible, they redid the inside, new floors, new bathrooms and kitchens, etc. no one will go near it. The owner has been told to bulldoze it and rebuild. And this is like this for other addresses made famous because a crime had been committed there.

As the earth revolves around the sun, the murder would have occurred in a different place albeit within the house.

No, not in the case of the murder of a child as you describe, I think I'd spend so much time thinking about them.

I expect it was the previous Rillington Place ( Christie). I used to live near there, the whole street had been pulled down and rebuilt in the 1970’s.I also knew someone who lived there ( he wasn’t very nice!)

No. I'm not superstitious or "woo" at all but I know I would think about it often and it would stop me enjoying the house.

I wouldn't. Don't believe in ghosts etc but it would make me think of the horrible incident and would stop the house feeling "nice" to be in. I'd imagine most times walking through that hallway it would pop into my head.

I would. Surely most old houses have had someone die in them.

No they don’t. It is your brain telling you there’s an energy and that’s real to you but there is no actual physical force.

Ooo yes. Fascinating. I remember they pulled down the original houses. Is the area now regenerated? I guess it is x

No, I think that would pray on my mind too much.
My house had a "too soon" death in it just before us but no foul play and it feels fine. But I did purposely asked the neighbour not to tell me any details because I would just think too much about it.

A death of natural causes wouldn't bother me, but not a murder, and certainly not a murder of a child.

It wouldn’t bother me but if it was so notorious that they’d be gawkers taking photographs and influencers making videos outside, then that would put me off. But because of them, not the house.

There's a lovely house near me where at the turn of the century a vicar beheaded his wife (almost) and climbed naked and bloody into the maids bed. It changes owners regularly despite people putting lots of time and effort into remodelling. I always wonder if they get to hear of the history and it puts them off. Then I discovered that my house had a body under the patio in the 1850s! Our village is a very murdery one apparently. I don't let it bother me as the house doesn't have any odd vibes.

I would buy a house that had that history IF it 'felt' okay.n

Some properties were people were murdered have been knocked down 25 Cromwell Street (Fred West) 16 Wardle Brook Avenue (Brady and Hindley), 5 College Close (Ian Huntley) and Mount Pleasant Ceinws (Mark Bridger)

I would not like to live in a house where murder was taken place esp with the media spending weeks outside during the case.

This is the way my mind works too

But i wouldn't buy that house

No

Yes, if it was cheap because of it!

Do you live in Midsomer? 😂