To drop my kids off at partying neighbours at 6am tomorrow

[Cheepcheepcheep]

I won’t do this (I think!) because it wouldn’t be good for the kids but ideas welcome.

My 3yo and 5yo couldn’t sleep 2 weeks ago thanks to a wild party held by our student neighbours (sound system, professional security, hundreds spilling into the street).

DH is away with work this weekend and they are having ‘pres’. In my day this meant shots in the house and games. Now apparently it’s 50+ people shouting and screaming in the garden.

I knocked on their door earlier and explained that, we know we live near a uni campus, some parties are expected. But having another huge party 2 weeks later and keeping my tired preschoolers up (with no notice, I’d have taken them to my mum and dads had I known!) is unacceptable. I said I was going to be up with them at 5.30am (as usual) tomorrow and threatened to drop them over while they’re nursing their hangovers.

Obviously I won’t drop 3 & 5 year olds in a house of hungover students at 6am but AIBU for being tempted?!

Here you go @Cheepcheepcheep Push your speakers up against the wall on their side and start playing this 10 hour long ditty at 05:30 and go out for the day.

Noise levels. You can't make any noise you want at any time you want.

Surely complaining to landlord or letting agency is the best thing to do?

Why are you living in a predominately student area? If you care for peace and quiet then I’d consider moving. Think about the energy you give to this.. is it worth it for you and your family?

I had a few rowdy nights at the William Cobbett, but that was decades ago.

Herself and a couple of neighbours started recording the parties and drunken racket at 2-3am.

Herself did that?

My student neighbours hosted pres tonight too. They do it fairly irregularly (less than monthly) and it’s the commotion of them going out and then returning that grates for me.

But I don’t begrudge them. We don’t hear a peep from them otherwise. Yours sounds more difficult! Given you are estimating the guest list at 100s, I would definitely let the university know.

Hope tomorrow isn’t a complete train wreck for you 💖

Wow!
I wouldn't be encouraging anyone to tamper with electricity, joke or not, this is ridiculous advice.

Call the police, every time.

Also, at 6am, when your kids are up, take them outside to play on the front street, outside the student's house.

Encourage high jinks.and screaming

Difficult one.

I live in a 'student area' of a city. I live here because it's an amazing area. It's green and there are so many independent shops and businesses and it's vibrant.

I accept that there's noise, I live in a Georgian beauty of a house that's a bit tucked away, but, there's noise every day. It's the trade off.

I like the area, I accept the downsides.

I choose to live here. My house cost over a million, the students are here because it's near the University.

It's mostly fine.

Aren’t they likely to also be out of the house during that time?

I wouldn’t go the tit for tat route as it will only escalate it. OP is finding once every two weeks to be more than enough, she last thing she needs is for it to turn into a nightly occurrence.

When I was a mature student I lived on one of the roughest council estates in the city. Lots of students and general drop out types. There were shabeens every weekend and sound systems during term time. The flats faced in two directions and often if you went in to the back with ear plugs you could manage to get some sleep. It was something you just got used to if you chose to live in that area. The rents were low and it was what we could afford. Sometimes I went to a cheap hotel on a saturday night to get away from it. Mostly I just stayed up and slept through the following day. That was how I became a night owl.

Nothing like an electric drill at 6 am!

Leaf blowers & strimmers are also good. Got any hedges that need trimming?

Report to the University, that is why they have a policy that students are respectful when living in residential areas.

It's really not the police's remit, it is the universities, so use the available tool you have - call them every time this lot get stupid, it is the only way they'll learn!

The police are all tied up investigating people who said something mean on the internet.

They're causing a disturbance, routinely.
@Cheepcheepcheep I had upstairs neighbours like this, when I owned a flat. Not students but only slightly older - he had very loud decks and started post club, so around 2.30 to 4am, club level noise, until around 6 or 7am. Police routinely came but they just started up again once they left. One day it suddenly stopped, presumably other neighbours had spoken to environmental health or something, which I should have done too, or maybe he actually got a conscience. Speak to environmental health/local council, note down/record every instance, speak to Uni, call police etc. Having a party within reason is ok, routinely disturbing people isn't. It eould be a shame if one of their parents got to find out.......

OP lives in a residential area, not a completely student area.

She isn't.

You need to make a noise complaint to your local council. Some have an app for you to record others will send equipment. Make sure you keep a log of dates and times too.

Keep a record of their actions for evidence.
Call the police every time.
Report to the university.
Report to the council.
(Local press, name and shame).
Contact your local MP.
Don't know if your council has it but ours state on their website that if noise issues are not resolved, you can go directly to the local magistrate to get them to deal with it.

Report to the uni. If they're horrible selfish unpleasant people, who gives a monkeys about their degrees. You certainly shouldn't.

It sounds like that film Bad Neighbours. Is it like one of those American freshers events/ keg parties where they charge like a fiver on the door for unlimited cheap beer?

Whos doing the security? Other students? Is it really hundreds on the street? The police should be able to do something about that.

No advice sorry Op, but I think this is wild for a residential street in England!

https://youtube.com/shorts/lb6h40XBMrI?si=nhpDKaJR0GBUO45r

This would work but equally it would impact your kids and probably set off all the neighbourhood dogs 😔

Speak to
the university, I live in a student area and they are very keen that students are good neighbours. Fortunately I have rarely heard a peep grok
my student neighbours, and at least you know they’ll move at the end of the year.