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Would you live backing onto a tube line?

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Lovecat · 10/01/2011 16:33

We are looking to move into the catchment area for DD's secondary school. It is a VERY expensive area.

Have seen a gorgeous, gorgeous house that is within our price bracket - however the reason it's within our range is that it backs onto the tube line. It is also right next to the tube car park - the side wall of the garden is the wall of the carpark, iyswim?

There is a 110ft back garden, and the house is double glazed.

Advertised as 'ideal for commuters' :o

Would you?

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southeastastra · 10/01/2011 16:38

lived next to a rail siding and the flat used to shake sometimes that worried me

herhonesty · 10/01/2011 18:56

no. it can only get worse.

herhonesty · 10/01/2011 18:57

sorry that was a bit negative.

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Lovecat · 10/01/2011 19:21

Get worse in what respect, HH?

Genuinely curious!

This is it by the way

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southeastastra · 10/01/2011 19:23

it's lovely - if the garden is 100ft it's not right near is it

southeastastra · 10/01/2011 19:23

the 'castle' add on is um different

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Lovecat · 10/01/2011 19:25

They're all like that round there... quite a common 'feature' - still, it would let DD indulge her princess fantasies...:o

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LowLevelWhiiingeing · 10/01/2011 19:27

It depends on how fast etc the trains are, but I live near a tram line and in all honesty, we don't notice the trams at all. My mum lives about the same distance as your prospective house from a train track and we only rarely notice those trains.

Can people see into the house/garden from the train?

For me, I would love the convenience of living near a station both for myself and for visitors. And the house looks gorgeous!

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Lovecat · 10/01/2011 19:35

I don't reckon they can, LLW, as I used to commute from that station years ago and never noticed looking into people's gardens as the train drew in (it's literally the first house on the road next to the station), but the lack of picture of a garden did worry me...

I too would love the convenience, just not sure about the noise and possible argy bargy from the car park next door - the wall to the left of the picture is the car park wall...

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Fiddledee · 10/01/2011 19:52

Just go and view and open all the windows. Tubes start early and end late so will they keep you/the kids up at night or wake them up early in the summer. Will the garden be a peaceful place to be.

herhonesty · 10/01/2011 19:53

by worse i mean there will never be fewer trains, probably more. but looking at the map the area is not exactly best placed for minimal noise? so you'll either be near the train line or the motorway.

i thik its a nice house but it is large and i wonder if that is what is swaying you? also its only got one bathroom upstairs.

i really depends on how long you are planning to stay there as well? is it your forever house or one which you will move from in 5 years?

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Lovecat · 10/01/2011 20:07

Ah, I see what you mean, HH.

There are only 3 of us, so the bathroom situation is not an issue (downstairs shower room too, which is what we've got atm), we have a 4 bed double fronter at present so had thought we'd have to downsize considerably, so the size of this place is a huge plus (we have hobbies that require a fair amount of space!).

It would be a forever until retirement house, possibly longer. We have lots of family and friends who visit regularly so like a lot of bedrooms... :)

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lalalonglegs · 10/01/2011 20:37

I think I would go for a smaller or less "done" house without a train track behind it. Tube trains are big beasts - it's not just the house, it would be the juddering as they went past.

northerngirl41 · 10/01/2011 21:09

Honestly, we used to rent next to a tube line and you don't hear that much if you have double glazing. Also the tubes aren't 24 hours a day and you do seem to just get used to it.

The downsides are invariably you will spend your whole life replastering and retiling as the tube lines will shake the building if it is very near. Also you may find slightly more crime due to accessibility.

lalalonglegs · 10/01/2011 21:12

sorry, that should be noise not house.

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Lovecat · 10/01/2011 21:55

Oh, if only there were smaller, less finished houses in the area! Believe me, we've looked...

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Pinner35 · 10/01/2011 22:00

We have a tube line running at the end of our garden (about 80 ft away)...it takes some getting used to but now we don't even notice it. When we are outside, conversation used to stop for 10 secs and if you have the windows open its more noticeable but as I say, we don't notice it any more. Neither of our DD's has never been bothered by them.

seb1 · 11/01/2011 23:26

Looking on the satellite picture it looks like there is parking between the garden and the line.

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