Would you rent a house that backed on to a graveyard??

[Anonymum40]

Thinking of buying a buy-to-let and have found a lovely 3 bed, modern property. The only worry is that the view of the graveyard from the back bedroom might put people off. You can't see it when you are downstairs as there is a big hedge. Would it put you off???

We almost bought a house backing on to a cemetery- our offer was turned down.
I would check it out in the evenings first though, they can be be a magnet for antisocial behaviour.
Loud church bells would put me off a bit though.

There's no way I would live in close proximity to a graveyard because I'm a massive wimp

Yes it would put me off, but I have watched Poltergeist one too many times.

My house has a graveyard next to it so my garden and all back windows look over it. I love it it's kept to top tip standards and it looks lovely in autumn as all the trees look lovely also it's lovely and quite in the summer. My cat used to love sunbathing over there.

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Dead quiet pardon the pun.... Yes, lived in a flat overlooking a cemetery. Peaceful, lots of trees and greenery. Would sometimes go for a walk there, sit on a bench and enjoy the solitary peace in a park like setting

What might put me off is if it is a known area for drunk people, teens, etc to hang out, but just because it's a graveyard, no, wouldn't put me off. It's the living you need to worry about. Dead people only do one thing: they stay dead.

I would live there, but I know plenty of people who wouldn't.

Yes, it would be much quieter than having houses behind.

Wouldn't bother me, I have my eye on a quiet crescent which backs on to a cemetery, I bloody wish it was cheaper because of it, lol!

Marketing for a sale would be slower, and you only need to "get the right person" once (though they still might try to beat you down on price, due to the perceived negativity of the location, location and location).

The thing with a buy to let is that you have to potentially re-market every year, so you have to "get the right person" every year (or so), and any void is expensive for a LL.

Yes I absolutely would. It would be an attraction - they're quiet neighbours.

No problem with grave yards. I find them peaceful, in a sad way.

I would have a problem is it attracted teenagers + became an informal drinking club.

not as a BTL, I fear - as well as the stupid who think ghosts are coming to get them, there is the more valid point that security could be an issue. Not for the house but for the graveyard, as they can be great meeting points for shrieking losers.

to live in yourself, fine if the security isn't a concern, i.e. the place is well fenced off.

It wouldn't bother me in the slightest unless I thought that it created a security risk to the back of the house? ie easy access over the back wall through a graveyard

It would depend if old graves, no problem. If new graves being dug and funerals taking place often, then no. I would feel uncomfortable with mourners etc.

I've lived in a house backing on to a church and graveyard, wouldn't put me off whatsoever.

Graves not a problem. Would just want to check that it is not where the local youf hang out of an evening.

Yes, like PP, my concern would be (living!) people hanging around there drinking/being rowdy at night, throwing beer cans (and worse) over the hedge etc - this has happened to people I know who live next to a church.

Nope! I lived in a shared house that had a bit of old graveyard as part of the large garden - still had old gravestones leaning against the garden wall.

I am the WORST wimp in the world re supernatural things, cannot watch horror films, etc, etc, but I was perfectly fine there, including hanging out in the garden in the evenings.

You will have wildlife, quiet neighbours, nobody overlooking your garden, it sounds fantastic!

For goodness sakes there is nothing there that can harm anyone, some people have some odd ideas about the dead, it is the living that cause all the social problems.

Sure, I'd rent the house. Quiet neighbours. Much better than backing off to a train line.

I would feel extremely uncomfortable with it and wouldn't live there.

I know we're all going to die one day but I'd rather not be reminded of it every time I look out of my bedroom window.

Imagine being in your bedroom getting ready for a party ... Graveyard ..

In your bedroom getting in the mood with dh... Graveyard ...

In your bedroom ill in bed with flu/whatever ... Graveyard

It's a no from me op.