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

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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???

Oops. I think I killed the thread.

Oh the irony

I wouldn't have any issues with it because it's a graveyard, but might have issues with there being people wandering around just metres from my back garden. Not to mention feeling a bit self conscious about playing music or kids playing. More than I would about regular neighbours!

Living behind a graveyard is great! Almost guaranteed quiet at night!

Hi there,
We don't back on to a graveyard, but we do live between 2 graveyards. One we can see and the other we can't. It's lovely and green at this time of year. Roads can get busy with funeral traffic, but we see it as extra green space within a busy city area. We do have quite a few urban foxes who probably live in the graveyards, but honestly it did not worry me when we bought our home. Nor would it have bothered me if I were renting here.
Good luck.

I remember my GPs house backing straight onto a graveyard (in which were buried several ancient family members!). It used to really freak me out and I would refuse to sleep in their house.

it wouldn't bother me at all. neighbours would be quiet! Dd would love it!

Wouldn't bother me at all - for the reasons above. Especially as it can't be built on.

Would bother DH though. It would bother some people. I find graveyards very grounding places and peaceful

Seem to be in the minority, but it would bother me.

Yes, I would prefer it above anything

Peaceful, lots of birds. The dead are really quiet.

As others have said, depends on what goes on there. There's a beautiful old graveyard near us - lovely during the day, everyone walks their dogs there, schools do history projects on it, etc etc. But it's also where all the local street drinkers go to take drugs at night. Hundreds of discarded needles are picked up from there every year and there are muggings and sexual assaults (some poor guy got raped there one night a couple of years ago). I wouldn't go near the place after dark.

I would have a look at the police crime map of the area to see if there are asb and other problems flagged - that should tell you if it's an issue.

I live backed onto a churchyard. It's beautiful peaceful love it

I've spent too much time in graveyards visiting, wouldn't live near to one. I guess I'm the exception though.

My first home came complete with a private family burial ground. It was lovely and peaceful. Sad in a way as the last person buried there was in the early 1900's. We had no problems selling the home either.

It definitely wouldn't bother me. In fact I quite like the idea. Graveyards are fascinating places, full of local history.

I imagine I am thinking more of an old graveyard (such as would accompany a church), rather than a modern cemetery where people are still being buried daily & the graves are all recent (last 50 years or so).

I can see how seeing fresh graves & funeral processions on a regular basis would be overly depressing however.

I used to live next to one. Never bothered me at all apart from the very rare occasion when I was in the garden and there would be a burial just over the wall. I used to go in the house then as it felt disrespectful to be mowing the lawn etc. We got used to the jokes about being in the dead centre of town, very quiet neighbours etc. I probably didn't look out of the window much at Halloween.

Look at it this way, no one's going to build on it. You'll get the birdsong and the greenery...

My house overlooks the church and graveyard in my village. The neighbours are so quiet!