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Would you buy a house near a crematorium?

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newhousenewhome · 31/07/2015 13:32

Dear mumsnetters,
I need your collective wisdom.
I have seen a couple of houses for sale which would be perfect for me and my family.

However, they are about 100 yards away from a "popular" crematorium (the Golders Green one).

I have read that living near a crematorium is as bad for your health as living near an incinerator. Also there could be problems with traffic etc.

What sort of discount would you look for compared to a house far away?

If you know the area I am talking about what do you think?

Thanks for all your.help!

OP posts:
DayLillie · 31/07/2015 15:35

Have just googled it and it looks like an amazing place!

I would have thought traffic is likely to be the biggest problems (during open hours).

Polutionwise, I live next to a dual carriageway that it likely to get bigger and noisier in the near future, and would swap that for a crematorium - they are much more regulated.

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newhousenewhome · 31/07/2015 15:53

Hi Daylillie thanks! I have not viewed it yet as I hate wasting vendors and estate agents' time. I first want to be sure that I would buy a house so close to a crematorium (and a cemetery on the other side of the road)...
Thanks again!

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Sgtmajormummy · 31/07/2015 15:54

I lived for 5 years with a cemetery/crematorium/municipal park over the back hedge. Four children and one salary meant DF had to compromise.

No bad health effects here, in fact I have wonderful memories of walking to school along the luscious green pathways, playing my recorder and the workmen shouting "'Ello Major, give us a tune!" from shoulder deep underground!

It is/was one of the poshest roads in the town (ours was a fixer upper), so I say go ahead!

MrsLeighHalfpenny · 31/07/2015 15:59

I can't think of any reason NOT to live near a crem. The fumes will certainly be filtered, so that no noxious gases/bits of bodies get released into the atmosphere. It's much better than living near a busy road or a big airport, for example.

Cemetaries are great places, and usually very quiet, and full of wildlife. I'd have no objections to living next to a cematary either

DayLillie · 31/07/2015 16:02

I would go and view them and hang around the area a bit to get the idea of the traffic.

Then go and visit the gardens - it seems that plenty of interesting people have been cremated there. It is a lot better than your average municipal crematorium.

Sliver009 · 15/09/2021 05:08

I live next to a crematorium two houses down. It stinks ! Sometimes the wind will blow the smell in my house! I have filters in the house. I don’t feel like they are to code. We just walked by the building it smells awful! I have asthma! I would be nosey! I’m trying to figure out how I am going to complain. Need to know the PPM!

pianolessons1 · 15/09/2021 05:23

In which direction? Down towards golders green or in HGS past the hoop lane roundabout? I walk past there all the time and never smelled anything.

gofg · 15/09/2021 05:52

It wouldn't bother me. There is a crematorium in the middle of my town, and there was a huge outcry at the time. No-one even notices it now, and there are no fumes or smells.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 15/09/2021 06:50

I’d go there on Saturday/ Sunday because my biggest worry would be traffic.

Autumnally · 15/09/2021 07:05

A quick read tells me that it is not just any crematorium. It looks amazing. I think I would take a look at the house.

NotQuiteUsual · 15/09/2021 07:24

Crematoriums are quiet and don't open late. The traffic might be a bit of an issue, but I don't think massively. I've never got stuck in traffic trying to get to a funeral before. As long as the property has a driveway I think you'd be fine.

pianolessons1 · 15/09/2021 15:16

Traffic is an issue for the big funerals, Ronnie Biggs was cremated there and lots of other high profile ones but they aren't too often. Traffic in the next 3m will be more affected by the roadworks in temple fortune Lane.

Sliver009 · 15/09/2021 15:35

The one next to my house has no parking! 3spots in back. We usually have some street parking. I would say no I would not want to live 2 doors away. Nor on a busy street! I am only renting. Because of Covid people have to stand outside so we see them being depressed. My neighborhood is over priced and not nice! That’s California for ya!

Flaunch · 15/09/2021 15:37

I lived near the Chelmsford crematorium for a couple of years and the dust was horrendous. This was 20 years ago no so hopefully they’ve developed better filters!

Lockdownbear · 15/09/2021 15:41

I think the Op might have made her decision by now. Where do people dig these threads up.?

pianolessons1 · 15/09/2021 21:40

oh for goodness sake, didn't notice the start date
@Sliver009 what possessed you to bump a 6 year old thread?

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