Would you live in a main road?

[MamaDuckling]

I'm about to go and see a property, perfect in every way except that it is on a busy road. Not A Road busy, but B Road busy. We are looking to extend our own place, or move for more space.

We have 2 young D.C, but I can't say the back roads are actually safe for playing in around here either, it's suburban London and no culture of playing in the streets. We're currently on one of these quieter roads and could create a similar sq. m but it's going to cost more than moving, and would feel squashed in places.

Location of house is very much the same area, good for school, station etc. maybe a few extra mins to school and playground, but about 10mins tops altogether. It's just cheap because it's on the main road.

So, do any of you live on busy roads with kids? Is it ok? Would you entertain the idea or stay on quiet side street? This one has small gated front garden so pretty safe...

I live on a busy village high st. The only time it bothers me is when some Numpty on a loud motorbike screams past at 2 in the morning.

I also got used to the noise in my current house in 2 weeks. You just stop noticing. Only time I notice now is when it’s summer and the locals are out with their sound systems which cost 4 times as much as their car on full blast.

That's what we are doing squirrel - the agent is booked ready to come do particulars for ours next week! We are going to sell anyway so at least we'll be proceedable for the next one if this doesn't come off!

Don't count on your house selling quickly. My house is in a very desirable location with excellent schools on the doorstep. I priced it to sell at 10% below competition & we're still willing to negotiate. We started this process a YEAR ago. Had a buyer, waited for them & their buyer, ended up having to remarket 4 months ago. House we fell in love with & spent money proceeding on is now under offer elsewhere. Trouble is the market is stagnant, at least it is here. Only the houses that are in cheaper locations are shifting. Nobody is prepared to pay a premium anymore to live in a nice area. Despite all the plus points for our house & its location people are preferring to spend slightly less on an ex local authority house which has a larger square footage. I can't compete with them & move on.

Moral of the story is, don't set your heart on anything, don't fall in love with a house, because as you have found it bloody hurts. Don't get excited about it until you have exchanged contracts. We were at point of exchange & DH had cancelled our Virgin media contract when our buyers lost their buyer. So near yet so far!

Definitely would live in a main road as long as it's not one of those roads that is always congested and has loads of lorries at all times.

Nice to be on a main road with close bus routes but it's important for the house to have a long drive.

No I wouldn't, but that's because of the cat As long as the parking was ok and I didn't have to trudge from much further up the road in the rain with shopping, if it was the right house I would consider it if I didn't have a cat...