Living on a local bus route?

[Alpacathebag]

We are considering a house that we really like but would be at the top end of our budget. It is in a residential housing area, but on one of the main roads in and out of the housing estate. There is a local bus going past every half hour in either direction. There are no bus shelters or posts, just a different kerb stone to mark where the bus stops.

It’s a fairly new house, less than 10 years old and in really good condition, good size garden etc so in every other way ticks our boxes.

DH thinks it won’t be a problem as the road will at least be gritted in very cold weather, and there is the added security bonus of the road having regular traffic on it.

Would this be a big no no for you?

No. I assume you're not in SE or somewhere with regular busses. What does he think is going to happen?

No we’re in the midlands, it’s a small rural town. DH has no problem with the buses, he is the one that came up with the pluses. I’m concerned about the noise and also my beloved cat getting squashed as she isn’t very road savvy/ is a biscuit short of a tin!

Should have said, we did live in a flat a few years ago that overlooked a main road with the bus stop under the window and the noise really grated on me and it was a nightmare getting in and out of the street. It has made me a bit wary, but this one is in a much quieter location.

We lived on a main bus route with buses going past every 10 mins or so at peak time and half hourly at off peak, you get used to it, and we don't have night buses which helps.

I've never lived in a direct his route until we bought this house.
We've lived here now 10 years , our house is in a cul de sac , but the garden runs length wise along the road that has the route.
Tbh we are a fair bit above the road height and have a stone wall and hedging to hide the road . We've never had any problems , with noise nor passengers , except perhaps the odd bit of rubbish lobbed over the wall now and again.

Thanks, good to know!

We decided against a lovely house on a bus route through a local village, also every 30 mins, not early, finished by 7pm. The bus stop was right outside too though which massively put us off, didn't like the idea of people standing outside our house being noisy/littering, perhaps not a factor for you. Pollution, dirty windows, noise and privacy were a concern for usg

The stop is about four or five houses down the road so we wouldn’t have people really standing immediately outside our house and the pavement is quite deep where the house is. I hadn’t really thought much about the pollution aspect, but we would be moving from a city centre to a small town with a village feel so despite the bus I think it would be less pollution overall.

I had a look at the bus route for the estate and it is only one small local service going past every 45 mins, not 30 as I originally thought so perhaps better?

It would put me off, what if they started using double deckers and folk were right in line with your bedroom windows?

We live in a bus route, the only thing it's affected is when we went to adopt our second cat they wanted us to have an indoor kitty. Bus only goes by every 30 mins, first one is 7am last one is 6ish. Doesn't bother me at all.

I think it’s good to be on a bus route, especially if you’ve got kids. A bus stop outside would be definite non starter for me but 4-5 doors down sounds potentially far away enough.

I’d say no just because if darling cat being potentially squished.

I wouldn't want to be next to the bus stop, but other than that it would be great. You'd be able to leave your car at home to travel to places.
Lots of buses are much less polluting now with a move to hybrid or electric vehicles.

I think being on a bus route is a plus point.

Depends when it starts and finishes. I lived on a bus route and it started at 5am and finished around 12 or 1am. It particularly bothered me in summer. Because it’s a sudden noise - the noise of accelerating and the chug as it waits - not a constant one (eg the whoosh of an A road a few roads away) it would wake me up every time a bus stopped outside. I’d never live on a bus route again

We have a bus stop outside the house (and opposite). Buses every 10 minutes during the day, 30 minutes after 7 pm (until midnight). Double decker buses mostly.
For us it was a major plus point. Buses are our main form of transport and we don't have a car any more.

Not sure a bus route would put me off, I would be more concerned about traffic noise in general and how busy the road is.

I am only concerned about your fur baby OP 😻if you only let the cat out of the back is it likely to make its way to the front and cross the road? I also have a less than bright cat, and I worry about him lots 💕

I think a bus would be less likely to run a cat down than a car. They usually move slower. And obviously you won’t rule out any house on a road.
I’d be happy to be on a bus route personally. Wouldn’t want a shelter outside my house in case of teens hanging out but bus users themselves aren’t noisy while waiting in my experience.
Buses are generally becoming much quieter these days. Ours are electric here.

I lived in a flat on a corner where buses would have to slow right down to turn the corner and then move off again. Woke me up every single morning. I wouldn't do it.

We live on a bus route, my concern would be the amount of pollution from a regular service, assuming they are running on diesel.

Would be a big no no for me. You get all kinds of undesirables on the buses nowadays, I wouldn't want them loitering outside my house.

I have gone from living nowhere near a bus route, to living very close to a bus stop. I love it. Even though I drive, I love having the option to take the bus instead. You will get used to buses going past!

We've recently moved to a lovely house which happens to have a bus stop right outside. We view it as a positive, road will be gritted in winter, and we absolutely don't notice any noise. Our kitchen faces the front and I love seeing people and cars going by. Although we do drive, it's great to use the bus to get into our nearest city. Much more convenient and stress free.

I live at a bus stop.

Doesn’t bother me at all. The road is above our garden so people on the top of a double decker can look down into my garden. Fortunately there was no bus there when I fell in the pond.