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?

Why is the cat more at risk because of the bus stop than it would be on any other road? I don't understand

Sorry for only just coming back to this now, I had forgotten I posted this!

I can't see all of the names who replied to me but will do my best to answer.

@supporthuman you're right its probably not more risky than cars. I think the cat is possibly more at risk full stop because we currently live very set back from all roads, so she rarely goes near the road and has never seen a bus. She's definitely likely to go over the fence and end up on the street even though we don't want her to, she's just a knobhead like that.

About the roads being gritted, yes this one is a fairly big plus for us. Plus it will be useful to get the bus to the nearest big town if we fancy a night out without driving, I hadn't considered that! So that's another plus.

@lensglans give over with the "undesirables". Do you think buses are a means of transport solely for hardened criminals and insane axe-murderers?

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.

rolls eyes for a thousand years

Here you actually have to show your criminal record before you get on the bus. If you don't have one your are allowed to vandalize the nearest house to prove your undesirability

Forgot my actual reply, we live in a bus route and one route uses double deckers and runs after midnight, one is modern diesel single decker, and the other uses hydrogen buses. The double deckers are the most noisy but with the general hum of traffic and we have decent triple glazing we don't really notice them.
The worst are the police cars as they often use the siren even late at night. The ambulances always turn them off.

That sounds like a much busier route than the one we’re looking to buy on. It’s a small suburban area, built in the last 10 years so it’s your typical “new build” estate really

Can't see what the problem is ... it's a huge advantage in my mind especially once you have teens. Buses until 10pm outside my house (every 30 mins in evening, 15 mins daytime).

But ps I wouldn't want a shelter outside as it can attract people to loiter who aren't taking the bus!

There is no bus shelter just a deeper kerb stone. We don’t have kids yet, but yes I agree it could be a huge bonus in the future, for getting to school and friends etc.