House overlooking a graveyard. Would you buy?

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Looking at a house in a lovely village. It hasn’t sold and now seems to be v good value, although it needs a fair bit of work. The only reason we can see for it not selling is that it is almost on a graveyard.

The church is beautiful Grade 1 listed, the churchyard is very well looked after. There is a small path between the house and the graveyard, which goes to the front door of the house. The church is right across the other side of the churchyard, although obviously the bells will be loud on a Sunday morning, but we have lived close to church bells before and loved it.

We would like it be our forever home, but there is a small possibility that we will need to move at retirement and I don’t want to buy something that will be difficult to sell.

As my son said, the neighbours will be quiet!

I live next to a graveyard. Doesn't seem to affect the saleability of the houses.

The problem might actually be that it's too busy, rather than too quiet, when church services are on, with people parking badly along the road.

Difficult to judge this at the moment until services (including weddings) are fully running again.

No because of the ghosts

Definitely would - quiet neighbours, more likely to remain free of a huge block of flats, wildlife, church bells - sounds like heaven.

It wouldn’t bother me.
When I was a student , my flat overlooked the graveyard. Was fine .

My parents used to live next to a graveyard and it didn't bother them, or me when I visited. Lovely and quiet, well tended, and no ghosts!

I live next to a military cemetery and I love it...one lot of neighbours that I don’t have to worry about.

Ooh I would!

Our house is near a graveyard, don't even think of it, except I'm working from home now and I see funerals which make me a bit sad.

Ive always wanted to live near a cemetary. One came up once that was actually inside one, was snapped up.
Why not knock one of the neighbours and do some digging? (No pun intended!)

I wouldn't be put off at all by being close to a cemetery, very peaceful and not at all 'woo' as there is no such thing as 'woo' 😁. But a church would definitely put me off. I lived near to (not next to) a church once and to start with I thought the sound of the bells was lovely. But after months of being woken every Sunday by bells going on... and on... and on... let alone all the other days/occasions and bell ringing practice... I moved. Never again!

I wouldn't but purely because I would be worried about making any noise when there was a funeral on eg kids.out playing football/ on trampoline etc Thats why I love living on a main road!

No. I would hate to live next to a grave yard.

In a long ago previous existence (before I was a teacher 😂) I used to work as a sales negotiator for a well known house builder. One of the sites I worked on was next to a beautiful graveyard and I sat all day everyday overlooking grave stones 😄

It was lovely...very peaceful and quiet, but definitely like marmite. People either loved it or were completely and utterly horrified by the thought of living next to graves..I'd have loved it myself. On quiet sunny days I used to stick a note on the show house door and go and sit next to Arthur Bilbury and read my book..he was fabulous company. Died aged 72 in 1972...which was in itself an interesting fact 😂

As long as Chancel Repair Liability isn’t an issue, it sounds lovely!

My first house was next to a big cemetery. I was a uni student, and used to go there to study on sunny days to study. I had my ‘friends’ that I’d sit with (ok, more like ‘on’). It was peaceful and beautiful, with huge mature shade trees.

I’d also quietly ‘redistribute’ a few flowers from huge recent burials to the forgotten graves at the back. And also bring flowers from my garden. My little niece would bring doggie biscuits to one grave with a greyhound statue!

I’d buy that house in a flash.

Yes. And as a child we lived next door to a graveyard. House sold just as quickly as others on the cul de sac.

I would.

Our closest neighbours are resting in the ground too. One side of our garden runs alongside a village graveyard. It’s rarely a problem. No noise, no rowdy crowds.
A few walkers wandering around on a summer weekend is about the limit of activity.
Check you don’t have Chancel Steps - although if it’s only Victorian, it’s unlikely to.

In the minority, but no, I really wouldn't want to live next to a graveyard.

Absolutely, but I agree with a pp, check out times, duration, decibel levels of bell ringing practice. A team of enthusiastic change ringers doing Grandsire doubles fortissimo for hours at a time be challenging.

I’d buy it. So many more people for me to talk to

No x

Definitely

I’ve lived in a house backing onto a cemetery. Not a problem at all. I’d happily live in another.