Tips when buying a flat and you are noise sensitive

[user19934]

DH and I are planning to buy our first property soon, our budget will only afford a flat.

I'm quite noise sensitive but absolutely accept I will be able to hear more noise in a flat and I am prepared for this. And I know that it will depend on a lot of factors, including neighbours!

But do you have any tips on what sort of flat you would recommend? New build, older? Ground, upper floor?

This might be a pointless question so sorry if so but just thought I may as well ask!

Thank you

Oh, and one more thing! Don’t buy anything in one of those office block conversions that are happening more and more of late. My understanding is that because they are conversions rather than new builds they are not held accountable to the same building regs and I’ve heard of owners having noise issues with them.