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Would you live by a large pylon if you had young children?

72 replies

pompomseverywhere · 28/01/2022 14:40

Just that really.

Pylon would be 24 metres from the house at the back of the garden.

Would that put you off living there?

OP posts:
GreenerGrass103 · 28/01/2022 14:56

Would be ok with me. My old house was near pylons.

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 28/01/2022 15:15

I grew up near a pylon. There was a lot of theories about the harm it could do at the time, but as far as I know all the research about them has shown no links to illness.

ASimpleLobsterHat · 28/01/2022 15:17

I wouldn’t.

ASimpleLobsterHat · 28/01/2022 15:19

Also consider resale hassle (if this is a house you are thinking of buying) - the houses in my town that have pylons very close buy take much longer to sell.

lightand · 28/01/2022 15:21

I know someone who did, and regretted it.

And someone who did, and did not regret it.

MsMeNz · 28/01/2022 15:21

no i wouldn't

whatnumber · 28/01/2022 15:26

No I wouldn't because of resale.
Also do they make noise?

DisforDarkChocolate · 28/01/2022 15:33

No, I would never buy a house that close.

stuntbubbles · 28/01/2022 15:34

Misread this as “python” and thought, FFS I wouldn’t want to be near that as an adult. Wouldn’t bother me I don’t think except aesthetically, it’s not like you can screen it with a shrub.

OliviaBond · 28/01/2022 15:37

@whatnumber

No I wouldn't because of resale. Also do they make noise?
They buzz quite loudly ime
TheYearOfSmallThings · 28/01/2022 15:37

I wouldn't buy one because of the saleability and valuation issues. If I was renting I would want a reduction, but I would happily live there if the price was right.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 28/01/2022 15:38

Oh I didn't know they are noisy - that would put me off.

YooCoo · 28/01/2022 15:38

I wouldn’t want to live there.

antidisestablishmentarianism · 28/01/2022 15:40

Are you looking at a house up for auction op? If so I saw it the other day, you can almost touch the pylon from the garden. Nice house though!

donquixotedelamancha · 28/01/2022 15:48

I find the noise annoying, so perhaps not but all the evidence is that it's perfectly safe so price would be the main factor.

Glisil · 28/01/2022 15:59

Another person who misread this as python.
🤦🏼‍♀️ Was thinking surely you mean feet not meters.
I wouldn’t, I have misophonia and the noise would get to me.

TeenTitan007 · 28/01/2022 16:00

No way. EMF and all things associated..

Moonlaserbearwolf · 28/01/2022 16:12

Never!
Apart from the fact they look ugly, I would be concerned about cancer risk.

Undertheoldlindentree · 28/01/2022 16:16

No, whatever the science, I'd never have complete peace of mind about health or resale. I'd rather risk missing out on a great house than subjecting myself to a niggling worry for years.

Thiswayorthatway · 28/01/2022 16:20

Yes, wouldn’t bother me, no evidence of any harm from them

foreverandalways · 28/01/2022 16:29

We were buying a new house off plans 20 years ago and it had a pylon at the bottom of the garden....I was so excited I didn't even notice it at the start...I watched the house being built and chose fittings etc....we had the surveyors report which stated the pylon would have a huge effect on future resale value and also an independent electrical engineer told us that under no circumstances would he ever buy the house...we pulled out 2 days before completing

BalladOfBarryAndFreda · 28/01/2022 16:31

No, for resale reasons

SilverHairedCat · 28/01/2022 16:32

I wouldn't want to live there as an adult. The noise is awful for me and would be more likely to be heard by children. I do have highly sensitive hearing though. I can hear TVs on standby etc.

Plus, ugly, resale issues etc.

HotPenguin · 28/01/2022 16:34

No, I can sometimes feel the charge coming off them, as in I get a weird buzzing sensation.

2tired2bewitty · 28/01/2022 16:38

We went to view a house that turned out to have a pylon very close, the noise was very noticeable, more so than the M25 which was also very close by. We didn’t buy it.