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Link attached - Buying on a main-ish 30mph road, would it bother you?

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HotChocolate16 · 14/04/2022 20:53

Hi all

So we are buying a house on a road in an area in nottingham. It is a 30mph road and is probably classed as a main road in this area. It doesn’t connect any towns but it has some of the shops etc on this road. We have a 2 year old and another one on the way.For some reason it’s niggling at the back of my mind but I do love the house and think it is the right decision for us, it has a really big garden, garage, potential to extend etc. it also has a small drive for one car and space outside for another. I’d say the flow of cars on the road is consistent but never busy if that makes sense. But it’s very rare you won’t see at least 1 or 2 cars driving on it all the time. No build up of traffic on this street usually either. Just a steady flow of a few cars all the time. It is also a bus route.

Would this bother you?

Thank you all in advance!

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Kyrae · 14/04/2022 21:20

It depends how sensitive to noise you are I think. I lived in a new build near a busy road and even with windows all closed I could hear the traffic, especially while lying in bed at night, and the traffic noise was even louder when I was sat out in the garden. After a while I didn't notice it as much, but the noise was one of the main reasons I moved as I wanted somewhere that felt more chilled and relaxed, where I could hear the birds in the garden.

That said, some people live in the middle of cities and the traffic noise doesn't bother them at all! So it depends how much noise you can tolerate :)

I would be slightly concerned in case there are boy racers going up the street during the night though, as I know some areas do have that problem. Child safety is obviously another concern too, and pet safety if you have any cats or dogs.

SeasonFinale · 14/04/2022 21:28

We live on a mannish road but with the double glazing can't hear the traffic outside. In the backgarden we don't hear traffic except occasional sirens as we live near a hospital. I used to live at the bottom of a track in the countryside and thought I would be extra sensitive to it but I'm not.

EcoCustard · 14/04/2022 21:34

We live in a rural village on a main road with a 30mph limit outside. Moved here with Dc1 from a a quiet lane but previously lived on a much busier road for sometime. If I could I would not have lived here and one of the reasons would be the road. Few people do 30mph and have had 6 accidents directly outside our property in 6 years which have caused damage and disruption along with serious injuries to drivers. (Thankfully no fatalities, yet). 5 were speed and one was drink driving. The school run which we walk is mad and is very stressful with young dc on scooters, walking & bikes. That said it isn’t very noisy at night, post Covid the traffic noise has not returned but even then wasn’t bad and it is an A road. I would choose busier suburban road over non suburban busy road any day.

hannahcolobus · 14/04/2022 22:20

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Barkingmadhouse · 14/04/2022 22:37

I would never consider a house on a road that busy - it could be a perfect house at a bargain price but I would still automatically write it off

Anomalocaris · 14/04/2022 22:40

That wouldn't bother me at all, and the garden would be a massive selling point.

Starseeking · 14/04/2022 22:48

I'll broadly copy and paste what I wrote on another thread:

We compromised on location, as in the area, and being on a main road. Never, ever again.

The road was supposed to be 30mph, but as it was straight, cars used to bomb down it, and trucks going between the two industrial estates a couple of hundred metres either side of us used to race through. We'd regularly got woken up during the night due to the noise.

I can see from the Streetview that 2 buses stop along that road, which means it's a pretty busy area. Also the road looks long and straight (no bends to slow cars down), so they'll be doing closer to 40mph.

While the house looks gorgeous (and a third of the price to buy same where I am looking in London), I wouldn't buy on a main road like this again.

QuebecBagnet · 14/04/2022 22:55

I live on a village high street (big village, 5000 people) and on the road where the shops are. Traffic is pretty constant during the day but hardly anything at night.

Looking at the map I wouldn’t say that street is a Main Street, it looks like a dead end at the far end though i guess there’s quite a Few side streets off it. If it was quieter at night I’d be ok with it.

Ducksurprise · 14/04/2022 23:00

Depends. 30 with no hgvs then yes I'd buy it. Side roads can be rat runs, a road with a constant 30 can be safer.

Ultimately we often need to compromise.

RetrainRetrain · 14/04/2022 23:03

We live on a similar road and it's fine but honestly I regret not pushing ourselves to buy the same kind of house on a quieter road. It's small things like wanting a cat or never talking to the neighbours over the road because the road is such a barrier.

Kite22 · 14/04/2022 23:03

The road we live on is much busier than that. You get used to it.

Ultimately, everyone has a budget... a top price they can extend to.
You then get the best combination you can of:
location (as in area),

location (as in - like this house - are you next to a road.... or could be a railway or something like a hospital where you get parking in your street all the time,,, or near a takeaway etc etc etc etc)
size of garden (yours is ENORMOUS!)
number of rooms / space in house
'finish' of house / work still to be done

I doubt anyone has "the perfect house" in every detail.

I'd say if you love the house, then buy it.

LoveSpringDaffs · 14/04/2022 23:24

From your post it seems like safety rather than noise is what you're worried about?

We all (well, almost all!) have to make compromises when we buy, if I could fence the back off from the front very securely and the road had a proper pavement and there was a side road that took us into other roads parks etc then I'd consider it for the perfect house, if there wasn't much else available, BUT I'd far rather make different compromises and not live there with children. I like to be able to walk straight from the house and not be very worried getting two of them out of the car etc.

StormzyinaTCup · 14/04/2022 23:44

I have lived on a similar road for 20 years and it is fine. It's set back from the road and has a large garden with access to a field at the back, the road was the trade off. There are no bus stops and it is quiet at night.

In the last few years 2 secondary schools (one boys and one girls) have opened next to each other (just around the corner) and I have to say the number of cars and the parking during school pick up and drop off in the nearby residential roads is shocking with cars parked over driveways, blocking access and it's like dodgem cars if you want to try and get through and if I lived there I would find that quite stressful and extremely irritating. In an ideal world I'd take neither but now I'd certainly pick a main road over anything near a school. It's all down to personal preference and what you'd compromise on. A main road would be a definite 'no' for some.

ThisMustBeMyDream · 14/04/2022 23:48

I actively wanted a main road property and bought on a road not dissimilar to this.
My reasons for wanting a main road were the proximity to shops and transport. The fact that kids wouldn't be playing out and being annoying (and I didn't want mine to either). Also the fact that my house was less likely to have trouble because the area is always relatively busy. This is certainly the case as there are big issues with burglary and car theft on the estates to either side of the road. Never any issues on my actual road though. I've even left my house/car keys in the front door of my house all day (after a night shift!) and still came out to them there (plus car!) that evening!
I've been here 14 years this month, and have just sold it. I am gutted to be moving and wouldn't be if I could create a bigger house here! In fact, I'm keeping my eyes peeled for bigger houses on this road to come up for sale!!

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 15/04/2022 00:25

I wouldn't personally, because of the lack of space at the front. The only way I would consider a house on a road like that would be if there was a decent front garden in which could be planted a good high hedge of pollution absorbing shrubs/trees. Especially with young kids.

Snowpaw · 15/04/2022 07:08

I lived in a house on a similar road for ten years (mid twenties to mid thirties) and I didn’t mind it because I was out at work a lot of the time and busy out and about socialising and whatnot, so the house was just more of a “base” through that stage of life. It was extremely handy for being close to shops, bus, train etc. Great location. Though it did annoy me that in summer I couldn’t sleep with window open overnight because the sound of the first car in the early morning would wake me up. It was hard to have a lie in! I moved once I had a child because I only had a v small yard and wanted more space, and also I was concerned about the danger of traffic with a small child as drivers were v inconsiderate and would mount the pavements without a second thought / drive way over the limit etc. I am on a very quiet street now and it is absolutely silent in the mornings - so peaceful and I love hearing the birds.

parietal · 15/04/2022 07:38

I wouldn't buy that house unless I could afford to replace the bizarre and dangerous kitchen where the hob is by itself just behind the dining chairs. There is nowhere to safely put a hot pan near the hob and carrying hot pans across a room with kids around is not a great idea.

As for the road, you have to visit at multiple times of day to see, but I wouldn't

RandomQuest · 15/04/2022 07:47

WTAF is up with the dining chairs resting on that tiny stand alone hob. I’d want to budget to redo the kitchen as the current layout seems at best impractical and at worst dangerous.

As for the road, if it’s a genuine 30 and quiet at night then it wouldn’t be an issue. If it’s busy 24 hours a day and/or the speed of the traffic is more like 40 then it would be a deal breaker for me.

EnglishGirlApproximately · 15/04/2022 07:56

We moved into our new house on a 30 mph main road in Nottinghamshire 5 weeks ago, and don't regret it at all. (Interestingly our house is very similar to the one linked!). Ideally we would have preferred to be a few streets back from the road but the reality is that we couldn't afford it. Everything else about it is ideal - walking distance to school, shops, restaurants etc. House in Great condition, lovely garden not overlooked etc
We can hear the road but its already become background noise iyswim? Not affecting sleep or quality of life. We expect to be here a long time

AnyCakeButBattenburg · 15/04/2022 07:57

I live in Nottingham and know that road very well, although I live the other side of town. It is quite a busy road. I personally wouldn't buy a place on that street.

QuebecBagnet · 15/04/2022 08:00

@RandomQuest

WTAF is up with the dining chairs resting on that tiny stand alone hob. I’d want to budget to redo the kitchen as the current layout seems at best impractical and at worst dangerous.

I thought that but then realised that OP said the link is a different house but same street. But the kitchen dining room in thatb one would drive me nuts! Hob needs ripping out.

Aniita · 15/04/2022 08:05

That garden is amazing!

Nothing to really add about the traffic, but why do they have the dining chairs pushed right up against the hob?!

effoffyouseeyounexttuesday · 15/04/2022 08:12

Completely missing the point but what a hideous load of grey. !
The lounge looks like it should belong on gogglebox 😊

InkySquid · 15/04/2022 08:23

I used to bike along that road to get to work in the city centre to avoid Carlton Hill ( the traffic not the hill, the hill us bigger this way!)

Yes, it's not a quiet estate but it's not a super busy through road either. It wouldn't put me off. Potentially location relative to speed bumps might, the slowing down and acceleration is more of a noise nuisance to me than constant speed

CasperGutman · 15/04/2022 08:50

That road doesn't look like a problem to me. We live on a similarly sized road: not main road for through traffic, but a pretty steady stream of cars all day and a main bus route.

Advantages are easy access to public transport and that the road gets gritted in winter. The house is set back from the road and the noise doesn't bother us.

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