House backing on to railway arches

[Palopi]

We're currently on the search for a house and have found one that ticks every box from the street/ location to size and potential, it really is perfect
The only thing is the back garden backs on to some railway arches. The garden itself is about 50 feet and then behind that is a little back alley/side street and then immediately after are the arches. They probably come up to about double the height of the back fence so very visible. The actual trains themselves do not bother us, we sat outside for over an hour and they were quiet and not very frequent
Would this be a deal breaker for you? This house would definitely be out of our price range if it weren't for this

I'd rather have the arches than neighbours' windows overlooking my garden so not a deal breaker for me

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Only you know if this is a problem for you

Is there any security along the rail way arches or businesses based underneath? Is the alley a public path or private property? It wouldn’t worry me if there was good security but if it was a very lonely public footpath I would consider getting a bigger fence for the end of the garden.

What is the thing that might concern you? The height of the arches? Security?
I’d much rather have arches than neighbours in flats with windows overlooking me -as I currently have.
You can put up some trees.

We back onto sidings. I love it. Feel very secure and it’s not too noisy.

Visibly they wouldn't be a problem for me, nor the sound of the trains. Are there any businesses there, or likely to be in the future.

In the past many were used as car repair garages, and nowadays restaurants, gyms etc., so there could be problems with noise, vehicles, deliveries, etc.

Can passengers see in when they pass?

It looks like the back street is private and not a through road, the first time we inspected the road was closed by a gate however this time it was open and I walked down it and most of the arches are empty except one that is a fireplace business
The garden would be overlooked by trains but not so much the actual house
I suppose my main question is whether this would put people off when we come to sell in the future as they are quite imposing

There is always something that could put off future potential buyers! I know someone who backs on to a major hospital the noise in the morning with deliveries, huge medical gases storage thingies, sirens etc is something else, but properties sell like hot cakes.

Lots of flats in London have railway arches/lines right outside the windows but again, they sell.

Just as you are considering this property as the price reflects the position, someone in the future will also.

I'd be more wary of empty land as you never know what might be built there!

Yes, it would put me off personally. Presumably it is putting a number of other people off and that's why it is selling at a reduced price.

Consider that the frequency of the trains and condition of track, noise etc could change over the years.

Find out if there are any trains at night - we lived close to a railway line 30 years ago and the short passenger trains werent really a problem - BUT i didnt know long, noisy cargo trains went past 2/3 times per night and that they would sometimes stop right outside our house when the lights were red and they reved up their engines when taking off again and made the whole house shake!

I think it depends on the general area. Where I live in South London, the next street along backs onto railway lines and people seem to often experience intruders in their back gardens, bike thefts etc. We don't have the same issue on our street. So I'd be wary on that basis.