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Would pylons put you off a house?

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Birdies · 10/06/2023 20:34

Seen a lovely house but noticed a large electricity pylon about 200 metres behind it. I don't mind how they look, that doesn't bother me at all. But I'm a bit confused about possible health risks. Can't seem to find anything conclusive. There is no noise from it as we've stood right by it to check. Would it put you off?

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bloodywhitecat · 10/06/2023 20:38

Yes because I can hear the bloody things humming, especially in wetter/humid weather.

rubyslippers · 10/06/2023 20:39

Yes
they’re an eye sore if nothing else
and they make a noise

Rotormotor · 10/06/2023 20:42

Is it only some people who hear the hum? I can but DH can’t.

bjkmummy · 10/06/2023 20:42

No - we are buying a house close to them but our house turned so we can't see them and we aren't right next to them. Our surveyor report picked up on them but said latest guidance suggests okay to be nearish to them. Sure they would put some people off but the house had a few offers and the houses much closer don't seem to have any issues selling albeit the houses don't tend to come in the market that often. The house we are buying hasn't been on the market for 25 years

CheshireCats · 10/06/2023 20:43

Yes

crabbyoldappletree · 10/06/2023 20:44

I think the reason it's not conclusive is because it would be a very difficult thing to study, the study would need to be reasonably long, have a static population and a good number of people.
I looked into as found an absolutely lovely house, but decided against it as I wanted a family and it just made me a bit cautious, and I'd still be cautious in that situation. It wouldn't worry me now Dc are much older.

MyfavouriteisA · 10/06/2023 20:45

YES!

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Birdies · 10/06/2023 20:46

Thanks everyone. @bjkmummy how far away is the pylon from your house please?

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misspositivepants · 10/06/2023 20:47

Yes mostly because I can hear them

bjkmummy · 10/06/2023 21:11

Pretty close really - there's a line of houses that run along the pylons then we are the next row down so about 100m. The houses have been there for many years and there's houses all the way down along them and now 2 new estates are going to be built next to them as well so will be interesting to see how well those houses sell. I don't have young children - mine are all young adults and will be living with us.

LadyLapsang · 10/06/2023 22:39

Do you have children? I understand there is a small increase in risk forvchildhood leukaemia but it is very small and you have to live very close. There are quite a lot of studies that have been published.

KievLoverTwo · 10/06/2023 22:46

Yes. Had one 100m from a flat and it fried some of my electronics.

Also, resale issues.

whatwhatwhywhen · 10/06/2023 22:47

My Dad always thought the pylon right next to our house was responsible for my brother's brain tumour. I've no idea what studies have been done since (this mid mid 1980's) but I guess we'll never know. So for me, it's a no, but probably very biased because of Dad's views

sanityisamyth · 10/06/2023 22:47

Yes. I cannot stand the buzzing and the crackling noises they make.

arghtriffid · 10/06/2023 22:50

No I wouldn't buy a house next to one either in view or close by.

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Birdies · 10/06/2023 22:55

Thanks everyone. We've been looking for months and the house is the first one to tick every box. Hoped you'd all say to ignore it!

It isn't that near though - it's across the road and half way down a field. The cables don't go over the property at all. Does that change anyone's mind? I didn't notice it until I started trying to work out why the price seemed so good....

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FBIStan · 10/06/2023 22:59

I can hear the hum, we used to cycle around villages that had them when we were kids and they always made DB need a poo 🤣 I thought he'd grown out of it but we stopped at a services recently which has one close to the car park and it set him off again 💩

Cas112 · 10/06/2023 23:00

Yes the hum is annoying

whatwhatwhywhen · 10/06/2023 23:00

Oh and yes, mum said you could often lie in bed in the morning and work out what the weather was like depending on the hum of the pylon!

(My brothers brain tumour could easily have been there since before we moved there, I just think my Dad needed something to 'blame')

Twoshoesnewshoes · 10/06/2023 23:03

I wouldn’t buy a house near one, no.
they give me a headache, and I would be concerned about unknown risks to health.

Talia99 · 10/06/2023 23:04

It would put me off. I have no idea if I hear the hum and I don’t have children to worry about but I’d be really worried about the ability to sell. I’ve had the experience of not worrying about something myself that I knew worried some people when buying a property - it took me two years to sell the flat in question.

Never again.

Marmablade · 10/06/2023 23:15

Yes absolutely 100% put me off. Health and buzzy noise reasons.

NashvilleQueen · 10/06/2023 23:21

Also think about resale and whether it would be an issue.

whatchagonnado · 10/06/2023 23:27

Definitely

Dancingwithumberellas · 10/06/2023 23:28

I wouldn’t buy a house near one, I really hate them because I don’t like tall structures. I also think the fact that there is an underlying feeling they could be linked to some cancers would completely put me off too.

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