Buying a house near an A road

[Yk19]

Hi

I have seen numerous similar posts on this before but wanted to ask for some advice. We have seen a gorgeous house that is literally perfect for us. We absolutely love it, can afford it, it is near to School, friends and on a good bus route. The only downside is it is near to a busy A road (40 mph). The wider area is very rural so pollution isn't a problem (I have done my homework on this and environmental health class as low risk area). The house is set back 40 metres from the road and is slightly elevated. It also has some screening from a hedgerow and a paddock. We have been looking for our long term home for years and this is the best house we have seen by some distance. We don't have pets and our kids are not toddlers who would wander off. Thanks!

Sounds like this is you4 house. There are always compromises. How about parking?

It has its own drive and a garage so plenty of room. Turning right can be busy but there are lights not far away so you get breaks.

My only concern would be a slightly longer than normal resale time, but the surrounds sound as though it will be fine.

Sounds great especially as it is set so far back

Don’t do it. Or go and stand out the front and then in the garden and see what you think.
Also visit in both rush hours.

Sounds absolutely fine to me. Pounce!

We use the road a lot anyway. There is no denying it is busy 🙈 Just hoping the set back and the buffering helps. We need to go back though for another visit definitely

Estate agents always say there's a compromise at every price bracket- I think whatever is your compromise is the reason you get to buy what sounds like an amazing house. If it didn't have the road it'd be snapped up/out of your price bracket etc.
Road noise is an irritation only if you let it.
As others said go and stand there in both rush hours and try to get over that hurdle. I've just done this myself and now desperate to buy my previous disappointment of a house- now I love it!! Good luck

I find the road noise more problematic than I expected (lorries in the early hours particularly). If you have time, try to find somewhere a similar distance from that road and go hang out there at different times of day.

We bought on an A road and it was a good decision as the house would have been hundreds of thousands more if it was one road back. We had new double glazing and I barely notice it now. There are some really good planting guides on the web which recommend which trees and shrubs help with the noise e.g. Holly. Ours could take longer to sell (but not planning on going anyway) but I am happy with the compromise we made.

I personally would never buy close to an A road. Others will and it will make the house more affordable.
Just take into account that when you come to sell, it may take longer to sell because of people like me being fussy.

We bought on an A road three years ago (albeit a 30). It's one of three main roads out of our town.

Like you describe, we're set back from the road and there are trees / bushes so it's more tat we can see cars going past than they can see us in the house.

We changed the windows when we first moved in and it was the best thing. Acoustic glass means it's only noticeable when it's hot and we've the windows open - close them and you can't hear a thing outside.

Road wouldn't bother me . Most people have noise of some sort unless you live on the Yorkshire moors . Flight path , road , trains , always something .

We live on an A road through our village, it’s a 20mph but we are not as set back as you describe. It undoubtedly meant we could afford the house.

We’ve got used to the noise, the main annoyance is that you can hear it in the garden so maybe check if there are any quieter spots where you could have table etc? DH drives a lot for work so in that respect it’s good for accessibility, living in one of the surrounding villages would have added time onto his already long commute. We always get gritted, and I feel safer in terms of crime with the passing traffic. When I lived on a quiet street I hated being in the house alone!

Some good advice here thank you. Totally get some people would never do it...I didn't think I would 🙈 But I really love this house.

You can hear noise in the garden but it does go back a fair way and the view at the back is open fields. People living there at the moment have their seating area looking out onto that.

Exactly, we’re all different. I know I’m more noise sensitive than most people. But if you love the house, that may be a worthwhile compromise for you to get a fantastic house at a slightly cheaper price.