Would you buy a house backing onto a cemetery?

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We're house hunting at the moment and like the look of a house that backs onto a cemetery. There is a substantial garden wall and high trees on the other side blocking the view of graves. The back garden has the advantages of being quiet and not overlooked.. However, would the proximity of a cemetery put you off, and do you think it would be difficult to sell in future?

Absolutely not! I go for msny walks in my local cemetry. Its a little haven if tranquility.

Besides, think of the location, it's the dead centre of the town.

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I wouldn't be put off at all, I think I would actually love it.

I do enjoy a wander through a cemetary.

I would actually prefer it, as peaceful and has trees and unlikely to be built on.
So long as it’s not frequented by drunks or partying teens.

I live near a cemetery and fortunately there has never been any anti social behaviour. It is beautifully kept and well screened by hedging and trees. I wouldn’t hesitate to choose a cemetery as a neighbour again, you soon get over finding it spooky 😁

Are you planning to live there short term or flip the house? If not, who cares what potential buyers would think.

My childhood home backed on to a cemetery, mum still lives there. The only time it bothered me was when I’d just watched night of living dead at my friends house round the corner 😆 absolutely hot footed it past on my way home !
But no, it wouldn’t put me off at all.

It wouldn’t put me off, sounds like you can’t even see the headstones from the property anyway?

I lived in a Nurses Home next to a cemetery. The only disturbance was the noise from amorous foxes, which did freak some of the new students a bit before they got used to it. Otherwise it was peaceful and quite a nice place to walk.

Absolutely no way from me. Imagine the spirits 🥹

We built a house on the land next to a church with a large yard. huge garden far from the graves but I loved it, we were able to walk around the graveyard straight from our garden gate. So peaceful.

I would love a house next to a cemetary, especially if it is an old one.

I don't really understand why peoiple find them spooky. I find them restful and peaceful.
Loads of postives
Quiet, no hassle form neighbours
no planning issues next door
old trees are lovely (as long as they are sound)
Probably lots of wildlife in a cemetary.

No reaosn to think re-sale would be worse, there are plenty of people like me that would really like it.

It would put me right off. The slightest noise and I would be on edge 😂 but also as another commenter said, the leaves from the trees would drive me insane.

I grew up in a house that backed on to a cemetery and I loved my childhood home. I later bought my first house in the same area backing on to the same cemetery with a newer cemetery across the road to the front and my first born was there for the first few years of his life and loved it. It never bothered me at all growing up or as an adult and there was never an issue to sell - the houses sold easily for good prices. The area around the property and cemetery was a more important factor than the actual cemetery in my experience.

We live immediately by one and haven't all been killed in a zombie invasion yet (touch wood). It's nice to have a green space beside us that won't turn into an(other) enormous development site, to be honest. And sometimes there are deer!

Wow, didn’t realise I’d be in the minority, if that even, to be so frightened 😂 Not just that, I find is so depressing walking/travelling past or looking at graves anyway.

It wouldn't have bothered me in the past but my last dog absolutely refused to walk past a cemetery once and stood rigid, growling at nothing til I picked him up and scarpered. So no.

I grew up in what was previously the lodge house for a cemetery. It was absolutely lovely. Dead quiet (sorry, couldn’t resist). Quiet, well maintained grounds. We grew up learning to ride our bikes around there or climbing trees on the edges (it was a cemetery that also served as a walk through from one area to another and was frequently used by people getting from a to b). We were always respectful - we never walked on the grass edging the graves and never ever on the graves, we didn’t shout or scream in the cemetery (but in our garden it was a different story!). It’s only spooky if you let it be spooky, and when my parents sold the house it wasn’t an issue!

I love old graveyards, I find them really calming. Wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.

Wouldn’t put me off. But I’m quite matter of fact about things and would view it as having a nice quiet garden that doesn’t back onto other neighbours.

I know other people thought would hate this. My MIL is buying a house atm and she’s obsessed with whether anyone has died in the house! This question wouldn’t even cross my mind. But I imagine a cemetery would be a massive no for her.

Cemetery wraps round our garden. Lots of quiet green space, can't be built on, not overlooked.

I wouldn't like it at all but seems I'm definitely in the minority.

No, just get it checked that there is no plans for cemetery to be developed on. Would be lovely and quiet

I grew up in a house that overlooked a graveyard at the back. As a teen who was into The Craft and other gothic/witchy things, my friends and I loved it!

As an adult it wouldn't put me off- it was very quiet!

I think a house next to a cemetery is in the perfect location. It will be there forever and won’t be turned into a housing estate or anything noisy!