Would you buy on a school road?

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It’s our dream house, size, location, decoration, layout etc BUT there is a secondary school on the road. My partner is not fussed by this but I have concerns. The noise, parking (there are restrictions but I know how inconsiderate drivers can be doing drop off/pick up) so my questions are, would you buy on a school road? Those who do live on a road with a school is it as bad as I imagine?!

Live on the same road as a primary. Getting parked is the issue when you come home
doesnt really bother us in the mornings as we’re either not moving the car or we’re going out,
we just time our arrival home so we don’t get back within 30 mins of pick up time. Within 5 mins if school kicking out it’s all gone again.

Nope, not even for a house double the size. Its not worth it. Parking parents do not give a fig about you, your property or any other emergency you may have. All they care about is not having to walk, not being late for work and not having to get out of the car they are in for any reason.

Dont do it.

I live by a school and it's pretty rubbish for a few minutes in the morning and a bit longer in the afternoons, but deserted all weekend and generally I'm not at home at school times.

It was great when the children were at the school.

There are some disadvantages, but those will be reflected in the price.

my absolute worst nightmare!!

Catchment schools are a Scottish thing. Each school has a catchment area, for Primary schools it'll be for instance the village they're in or a section of a town. You buy a house in a school catchment area then that's the ones your children are guaranteed a place at. You don't need to apply for school places if you live in the catchment area

I live in an area with an excellent primary school & an award winning high school. It seriously impacts house prices. Almost every house up for sale here specifically mentions the house is in the catchment area for the 2 schools

We have catchment areas for each of our high schools and I am in England. There is a map on the LA website. Living in catchment doesn’t mean you get a place at that school though, especially with all the recent house building. Living in catchment is on the list of priorities for places, with those living closest within catchment getting priority.

I live on a road directly opposite a primary school. There's a one way system in place during morning and afternoons. We have a big drive and there's zig zig lines directly outside the school spanning about 100 metres so people can't park there. It's so quiet every other time of day and weekends and school holidays. The school is good at communicating to residents about any upcoming events that may cause extra traffic etc.

I live two streets away from a school and it's a no from me tbh

If it’s a private school expect lots of inconsiderate parking of massive cars for both primary & secondary

(I say that as someone who sends my child to private school)