Moving to new home - getting on with neighbours

[NewMoved]

Shortly will move to my new house. I'm older, fit, working, pleasant, quietish and will be happily living on my own.

Just seeking a few tips for 'getting on with' my neighbours. I'm friendly but not great at the small talk that seems to come naturally to others. Any tips?

How much do you need to get on with them? I just introduced myself to our neighbours when we moved in when we invariably bumped into one another, but apart from a hi, are you alright when I see them I just aren't fussed!

I even struggled to remember their names for the first few years 😂 😕

We’ve had a few new neighbours in recent years, we just say hello if we happen to pass them going in or out. I think when you work full time, you hardly get to know neighbours.

It’s usually easier to chit chat during warmer months when everyone is out in the gardens and you chit chat over the fence

we also grew up sharing cake/party food to neighbours to share celebrations to develop/maintain friendships

an xmas card/gift may be a handy shortcut to your immediate neighbours.

Before I moved into my current home I visited the neighbours on either side to introduce myself. I also told them I had dogs. It felt like the right thing to do.
Fortunately I live in a very friendly road and am on good terms with everyone. I'm quite affable generally.
Just say who you are and how much you are looking forward to moving there. The weather rarely fails to provide an easy discussion subject.
Good luck and I hope you'll be very happy in your new neighbourhood.

Just be nice. Don't push if they are just nod type of people.

We moved into one house about this time if the year too and it worked out well because I popped Christmas cards into few mailboxes so I got cards back with everyone's names and house numbers. So I knew who lives where. It's good to know people around you even just a bit.

We ended up on incredibly great terms withour next door, they even got emergency key when we were away in case anything happens. Exchange of food etc. Lovely people.

Good luck!

When we moved we put a note in near neighbours doors to warn them that a removal van would be arriving that day and please tell us if it caused any problems with access. ( It’s a cul de sac).
Then a month after moving in we invited a few neighbours to afternoon tea on a Saturday.
We get on well with all neighbours.