Living next to a motorway - good or bad?

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

I wasn't thinking of you - and it's been so long since you invited me 'round I've forgotten where you live anyway.

since when did you need an invitiation.....





(and Aine's very welcome too)

Originally Posted by timwilky

I already have hearing trouble and 4 nights out of 7 there is a low continuous endless rumble that really gets on my tits.

I had the same problem, until I got the wife something to stop her snoring

[Ch00]

Motorways are noiser when all the taffic is jammed up too.

Krhall - I thought you travelled up the A2 a lot. Would you want to live in a house on the Falconwood part of the A2?

[ethariel]

On the other side of the coin, after 15 years living in london in a house just a pavement away from a main road i moved up to Lochaber, so few vehicles went near the house the quiet kept me awake for a couple of months!

Have friends up by heathrow who live more or less under a flightpath, as above they break a conversation then look puzzled that the planes bother you.

It's just what you are used to in the end.

PS Noise is not the worst, try living downwind of a distilery or sewage works, both take years to get used to!

[G]

I used to live less than 250m away from the M27 when I lived on the south coast, the I lived less than 1/2 a mile away from the M1 when I moved up north. Both were very noisey, you couldn't really sleep with the window open.

I now love in a deep quarry miles away from any major routes, at night it is completely silent, absolute bliss.

Living next to a motorway has it's perks though, straight onto the motorways when going anywhere. Always fairly easy to sell as people who travel alot like to get straight onto the routes.

[appollo1]

you soon get used to the noise. I live beside a busy RAF camp with Tornado aircraft taking off all the time. When friends visit they always comment on the noise when a jet is taking off but we are so used to it we never realised one had just passed. It will be worse and a lot noisier later this year when the Typhoon moves in.

The main problem by a motorway or busy road would be the pollution getting into the house in the summer when the windows are open. Is there much farm land nearby? You will get a lot of dust from that which wont help either.

I live right next to the A1M, don't even know its there!

I have the A469 Llanbradach By-pass behind my house and in the winter is when it is most noisy as the trees behind the house have no leaves and the noise of the cars etc "leaks" through. In summer the increased foliage of the trees deflects most of the noise and it is quite bearable.

Although, the past couple of days with snow and ice on the road have been bliss and there has been no-one using the road.

I also used to live in Essex right near the A1112 and A12, these are both very busy roads, so, in summer with the window open the noise can get pretty loud, but, to be honest, you kind of tune it out. Like when you hear an annoying noise constantly...

We have a friend who lived directly next to the M4. While you could hear it outside, inside it wasn't so bad, but you get used to it.

When I was a student (and again when I was living in a flat in Cardiff) I lived right next to busy railway lines. You get used to it, and indeed, you might start to miss it when you're not there.

i live right next to a dual carriageway (trying to upgrade to motorway) and as has been said, you very quickly become oblivious to the noise outside. it just becomes part of the background noise and you dont notice it.

i would say you will notice a bit more dirt and dust and stuff about the house though. it sounds weird but if you have the windows open the window sills inside and stuff are always dusty/dirty. my folks also have a caravan parked in the garden and that shows how much dirt and crap come off the road!

but we also have a summer house/hut/shed type thing out the back and can happily sit in there over the summer and have bbq's with friends out in the garden.

but the huge bonus is being 1min away from being on main roads north/south/east or west. which is good for work or play!