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Living next to a railway station - Earlestown


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Looking for some advice, we are currently looking to buy a house and we went and viewed one today in Newton le Willows - Warrington. It's basically the perfect house for us, with the only snag being Earlestown train station is at the rear of the property.

 

Were obviously just concerned about what it would be like in terms of noise etc, anyone currently live near an actual station, and words of advice? Alot of people say you just get used to the noise etc

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This is a picture from the top back bedroom of the house, the view seeing the track etc from the back does not bother us at all, from the bottom you cant see anything other than the walkway over the tracks.there's a walkway behind the back fence and then the embankment before the tracks. The station obviously down to the left of the house:

 

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Some people say they never notice the trains after a while, don't know how true that is, or just a brave front. Make sure there is no easy access to the property from the walkway behind the fence as in easy access to your back garden. On a positive, nice and close for commuting......

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Were gonna go scope it out again tomorrow, hanging around the station, listening from the path at the back of the house to get an idea of noise etc. Good idea about trying to chat to the neighbours about it if we can as well. The couple that are in there now have been there for 28 years which is a positive

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Is it a main line or just one with those bus trains?

 

They are pretty quiet to be fair but you must think of the knock on effects when you come to sell. Although you may be open minded, most aren't and you could be stuck with a lemon.

 

H.

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It's a fairly main line, trains going to Chester/llandindo , trains to manc and Liverpool are on the opposite side further up away from the house. Were not to worried about re sale value at the moment, I know it's a big factor and we know alot of people would be out of by it, but there's usually always someone willing to be open minded to the idea

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It's a fairly main line, trains going to Chester/llandindo , trains to manc and Liverpool are on the opposite side further up away from the house. Were not to worried about re sale value at the moment, I know it's a big factor and we know alot of people would be out of by it, but there's usually always someone willing to be open minded to the idea

 

You just need to play the percentage game. Life changes all the time so if you need to sell, put yourself in the best possible position.

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For the sake of an hour, go and sit in your car in the evening and listen to the noise/frequency of the trains. If they're loud and often versus quiet and infrequent it could aid your decision.

 

My first house was 5 doors away from the Merseyrail Northern Line, and I couldn't hear the trains there.

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What time do the trains run on that line? Might be a consideration....

 

Also whilst I agree with the "go listen" idea they problem with that is your doing exactly that.... In reality you wouldn't sit watching to trying to hear the train....

 

Personally I wouldn't but then I've lived in a very rural location all my life so it would drive me mad...

 

Good luck though :)

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We had a look at the train timetable and they are probably about every 5-10 min, they start to run from 6am up till midnight. Struggling to find out if freight trains come along

the route.

 

Were gonna go speak to the neighbours a couple of doors down and hopefully they will give us an unbiased view of it.

 

It's frustrating as its our first home and don't want to regret it, the house is exaclty what we want and in the location we want (bar this one being near the station), and is a bit less than our max budget.

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I work on the railway and something you need to think about is night working, especially machines which will make a lot of noise at night. That seems far too close and you'll definitely hear it. I live less than a mile away from the station and I can still hear them if I'm not in the house, luckily it's a well insulated house. The thing to bear in mind also is you have no come back on noise as you are choosing to live right next to it.

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I have a track at the back of mine & yes you get used to it,

Some of the trains slow or stop as they approach the station

So you hear the odd squeal,or engine noises

 

As I write this I couldn't tell you if a train has passed today

 

A couple of times a week we have bulk cement carriages going past 20+ of them so once they've slowed there's a bit of noise to get them up to speed again.

 

think of the times you've walked in a restaurant that has music playing & how long is it before its just a bit of background noise that you don't really notice...

 

When I was a kid I stayed at a cousins house that was next to a fire station, bells going off,main doors opening, cab doors slamming, engine noise & blues & twos going didn't sleep the first few times, then didn't bother me.

 

Or the other option turn the TV up 😁

 

Will try & get some vids & hopefully upload them.

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I have a track at the back of mine & yes you get used to it,

Some of the trains slow or stop as they approach the station

So you hear the odd squeal,or engine noises

 

As I write this I couldn't tell you if a train has passed today

 

A couple of times a week we have bulk cement carriages going past 20+ of them so once they've slowed there's a bit of noise to get them up to speed again.

 

think of the times you've walked in a restaurant that has music playing & how long is it before its just a bit of background noise that you don't really notice...

 

When I was a kid I stayed at a cousins house that was next to a fire station, bells going off,main doors opening, cab doors slamming, engine noise & blues & twos going didn't sleep the first few times, then didn't bother me.

 

Or the other option turn the TV up

 

Will try & get some vids & hopefully upload them.

 

That would be great thanks. We spoke with the neighbours who were more than accommodating , saying the same thing that you don't notice the noise when inside the house, when your in the garden its obvious you will hear them.

 

I must admit though, were we are now we are a stone's throw from the east lancs and when the windows are open all you can hear is the constant flow of traffic which is probably worse than an occasional train!

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Just repeating others' views, but here's my 2p worth:

 

I don't think you'll notice it after a while. I have family who used to live extremely close to a railway level crossing. They genuinely couldn't hear it after a while.

 

Some random thoughts (again, others have already mentioned some of them):

Easy commute by train.

Decent glazing will reduce the noise to a murmur.

Does the house have a decent driveway? If so you could rent out some space on it for a commuter to park on. Not big money but it all helps.

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That would be great thanks. We spoke with the neighbours who were more than accommodating , saying the same thing that you don't notice the noise when inside the house, when your in the garden its obvious you will hear them.

 

I must admit though, were we are now we are a stone's throw from the east lancs and when the windows are open all you can hear is the constant flow of traffic which is probably worse than an occasional train!

 

I haven't forgot about trying to get a video clip of passing trains

But this may answer any doubts, either the trains have all been cancelled where I am since my original post or I've missed loads & haven't even noticed them going past.

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It's a fairly main line, trains going to Chester/llandindo , trains to manc and Liverpool are on the opposite side further up away from the house. Were not to worried about re sale value at the moment, I know it's a big factor and we know alot of people would be out of by it, but there's usually always someone willing to be open minded to the idea

 

That really depends on sale price (yours buy price now and your sale price later) - sacrifices come down to money in the end...

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