Living on main road

It’s also dusty and dirty. Fresh air for me!

The first place we bought was a flat on a bus route. We could not open the windows at the front as we couldn't hear the TV. Luckily the bedroom was at the back.
Since then I have lived in two houses on side roads but traffic noise and loud people walking past still kept me awake. My current house is the quietest place I have lived. I would never choose a main road if there was any choice.

from 11-15 lived on the main road to southend sea front, traffic noise dawn to dusk, then they opened a by pass, almost silence over night, look the family weeks to get used to the silence, not so bad for Mum & Dad at the back of the house

We lived within a stone's throw of the M4 and A48 until a few years ago when we moved to a slightly more rural area my house isn't half as dusty and the windows ain't half as dirty , the noise issue wasn't a problem inside but outside was noisy . Try and take a look around the area at different times of the day/evening/weekend to see if it is any different and parking isn't a problem.

We live just off a main road which leads to the M1. The hum of traffic is almost constant. When the M1 is closed it is very noisy. But there are so many lorries on the roads now you hear such loud sporadic noises and wonder what it is. Next door moved because they couldn't stand it. I sleep with the windows open and the constant hum starts around 5am. Doesn't wake me up though. I shut the windows when i get up so OH doesn't get woken up. But i wouldn't move because of it.

For info we didnt make a offer however plenty of others did. It was lovely but in my opinion 50k+ overpriced due to location on v busy A road leading to 5 exit roundabout onto a bypass.

NotSpaghetti

Oops! Her's

"Hers" was right first time!

We used to live on a busy road and yes, we did get used to the noise. The dirt was another matter, though.

The windows and curtains got dusty and grimy very quickly. Apparently, a lot of the black dust is tiny particles of vehicle tyres.

Being young, we didn't really think about what we were breathing in!

yes, I eventually realised that Naninka but gave up!

Sometimes you write something automatically and then it just suddenly looks wrong.
I actually wrote it with a pen and paper and then it was super-obvious but by then I'd corrected myself so often I was in danger of hijacking the thread.

Thank you though. Appreciated.

My motto is "if in any doubt, do without". We do not live on a main road, but a house behind us and 2 lots down just removed some trees and bushes (putting in a pool) that are on the side of the main road which is causing us to hear the traffic -- driving me crazy. I am hoping they replace what was removed with some dense conifers.

We lived in a large bungalow with big grounds and 90 acres of woodland for 6 years which was nice. Across the road there was a crumbling cottage. Beyond their back garden was the A1(M). At first we could hear the heavy traffic, especially if it rained, but after a couple of years we'd tuned out the noise.

However, when we came to sell up it took us over a year. Buyers would like the place but complain the road was too noisy.

What I can't understand was that the cottage was knocked down and 5 neighbouring houses bought by a builder and six executive homes built selling quickly for around £600,000 each!!

Would be a no no for me . If you decide against it there will be something else that you are sure about. Don't buy if you have even the slightest doubt.

You shouldn't have cats if you live on a busy main road.

Absolutely, which was why we didn't have a cat when we lived beside a busy road.

I live on busy arterial road and have heavy traffic thundering past most of the time. I've lived here many years and never got used to it. Lorries and tankers thunder past, emergency vehicles sound their sirens at ram etc. Double glazing is no help. The back garden is slightly quieter but its never really quiet. I doubt I can ever sell up. The fumes are horrid, I have asthma and it doesn't help. I can only say that unless its necessary don't buy a house hear a main road. People who live nearby say that they like the fact that there are bus stops nearby, we have a superstore within walking distance and schools nearby. I suppose it appeals to elderly and young families. I like my house but would happily uproot it to somewhere quiet

Mrs Tagin , I have 4 cats but they are all housecats.
I meant to say that emergency vehicles sound their sirens at 3 am