Buying a house near HS2

[Adviceneeded1]

Hi

We are looking at buying a house in Balsall Common I have attached the HS2 map the pointer is where the house is located. The line is around 880m away I have been told by HS2.

Will I be impacted by noise/vibrations please and if so what level ? Also I have heard that on waste lane (the closest point) it may be under a tunnel but I am not sure how to confirm that ? A tunnel would surely be quieter ?

Also the HS2 train station will be located near to NEC which will be around 10-15 minutes by car

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[The Planner]

It might well be under the cut and cover tunnel for Burton Green still at Waste Lane. I would reckon you would be far enough back to hear minimal noise as you have other buildings between you amd the line.

 

[Tim M]

The problem with asking such a question on what is a social media platform is the risk of receiving misleading answers that you may regret later on. Your solicitor is required to carry out searches for any issues that may effect the property, you should take their advice, if you are not happy then escalate the search. It will cost money, but free advice on this forum does not hold any legal weight.

 

[32475]

It might be well worth going to a a few similar locations on HS1 in Kent if you can identify roughly similar distance from the line. Eurostars and Javelins are regular enough to give you some idea of what to expect in terms of background noise.

 

[AlterEgo]

The problem with asking such a question on what is a social media platform is the risk of receiving misleading answers that you may regret later on. Your solicitor is required to carry out searches for any issues that may effect the property, you should take their advice, if you are not happy then escalate the search. It will cost money, but free advice on this forum does not hold any legal weight.

I completely agree.

 

[DarloRich]

Your solicitor is required to carry out searches for any issues that may effect the property, you should take their advice, if you are not happy then escalate the search. It will cost money, but free advice on this forum does not hold any legal weight.

100% correct. You should instruct your solicitor to make suitable enquires to satisfy your requirements AND (and this is important) the needs of your mortgage company.

I would further suggest instructing a local solicitor who knows the area rather than use the solicitor suggested by your mortgage company or god forbid the builders!

 

[Broucek]

I would further suggest instructing a local solicitor who knows the area rather than use the solicitor suggested by your mortgage company or god forbid the builders!

This....

 

[Bevan Price]

You will probably get more noise & vibrations from heavy lorries on nearby roads.

 

[D365]

You will probably get more noise & vibrations from heavy lorries on nearby roads.

100% agree, but as discussed above, this is only to be taken as anecdotal advice.

 

[alxndr]

You will probably get more noise & vibrations from heavy lorries on nearby roads.

Agreed. My house is under 200m from the nearest railway line and I can hear the trains from outside, but no louder than a car. I'll generally miss them if someone is talking or my attention is elsewhere.

A previous house was about 400m from a railway and it was louder there due to the geography (my house was on a hill and therefore there was no buildings between me and the line) and there were also points. You'd know it was there, but it didn't cause problems. Cars drawing up outside were more disturbing to me.

The layout of the area makes a big difference in my experience. Often I find I can hear railways more due to the sound bouncing back from buildings so that it sounds as though its coming from the wrong direction. If its in a cutting or tunnel its much less likely for this to happen. Background noise also matters, yet another house I lived in was a mile away but if the wind was blowing the right way I could very faintly hear trains traversing a set of points in the small hours of the morning before the road noise built up. Once the rest of the world woke up it was very rare for me to pick it out, even on purpose.

For completions sake, I've also lived 40m from the railway so my tolerance may be higher than most. Even then I quickly got used to it, so much so that when there were daytime possessions I tended to feel slightly uneasy due to the lack of noise. I also work on the railway and so am very accustomed to picking out the sounds—other people might hear it but so faint they don't consciously recognise it or can't identify it.