Living near a busy road

Hello All

I wondered if any other members live or have a busy, busy road backing on to their gardens? And how do they cope with the constant Traffic noise.
Thanks Angela

 

Evening Angela

National Trust garden that I work in is right next to the A35, been sneaking holly saplings onto the bank between it and the road, they help muffle the noise

 

A friend of mine lives right on top of a very busy duel carriageway (well, it wasn't when the cottage was first build in 18?? but, that's progress - and compulsory purchase orders - for you).
Anyway, my point is, with a wall/fence/hedging, while it doesn't stop the noise, it does help ... muffle it enough that it isn't the top focus.

 

I just cannot make my mind up if its worth moving or not. If you sit outside all you hear is traffic . I love the ideaa of Holly. Also, its a good deterrent.

 

We have lived here for 30 years and when we came this was just an A road then the built a new link to the M1 500 yards up the road. It is 1900hrs and I have just counted 30 vehicles in a minute. BUT, behind the house we have 200 acres of woodland out of which was carved my 15 acre tenancy of which I have retained 1.25 acres. The noise is worth the sacrifice for what is behind the house.

 

Wow ! Yes , I can understand it being worth the sacrifice . I do live on an Estate and the view outside the front is that of a large green . I do understand compromise and maybe I will have a rethink

 

There was / is meant to be a huge development , which in turn would lessen the noise as the proposed plan would be to divert lorries etc.. away from this Estate. However , the private areas that this would affect have been objecting to the new link road ...

 

when I was living in Battersea, I would have the train station right behind me - therefore I would feel each train arriving - plus Queesnstown rd at the front, leading to Chelsea Bridge. So...never a dull moment. I loved it at the time!

 

I personally would have to move as I can't stand loud noise as I have got older

I lived for a long time in a village with the A45 dual carriage way a mile from where I lived.For the first few years the noise was bearable but as the flow of traffic increased the noise got louder due to the fact that I was living on top of a hill and the houses either side funnelled the sound up to us.I couldn't even have a conversation with my next door neighbours if they were out gardening because the noise was so bad.In the summer months we had to keep the windows and doors closed and used a fan to cool us down.The only time we never heard the road was when the wind was blowing in the right direction for us but then we used to think we had gone deaf as it was so quiet When we go back to work n our allotment plots we still hear the roar of the road despite it being a field away from the allotment plots and can't even have a chat with Mr Kandy about where we are going to grow stuff

Where we now live we occasionaly hear the A14 dual carriageway but now have problems in the summer moths with The Blades aerobatic team flying over our village doing their displays ready for the flying season.They even follow us when we go over to the allotments so have that noise to contend with

I think the local council put in a screen of trees to block out the noise but it doesn't seem to have worked as the noise is still unbearable and besides trees take a long time to grow before they a re tall enough to act as a sound barrier unless they spend thousands of pounds on buying tall well established trees in the first place

 

Oh how I feel for you

 

Some thick hedging should help muffle the sound - as well as a nice water feature which will give you something more pleasant to focus on.