u/mikeghb89

We spent the day in Holmes Chapel yesterday. It's a beautiful town, we viewed a house we loved and made an offer. The only concern we had going in was that it was quite near the train tracks. Some passenger trains passed when we were doing the viewing but weren't too loud so we were happy to offer. However, after more research, I have discovered that the train line also has high volumes of freight traffic. The passenger trains were either slow as they pulled into/away from (local service) or fast and went past quickly (assume Avanti national service). From the videos I have seen, the freight trains are extremely long and travel relatively slowly, taking around 20 seconds to pass.

Does anybody who lives near this line have any insights? I know we would get used to it but would have concerns about re-sellability.

The house is perfect otherwise. I got "the feeling" as soon as I walked in.

Any advice welcome!

Couldn't find much information on Reddit. Not sure if that's a positive or negative signal! For context, we're both 37. No kids (yet!) and a dog. Currently living in South Manchester and looking at houses anywhere between Knutsford and Holmes Chapel. Any locals or folks that have moved there with insights much appreciated!