Holmes Close

[Isserlis]

Hello! I'm thinking of moving to ED and am looking at a flat in Holmes Close, off Oakhurst Grove. It seems to be a really good location as it's close to the leisure centre and shops.

Has anyone lived in this development? Is it relatively quiet? It looks fine to me but I know there are sometimes problems with developments with a low proportion of owner-occupiers and newer build flats tend to have poorer sound-proofing than conversions of Victorian terraced houses.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[KidKruger]

older victorian conversions can frequently have shockingly bad sound proofing.

[hpsaucey]

I've lived in both - old Victorian converted flat - terrible in terms of sound coming from the upstairs flat; now in a 2012 new build - also pretty bad because the vibrations head straight through the wooden structure ....

Can you talk to anyone else living there and see how they find it?

[Peckhamrye]

I live in a 2007 new build and the sound proofing is excellent, much better than the Victorian conversion I lived in previously.

[loveED86]

I live in a victorian conversion and lets just say my neighbour downstairs and I might as well be living together!

Every movement is heard and you can even hear when the light/plug socket switch is pressed! no soundproofing here whatsoever but other conversions may not be so bad especially if there is some sort of soundproofing.

[Jeremy]

Victorian conversions - sound proofing usually pretty bad. Victorian houses - usually reasonably good.

[JohnL]

Peckhamrye Wrote:

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> I live in a 2007 new build and the sound proofing

> is excellent, much better than the Victorian

> conversion I lived in previously.

Yes - similar - If I hear anything it's through the

front door - rather than the walls or floor.

Theres no excuse for not getting soundproofing right in

new builds. YOu'd think there would be a way of

improving it in older houses.