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@Silly_Savage don't really know Eastville to be honest but I do have a preference to be quite central. Going to have an explore that way later. All my mates are central ish and easier to let a room out somewhere like St Werburghs.
Soundproofing - would a survey pick that up? From what I've read some conversions are definitely better than others. Living in a terraced house at the moment and neighbour's kitchen one side backs on to the lounge and we hear everything.
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Victorian terraces are never going to be great for that, but noise from above is a lot more invasive than noise from the side (see bastard neighbors thread). I'm no expert but I believe building regs on this were improved sometime in the 90s? Whether individual build are compliant is probably a different question. My conversion was done in the 80s and was pretty shocking in that regard, although some of that was down to tenants behaviour/routine but the building didn't help isolate that.
Eastville: massive park, Tesco & IKEA, pretty good links in to town or out, less hip pubs/cafes. It might not be any cheaper though, I'm out of touch with the Bristol market since I moved away.
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Soundproofing - would a survey pick that up?
Nope. A surveyor will listen for 'noise and disturbance', but unless there's any happening while they're there they won't spot it. You need to do your own due diligence on this.
Here's what the survey for the place we're buying said:
No factors relating to noise or disturbances were noted during the course of the inspection. However, you may wish to carry out drive-past inspections of the property at various times during the day so that you can assess whether there are any factors which may affect the property.
So that's external noise but the question is how to assess internal noise at various times of day.
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Soundproofing - would a survey pick that up?
Not really.
Try to avoid having people living above you if you can.
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How do things look in Eastville these days? It seems to be less desirable than Easton or Werburghs whilst being quite close to both.
To echo the above my first place was a flat in Whitehall near St George. It was a manageable size to tinker with for a few years without being overwhelming. Similar sub floor issues but not as bad as that house. One thing I will say though: soundproofing is important with flats.