Is guilford affected by Gatwick or other airports?
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If aircraft noise is of particular concern, then exact design of the property and where you plan to sit outside may be more important than the house location, unless its right under an airport approach.
If you have a garden with walls above head height on two or more sides, then you can get an effect similar to sitting in front of a Romney Marsh sound mirror:
[pic]https://theromneymarsh.net/assets/fileman/Uploads/History/buildings/Sound%20Mirrors/30_Foot_Sound_Mirror_2015.jpg [/pic]
I was hanging out washing when an aeroplane flew over that was a speck in the sky. The reverberation it generated was almost painfully loud where I was standing, close to both the house wall and a tall garden wall at right angles to it.
I later found out that the particular aeroplane was an early model C-130B Hercules cruising at 20,000ft or so.
If you have a garden with walls above head height on two or more sides, then you can get an effect similar to sitting in front of a Romney Marsh sound mirror:
[pic]https://theromneymarsh.net/assets/fileman/Uploads/History/buildings/Sound%20Mirrors/30_Foot_Sound_Mirror_2015.jpg [/pic]
I was hanging out washing when an aeroplane flew over that was a speck in the sky. The reverberation it generated was almost painfully loud where I was standing, close to both the house wall and a tall garden wall at right angles to it.
I later found out that the particular aeroplane was an early model C-130B Hercules cruising at 20,000ft or so.
CharlesElliott said:
Here's a map (from Heathrow). Guildford doesn't even feature as an impacted area as they planes will be very high at that point.
On face value Walton / Weybridge is at the centre of converging flight paths but they are all above 5,000ft and noise is not an issue.
That's another one of mine. On face value Walton / Weybridge is at the centre of converging flight paths but they are all above 5,000ft and noise is not an issue.
And those are all under 4,000ft.
philv said:
My part er says there is nowhere in the south or anywhere close to London that is acceotabke because of airplane noise.
Thoughts please...besides the obvious....
Where do you live now? Reading that, she sounds like she has been reading websites like HACAN and CAGNE. Thoughts please...besides the obvious....
We live 5 miles from Guildford. Pre Covid you rarely heard aircraft and I've not come across any anti-noise groups in this area.
philv said:
She is looking at all the flight paths and anything under or close is ruled out...even if they are 3 miles up.
philv said:
She says that noise in the garden in guilford is so loud it is not possible to hold a cnversation.
She has read this.
True?
I'm not sure why you are bothering with all these threads, it's a waste of your time.She has read this.
True?
Your Wife DOES NOT Want To Move South Of Wherever It Is You Live Now.
What you need to do is have a CONVERSATION with her.
At present, she'd be unwilling to live in Windsor Castle!
Also, whilst we can give views on areas, you really need to go there yourself and also understand the differences in cost. Guildford and Cobham are a long way apart in terms of cost and experience. Oxshott and Cobham are also very different.
You need to have a very fixed view on your BUDGET and what you WANT (house/garden size, local amenities) for that Budget.
If you’re considering living there, you might as well learn to spell it correctly.
Guildford, with a d in the middle.
(Although, note that many people consider the middle d to be silent, i.e. it is pronounced “gill-ford”).
Edited to add: There is no significant noise from commercial aircraft in Guildford, but there is the occasional light aircraft from Fairoaks. Also biz-jets fly low-ish (but not as low as Woking), but they’re mostly in the descent into Farnborough so making virtually no noise.
As I’m currently working temporarily as a postie for Royal Mail, I can tell you that Guildford has multi-million pound mansions, blocks of s
t-hole flats, and everything in between.
Guildford, with a d in the middle.
(Although, note that many people consider the middle d to be silent, i.e. it is pronounced “gill-ford”).
Edited to add: There is no significant noise from commercial aircraft in Guildford, but there is the occasional light aircraft from Fairoaks. Also biz-jets fly low-ish (but not as low as Woking), but they’re mostly in the descent into Farnborough so making virtually no noise.
As I’m currently working temporarily as a postie for Royal Mail, I can tell you that Guildford has multi-million pound mansions, blocks of s
t-hole flats, and everything in between.Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Tuesday 23 February 07:41
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
Edited to add: There is no significant noise from commercial aircraft in Guildford, but there is the occasional light aircraft from Fairoaks. Also biz-jets fly low-ish (but not as low as Woking), but they’re mostly in the descent into Farnborough so making virtually no noise.
I live right in between Fairoaks and Farnborough and you hardly hear a thing from either. Like the bigger planes out of Heathrow you're far more likely to see them than hear them. Been pretty quiet since Concorde stopped flying.Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Tuesday 23 February 07:41
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
If you’re considering living there, you might as well learn to spell it correctly.
Guildford, with a d in the middle.
(Although, note that many people consider the middle d to be silent, i.e. it is pronounced “gill-ford”).
Edited to add: There is no significant noise from commercial aircraft in Guildford, but there is the occasional light aircraft from Fairoaks. Also biz-jets fly low-ish (but not as low as Woking), but they’re mostly in the descent into Farnborough so making virtually no noise.
As I’m currently working temporarily as a postie for Royal Mail, I can tell you that Guildford has multi-million pound mansions, blocks of st-hole flats, and everything in between.
All of the above is true. There is no significant airplane noise in Guildford. Guildford, with a d in the middle.
(Although, note that many people consider the middle d to be silent, i.e. it is pronounced “gill-ford”).
Edited to add: There is no significant noise from commercial aircraft in Guildford, but there is the occasional light aircraft from Fairoaks. Also biz-jets fly low-ish (but not as low as Woking), but they’re mostly in the descent into Farnborough so making virtually no noise.
As I’m currently working temporarily as a postie for Royal Mail, I can tell you that Guildford has multi-million pound mansions, blocks of s
t-hole flats, and everything in between.Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Tuesday 23 February 07:41
For context I live less than 2 miles from Guildford Town Centre and have lived there all my life.
LHRFlightman said:
Jaska said:
Are we going to get a thread from you for every single combination of
(Town near airport) + (airport) = good???
Are you allergic to aeroplanes?
Don't underestimate how affected some people are by aircraft noise. In my previous role I've had intelligent people break down Infront of me, due to a perceived increase in noise from aircraft. For some it is a serious issue. For others, it literally is "what noise". (Town near airport) + (airport) = good???
Are you allergic to aeroplanes?
I appreciate some people even that is too close, but I've just had someone cancel a viewing of our house because 'their wife did some Googling and thinks it is DIRECTLY under the flight path' (which it isn't).
Basically what I am saying is if you *think* something is an issue - go and check it for yourself - because what is noise to you may not even register for someone else.
I lived in Guildford for 15 years - lovely City, great links to pretty much everywhere. Never had any issues with plane noise. The biggest issue in Guildford is whenever there is an 'issue' on the A3 it jams up the whole town because you cannot go Southbound at Burpham, you cannot go Southbound at the Premier Inn and you cannot go Northbound at Wooden Bridge. So you HAVE to go through the town and they have never got the phasing right on the traffic lights. Bloody nightmare.
OK if you are a yoghurt knitting cyclist tho
Edited by parakitaMol. on Tuesday 23 February 12:37
philv said:
hucumber said:
philv said:
My part er says there is nowhere in the south or anywhere close to London that is acceotabke because of airplane noise.
Thoughts please...besides the obvious....
TherapyThoughts please...besides the obvious....
There are some parts which are pretty bad if you are directly under a take-off path but other than that the 'whole south' or 'close to London' is really stretching it
anonymous said:
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I was also in Fulham for 6 years, a bit further up towards Hammersmith. The noise of the planes was seriously annoying a fair bit of the time.....sometimes you wouldn't notice, but usually you would. I've now moved to Surbiton, no plane noise but I can hear the A3 at night with the window open, and there's a road my garden backs onto which I fear will be a bit too noisy for my liking in the summer when we're in the garden.
My family just say "at least you've got rid of the planes"
Lived in Guildford for 12 years until 2012. Didn't notice the aircraft noise at all.
Traffic is an issue in Guildford - its basically a town bisected into quadrants by the river, railway and A3, with only 2 crossing points between each quadrant (one of them a singletrack bridges!). Plus it has a one-way system.
Traffic is an issue in Guildford - its basically a town bisected into quadrants by the river, railway and A3, with only 2 crossing points between each quadrant (one of them a singletrack bridges!). Plus it has a one-way system.
UTH said:
I was also in Fulham for 6 years, a bit further up towards Hammersmith. The noise of the planes was seriously annoying a fair bit of the time.....sometimes you wouldn't notice, but usually you would.
I've now moved to Surbiton, no plane noise but I can hear the A3 at night with the window open, and there's a road my garden backs onto which I fear will be a bit too noisy for my liking in the summer when we're in the garden.
My family just say "at least you've got rid of the planes"
The volume of background noise is a big factor in how we perceive aircraft noise.I've now moved to Surbiton, no plane noise but I can hear the A3 at night with the window open, and there's a road my garden backs onto which I fear will be a bit too noisy for my liking in the summer when we're in the garden.
My family just say "at least you've got rid of the planes"
I live on the other side of Surbiton from you and I find the plane noise can actually be quite obtrusive when sitting in the garden in the summer and you can see them going on the flight path over Bushy Park.
It’s not too bad though, and if I’d previously lived in an area that was properly on the flight path, I might not even notice it at all.
philv said:
She says that noise in the garden in guilford is so loud it is not possible to hold a cnversation.
She has read this.
True?
No. Lived there for 16 years. We were 60m from the railway line, and even when a train went past you could comfortably have a conversation.She has read this.
True?
There is constant background noise from the A3 but it's not loud.
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