Would you live at a murder scene to bag a house price discount?
Last year a North London flat sold at a £100,000 discount to similar properties because a serial killer committed his murders there. We want to test your attitudes to prior property history. In which of the following circumstances would you NEVER buy, even at a big discount (select all that apply) if it's...
Last year a North London flat sold at a £100,000 discount to similar properties because a serial killer committed his murders there. We want to test your attitudes to prior property history.
In which of the following circumstances would you NEVER buy, even at a big discount (select all that apply) if it's...
Results
| Had a known criminal live there |  |
1,185 votes (18 %) |
| An ex-brothel | |
1,811 votes (27 %) |
| Full of damp | |
4,374 votes (65 %) |
| Had a serial killer live in the property | |
2,777 votes (41 %) |
| In a flood risk area | |
5,186 votes (77 %) |
| Subsiding | |
5,146 votes (77 %) |
| Got a garden infested with Japanese knotweed | |
3,935 votes (59 %) |
| Had someone recently die at the property | |
823 votes (12 %) |
| A former drugs den | |
2,506 votes (37 %) |
| Had previous owners with dogs/cats | |
425 votes (6 %) |
| Next to a cemetery | |
1,323 votes (20 %) |
| By a train track | |
2,572 votes (38 %) |
| Had previous owners who were smokers | |
848 votes (13 %) |
| In a high crime area | |
4,731 votes (70 %) |
| A sale after a repossession | |
361 votes (5 %) |
| Next to an electricity pylon | |
3,797 votes (56 %) |
| Got no access to high-speed broadband | |
2,661 votes (40 %) |
| In serious disrepair | |
2,301 votes (34 %) |
| Next to a motorway | |
4,057 votes (60 %) |
| Close to an eroding cliff | |
5,773 votes (86 %) |
| Has leylandii trees/hedges | |
1,219 votes (18 %) |
| Next to a mobile phone mast | |
2,705 votes (40 %) |
| Allegedly haunted | |
1,807 votes (27 %) |
| Had a murder in the property | |
2,620 votes (39 %) |
| Under a busy flight path | |
3,591 votes (53 %) |
| None of these issues worry me | |
162 votes (2 %) |
6,726 people have selected 68,696 options (percentages are the number who voted for that topic of the total people who have voted, so won't add up to 100%).
We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.
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