Southend area house prices

[kirmingtonuser]

The BBC are reporting today that the Southend-on-Sea area is the warmest residential property hotspot in the U.K. at present, with an annual rise of 15%. The main reason behind this rise was said to be the recent growth at Southend Airport following considerable investment by the Stobart Group.

[Thames Gateway]

Further on this story:

www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10302074.950_homeowners_seeking_compensation_from_Southend_Airport/?ref=mc

ALMOST 1,000 homeowners have submitted compensation claims to Southend Airport for a loss of value to their homes – with hundreds more expected.

Surveyors submitted at least 950 claims from people who believe the extension of the airport’s runway has cut their house price in the first week since applications opened.

Chartered surveyor Michael Marriott, who submitted more than 650 claims on Monday and is preparing to hand in about 50 more, said: “It’s quite evident that there is a significant number of people who are feeling aggrieved enough to make a claim.


“There are clearly more than 700 people who have concerns about it.

“Our experience of this is that it will continue because neighbours speak to one another.”

The airport has to compensate householders who can prove an increase in noise, vibration, dust, smell, light pollution, discharge or fumes as a result of the airport’s expansion has devalued their homes, under a law called the Land Compensation Act.

Applications opened on March 9, the day after the anniversary of the runway extension opening.

[kirmingtonuser]

The Land Compensation Act 1973 allows compensation to be awarded to cover depreciation in the market value of the property. In the case of aerodromes this follows an extension of the existing runway or an increase in capacity caused by an extension to an apron or taxiway.
Presumably the most likely compensation claim would be for noise. (Hopefully it would not be for discharge on to the land of any solid or liquid substance'!)
The Oxford Airport website has an interesting section on noise. They cite a Boeing 737-700 as producing only 71.8dBA compared with 74.3dBA for a Cessna 207.
In the case of Southend, wouldn't the previous frequent Carvair DC4 traffic be noisier than today's A319 movements?

[devonian]

Definitely. As would the BAe 1-11, Boeing 707 and 727 traffic that made up a big part of the 1990s traffic, and the 737 classics that flew in for servicing/disposal in the 2000s........... The noisiest of all in my experience were the Channel Airways Tridents which were infrequent visitors in the late 70s, and the Channel BAC 1-11s (which were more frequent). The DC-6s were also incredibly noisy at times. The A319s are true whisperjets by comparison; the ATR42s are noisier!

[devonian]

Of course, I meant to say that the Channel Tridents were infrequent visitors in the late 60s and early 70s....