![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/our-newbuilds-are-inches-away-from-m1-noise-was-unbearable-but-we-love-it/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/road-nowhere-newbuilds-inches-away-836676392-1.jpg&description=ROAD TO NOWHERE Published : 23:21, 7 Aug 2023 Updated : 23:22, 7 Aug 2023 RESIDENTS of a newbuild estate built inches away from the M1 have told how they love living there. Locals on the relatively new Kings Gate development in Shepshed, Leicestershire , say there are two upsides to living next to the busy motorway. 2 Residents of Kings Gate live right beside the M1 Credit: BPM Media 2 But a wooden fence means they can't hear the traffic Credit: BPM Media They say they can't hear the road at all - but house prices are still cheap because of it. Many houses even face the colossal highway - but homeowners say they can't hear any noise. One resident, who lives on Woodpecker way told Leistershire Live: 'Even with the windows open, you can't hear a thing. 'It's fine here, it really is. I've had no issues since I've moved here and even if it is noisy, it's not that noticeable. It's really not too loud." 'I've never had a problem and if there are issues around here, they're minor. We certainly don't hear them.' The tranquil and quiet conditions are thanks to a huge privacy fence erected around the estate which act as soundscreens. Another local said: 'We've never had issues with noise at all. 'It's quite quiet. Even with the windows open in the summer , you can't hear a thing.' The woman says the idea of living near the motorway never put her off living on the estate. She explained: 'The houses are far cheaper here than where I was looking, but the motorway never played a part in it. 'You've got schools around here and everything well served around here. It doesn't bother me there's a motorway.' It comes after a family who live under the M4 motorway said they love feeling their home shudder as heavy traffic passes overhead. Arthur and Gwyneth Howells bought the two-bed property when the roads were a lot quieter in 1969, and it cost them £2,500. But the retired couple, who live there with son Jason, have adapted to the increasing flow of traffic over the years - and woul){kind=link}
RESIDENTS of a newbuild estate built inches away from the M1 have told how they love living there.
Locals on the relatively new Kings Gate development in Shepshed, Leicestershire, say there are two upsides to living next to the busy motorway.
They say they can’t hear the road at all – but house prices are still cheap because of it.
Many houses even face the colossal highway – but homeowners say they can’t hear any noise.
One resident, who lives on Woodpecker way told Leistershire Live: “Even with the windows open, you can’t hear a thing.