It's a real fear of mine to end up in one of these situations. I live with my partner and our son in a semi-detached ex council house, moved in about 4 months ago. Our neighbours are great, the couple have been in place for years and have a daughter at uni, and a disabled son who both live with them - but you can hear quite a lot from next door, and while I don't mind it just now because they're a quiet bunch, I hate to think what it would be like if they were to move on and somebody noisier was to move in.