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Are friends electric? Valuing the social costs of power lines using house prices

Contributor(s): Series: Discussion PaperPublication details: Centre for Economic Performance & London School of Economics, August 2023Description: 40pISSN:
  • 2042-2695
Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: The LSE report indicates that houses within 300 metres of new pylons sell for 10% less on average than those more than over 1.5km away. The influence of a pylon decays with distance but can be detected upto about 1.2km, on average houses sell for around 3.6% less within 1.2km than beyond that distance
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The LSE report indicates that houses within 300 metres of new pylons sell for 10% less on average than those more than over 1.5km away. The influence of a pylon decays with distance but can be detected upto about 1.2km, on average houses sell for around 3.6% less within 1.2km than beyond that distance