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Windfarms can reduce house prices by up to 12%, says LSE

8 April 2014

Large windfarms can knock as much as 12 percent off the values of homes within a 2km radius, and reduce property prices as far as 14km away, according to research by the London School of Economics. The findings contrast sharply with a report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research in March, which found no negative impact on property prices within a 5km radius of a turbine.

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Related publications
'Gone with the Wind: Valuing the Visual Impacts of Wind Turbines through House Prices', Stephen Gibbons, SERC Discussion Paper No.159, April 2014 Related Links
Steve Gibbons webpage
SERC website

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