Residents living on an estate in Hucknall which is just a field away from the M1 have said the sound of cars at night is "soothing". People living within 500 metres of the busy motorway were largely untroubled by the sounds, which was equated to mere 'background noise'.
Dan Morton moved to Bolingey Way, on the estate which is located to the west of Hucknall town centre, with his girlfriend Crystal Blair eight years ago. He told Nottinghamshire Live that the noise of traffic "doesn't bother us at all".
The 27-year-old joiner said: "It's actually that far away that it's quite soothing more than anything really, especially at night. It's just like a bit of background noise. It's alright here, although I'd rather go somewhere out the way, like the middle of a forest."
