A MAN fed up with his noisy student neighbours says he is scared he may end up killing them in the street.

David Mead says that despite spending more than £7,000 on soundproofing his house, noise from student parties has made his home in Brighton almost unlivable.

The 61-year-old, who lives with his partner, says he has left his house 21 times in the past year to tell the “drunken vagrants” to “shut up”.

Mr Mead, who describes the party-goers as “toxic sh**s”, said: “I think I’ll have to sell up and leave Brighton as I don’t want to end up in a police station by killing someone in the street.

“I’m 6ft 2, 100 kilos, and f***ing angry.”

Mr Mead has lived in the property in Upper Lewes Road for three years and says he is often kept awake by “pounding disco beats” which “rattle the china in the kitchen”.

And he says other neighbours have been pushed to breaking point in the past.

He said: “There was a big noisy party on the road and a guy who went round was told to f*** off.

“He went back with a hoodie on and went into the partying house.

“He then went into the kitchen where the circuit board was, ripped it out, and threw it through the kitchen window.”

Mr Mead often has to wake up at 5.15am to catch a morning train to London for work.

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Mr Mead has spent thousands soundproofing his house

He says student neighbours partying for up to 12 hours have kept him from travelling at least once.

Another time, police were called to a large and bloody fight in the street after a party and remained outside until the early hours.

Mr Mead, who has spent £6,000 triple glazing his windows and £1,500 on soundproof insulation for his bedroom, said: “I’m now planning my exit strategy.

“I’ve lived here three miserable years.

“They come back every term and it’s relentless.”

Mr Mead blames the many “houses in multiple occupation” in the area.

These are former family homes converted so more people can fit into the building and are popular with students looking for cheaper rent.

Mr Mead said his home was surrounded by these shared houses, with about a dozen within 100 yards.

Freddie Hogg, 24, who also lives on Upper Lewes Road, agreed that student noise was an issue.

He said he had been kept awake with fireworks being set off as well as students’ late-night renditions of Queen’s classic hit Bohemian Rhapsody.