[MargaretR]

For one year in the early 70s, I lived in the end house (#26) next to that car park.
I experienced grafitti on the gable as a greater problem than balls being bounced at it.
When I bought that house (for cash) it had a smooth black bitumen surface on the gable, which was used as a blackboard. I soon had that replaced with an uneven textured cement render, so that it was less of a target for grafitti, and balls bounced back at unexpected angles.

I lived there for one year only until I got my 1st divorce settlement which enabled me to get a mortgage.

During my time there, the biggest aggravation was parking by persons attending town hall functions.