‘Relaxed’ Surry Hills party house sees neighbours sleep elsewhere

Dr Charlie Teo’s daughter Sophie said a night at a Surry Hills party house was ‘relaxed’ before it was raided by police— but neighbours claim they are forced to sleep elsewhere because of the rental’s noise.

A party house in Surry Hills has become so disruptive to its neighbours that some move out on weekends and others are forced to send their children elsewhere because they can’t sleep.

Residents near the terrace where Dr Charlie Teo’s daughter Sophie claimed she attended a “relaxed party” that gang-busting police were called to shut down said it was “the night from hell”.

The controversial brain surgeon’s daughter shared video on her social media account of the moment police burst into a party on Sunday morning, saying the raid was “unnecessary”.

“Raptor Squad called for the most relaxed party,” she wrote.

But furious residents around the Riley St rental house say they witnessed police being pelted with bottles by some partygoers who have a reputation in the street for targeting anyone who asks them to turn the music down.

The Surry Hills party house which Raptor Squad police were called to has attracted multiple complaints from fed up neighbours. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

One mother said she was told to “go and get raped” after she knocked on the door and requested they lower the noise that was pounding through the street.

“It most certainly was not a calm, chill party atmosphere...I personally witnessed police being verbally abused, taunted, pelted with rocks and bottles,” one neighbour said.

It comes as top neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo’s daughter Sophie

posted on social media criticising the raid.

“I actually had to alter my parenting plans...because by 8pm it was so loud and dangerous that I couldn’t have them dropped back here, not that they could have slept anyway.”

Another neighbour said he contacted police about 8.30pm when the sound from professional DJ equipment set up in the backyard was so loud he couldn’t hear the television in front of him.

“It was next level bad, the walls were shaking it was that loud...It happens a lot, they just have a total disregard for anyone else in this street,” he said.

“There’s an older couple across the street who go and stay with family on weekends, it’s gotten that bad”.

arty posters can still be seen. Complaints were made about a party at the weekend. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Flyers advertising the house party and a lineup of DJs. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

At the peak of the party, which had been advertised on flyers distributed around the inner city, neighbours say there were over 100 people ‘crammed into a backyard’.

NSW Police confirmed they received multiple calls about a noise complaint and people spilling onto the road on Saturday night, and when they arrived at the house, some partygoers were hostile.

Police then had to apply for a warrant to enter the property to seize the music equipment and shut the party down which happened about 12.20am.

“I’m not against parties, I live in the inner city for a reason and I love it. But when you have licensed venues being shut down or forced to pay millions to sound proof...then I have a problem,” a neighbour said.

There was no one at the party house when The Daily Telegraph visited on Tuesday.

A 21-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were charged with assaulting and hindering police, while an occupant of the property will be fined for allegedly failing to follow a noise abatement direction.

There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Ms Teo.