A Perth family are furious an NBN box is to be placed directly out the front of their home - a move they say could devalue their home by up to $40,000.

The 1.2 metre node, placed by the National Broadband Network, will technically be on council land on the street in Edgewater, but the Johansen family believe it could easily be relocated.

Camera Icon How the NBN node is projected to look outside the home.

“We feel violated by it,” Clare Johansen told Today Tonight.

“We are not against NBN we want NBN, but it's just going to be an eyesore.”

Under the telecommunications act the NBN does have to engage with the landowner - in this case the City of Joondalup - but has no obligation to deal with homeowners.

It notifies residents of the node locations but only the council has the right to contest it.

The NBN is now considering an alternative location for the node, but it has to find an area in which 30 criteria are met.

Camera Icon Clare Johansen says the node could devalue their home by up to $40,000.

“As it's council property, NBN can put their equipment wherever they deem fit and necessary,” Ms Johansen added.

“We've asked the council if they could consider speaking with NBN to move the node up towards the west of the neighbouring property where it would pretty much have no implications on anybody.”

“Even if it was moved to the boundary of the property that would be a better location.

“We've also been told that our property could be devalued by up to $40,000.

“We don't want to live that close to a node, had we come and it was there we wouldn't have bought the property.”