A British judge has rejected a Tremadog, Wales, woman's attempt to overturn a decision that demoted her from being a secure tenant due to "household noises."

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Judge John Behrens of the High Court in London ruled that despite the insistence of Mwynwen Jones, 57, that the sounds she made at her home that generated complaints from neighbors were merely "household noises," they still qualified as a nuisance if they bothered neighbors at late hours, The Daily Telegraph reported Thursday.

"Whilst flushing a toilet may not be a nuisance, plainly it may be so if it is done repeatedly and at anti-social hours," Behrens said.

The Gwynedd County Council ruled last year after noise complaints from Jones' neighbors to revoke the woman's secure tenant status, a move that leaves open the possibility of eviction without the need to give further cause.

Behrens said the 15-day window for Jones to appeal the council's decision had already passed.

A council representative said it plans to evict Jones in the near future.