Intermittent Noise and ADSL2+ performance

I moved home just under a month ago and live around 400m straight line from Codsall exchange with an EO line that is due to move to Cab 15 in the near future. When I moved in a new line had to be provided and a second pair from next door was used, but due to squirrel damage the cable from the nearest pole to next door's house was replaced as part of the installation.
I'm now connected but notice variable performance and times when my connection just stops and this is causing particular problems using VOIP and Gaming. 
I used exactly the same kit in my previous home and had flawless connectivity to ADSL. I had a new master socket installed and use an ADSL faceplate with a single voice extension wired to the voice only terminals on the customer accessible faceplate of the NTE5. The problems were there before the ADSL faceplate and extension were installed.
I am intermittently hearing quite loud crackling on the line when making voice calls, but have not been able to hear it using the quiet line test at other times. I notice that my SNR Margin is very low and its been below 1 recently.
Here are my stats

Hi,
You can try connecting only your telephone without a ADSL filter to test socket with a corded phone.
Also you can refer below link, see if it helps.
http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/50362/kw/connect%20to%20test%20socket/c/346,7474,7476
In case after following above step if crackle still persists, try the following link to run a line test as there might be a possible fault with the line itself, refer below link for the same :-
https://www.bt.com/consumerFaultTracking/public/faults/reporting.do?pageId=21
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