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Is 120E too much for accommodation in Dublin???

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  • 04-05-2006 6:22pm
    #1
    claireshm
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    I'm headed up to Dublin working and have been looking accommodation, anyway my friend thinks 120E is far too much to pay per week for single room sharing a house with 4 others?????


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    #2
    shepthedog
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    Per month?? Seems like a bargain to me... Suppose it might depend on where house it, condition etc..


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    iguana
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    €120 a MONTH? It would not be unusual to pay that a week. Did you mean a week?


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    claireshm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭claireshm


    LOL silly me yeah i meant per week for a house in D6:o


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    Ste.phen
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    I dunno, that sounds about right, not *too* expensive, but you could certainly do better, most people I know seem to be paying 300-450 per month (sharing with between 3 and 5 others in a house)


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    Plastic Scouser
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    So that would be about €2400 per month? For a 4/5 bed house? In D6.

    Nope, doesn't sound particularly expensive to me.

    Why not take a look at Daft.ie to see the going rate. A quick look there brings up a couple of houses in D6 at around €2200. Seems pretty average.


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    sweetie
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    claireshm wrote:
    I'm headed up to Dublin working and have been looking accommodation, anyway my friend thinks 120E is far too much to pay per week for single room sharing a house with 4 others?????

    Sounds a bit much to me for a single room. That works out at 520 a month.
    I've rented out double room in D7 for 450 euro before and that was sharing
    a large house with two others. Whereabouts in D6 is it?


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    rain on
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    i pay 118 a week for a single room in a two-bed flat in D6. you're paying for the area really. i like my flat and i love the area, so I think it's worth it.


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    iguana
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    €120 a week is pretty average for a single room in D6. If you like the state of the place and think you'll get on with the people, then sounds like it's a good enough deal.

    I don't know how well you know Dublin, but D6 is one of the most expensive areas. However it's near the city centre and has great amenities, I'd give my right arm to own a family house there. (Unfortunately my right arm is not worth €2million.)

    Take a look on daft.ie and compare it to what else is out there, but if you like the place dont leave it too long to decide or it may be gone.


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    MikeHunt
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    120 per week is too much to pay.

    Should be around 400, max 420 per month - it is a single room after all.

    You can definitely get better than that. D6 is full of flats, bedsits and shared houses. Keep looking


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    BC
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    I pay 350 a month for a double room in D6. I have friends also renting in the area and 400 - 450 seems average for a double room in a nice place. 120 a week is too much for a single room, shop around.


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    bugler
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    Whatever about it being expensive for a single room, it is certainly too expensive for a single room if you are sharing with 4 or 5 other people. Regardless of location, 480/500 euro a month should get you a single room in a house with no more than 2/3 people. As has been said, you're better off looking on daft.ie.


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