Good and bad areas in Tallaght

aising026

hi

I am looking to buy a property in Tallaght. Could anyone advise me on the good area's to buy and the areas to avoid. much appreciated;)

cold_filter

Just bought a house in brookview moving in on friday, its down at city west, seems pretty nice.

gerire

This will be criticized for being overly general but this was the rule of thumb we were using;
On the right of the N81: South of the square and only start looking again after Hazlewood, or something like that, Golf course and onwards up towards citywest then
Left of the N81: Is pretty much all ok, kiltipper is well built up now from there southwards again,

Uuuh Patsy

Although i kinda agree with the last post it might be a good idea to look at some of the properties along the new spur of the luas line that has just started out as far as citywest.

super_furry

Speaking as someone who's lived in Tallaght all my life Belgard, Kilnamanagh, Kingswood, Old Bawn, Firhouse and parts of Springfield are all places where I'd be comfortable buying.

aising026

thanks for your advice. I was looking at Alderpark Court in Springfield. Do you reckon the area is ok around there?

super_furry

Yeah, Alderpark's fine. To be honest, it's only the parts of Springfield that border Fetercairn and Jobstown (around Fortunestown area) that I'd hesitate over. Even then, they're not that bad.

Mr. Presentable

Alderpark's a managed estate. I used to live there - had a lot of problems with the management company keeping the place secure and clean. That may be different now, I left five years ago.

aising026

thanks Superfurry,your advice is helpful!

aising026

nipplenuts wrote:

Alderpark's a managed estate. I used to live there - had a lot of problems with the management company keeping the place secure and clean. That may be different now, I left five years ago.

Nipplenuts, that's interesting. I'll have to keep that in mind if I go see apartments there, good question to ask the estate agent and perhaps other people living in the complex if the management company are keeping things in good order. Is Alderpark generally a quiet area as I'm looking for a nice quite place, well as quite as you can get nowadays I suppose.

Mr. Presentable

I found it quiet enough, mostly. You need to bear in mind that there's a fair amount of rental/rent allowance tennants in it, so there'll be the occasional late night shenanigans.

Check the electronic gates are working - that was always a good indicator of whether maintenance was being done properly (or at all). Chained open not a good sign.

Victor

The further east, generally the more settled the area.

cold_filter

What about the sundale/suncroft areas?

misty floyd

super_furry wrote:

Speaking as someone who's lived in Tallaght all my life Belgard, Kilnamanagh, Kingswood, Old Bawn, Firhouse and parts of Springfield are all places where I'd be comfortable buying.

Thats exactly what I'd recommend

seamus

Personally, I'd avoid

Jobstown/Fettercairn and the surrounding areas - Fortunestown, Kiltalown, Sundale, Brookview
Tymon North - The area between the old Tallaght road and the Ballymount Road (Though it's generally OK the closer you get to either of these two roads)
Kiltipper - The houses are all new, but that doesn't mean it's a nice place. It would be fine if you're a young person or a young couple buying a first place, but not as a home to raise your kids.

Better areas would be

Kingswood/Ballymount
Old Bawn (more-or-less)
The northern part of Kilnamanagh

cold_filter

seamus wrote:

Personally, I'd avoid

Brookview

Pants... i move into brookview on friday...

seamus

I should say that I just pulled some of those street names (such as Brookview) from Google Maps. I know the areas aren't the Mae West, but like anywhere else, there are no doubt good streets and bad streets.

DJP

What about Gleann na hEorna in Springfield?

And sorry for restarting an old thread, but I can't find anything more recent on the site.

cordless

I'm looking for apartment in Tallagh these days.. I'll be moving with my wife and 6 month old daughter.. Does anyone know if Newbancroft hall, Grenhills road extension is a safe building? Thanks..

athtrasna

Please do not resurrect years old threads