Best areas in Waterford???

JohnMc1

Hi. I was looking into moving to Waterford. I was wondering where the best areas [and safest] areas to rent an apartment are. ANy help would be appreciated.

Max Powers

most places are reasonably safe. I saw a thread on here where lads where giving the scotch quay area the thunbs up. Thats in the city centre but kindof to the side so there is nice mix of being 2 minute walk to all the shops, pubs and resturants you want. The Park is also near there which is a nice lil amenity. There is loads of apartments out there.

Alternatively, a bit further out on the Dunmore road is a bit quieter and safe enough.

Note: Most areas in the city centre are safe enough if you are not wandering around like a target. Personnally I would avoid O'Connell street area, just my opinion.

There are loads of houses out Dunmore road area, around ballytruckle and The Manor (city centre) which are grand.

JohnMc1

Max Powers wrote: »

most places are reasonably safe. I saw a thread on here where lads where giving the scotch quay area the thunbs up. Thats in the city centre but kindof to the side so there is nice mix of being 2 minute walk to all the shops, pubs and resturants you want. The Park is also near there which is a nice lil amenity. There is loads of apartments out there.

Alternatively, a bit further out on the Dunmore road is a bit quieter and safe enough.

Note: Most areas in the city centre are safe enough if you are not wandering around like a target. Personnally I would avoid O'Connell street area, just my opinion.

There are loads of houses out Dunmore road area, around ballytruckle and The Manor (city centre) which are grand.

Thanks for the info Max. Much appreciated.

deisedave

Max Powers wrote: »

most places are reasonably safe. I saw a thread on here where lads where giving the scotch quay area the thunbs up. Thats in the city centre but kindof to the side so there is nice mix of being 2 minute walk to all the shops, pubs and resturants you want. The Park is also near there which is a nice lil amenity. There is loads of apartments out there.

Alternatively, a bit further out on the Dunmore road is a bit quieter and safe enough.

Note: Most areas in the city centre are safe enough if you are not wandering around like a target. Personnally I would avoid O'Connell street area, just my opinion.

There are loads of houses out Dunmore road area, around ballytruckle and The Manor (city centre) which are grand.

I have lived all over Waterford and the Manor is the roughest place I have ever lived with drunks and students every night. Would be a rare week someone does not try to kick in my door or damage my car.

JohnMc1

deisedave wrote: »

Max Powers wrote: »

most places are reasonably safe. I saw a thread on here where lads where giving the scotch quay area the thunbs up. Thats in the city centre but kindof to the side so there is nice mix of being 2 minute walk to all the shops, pubs and resturants you want. The Park is also near there which is a nice lil amenity. There is loads of apartments out there.

Alternatively, a bit further out on the Dunmore road is a bit quieter and safe enough.

Note: Most areas in the city centre are safe enough if you are not wandering around like a target. Personnally I would avoid O'Connell street area, just my opinion.

There are loads of houses out Dunmore road area, around ballytruckle and The Manor (city centre) which are grand.

I have lived all over Waterford and the Manor is the roughest place I have ever lived with drunks and students every night. Would be a rare week someone does not try to kick in my door or damage my car.

Thanks Dave.

abouttobebanned

Come over to my ghost estate in ferrybank. It's just us and the next door neighbours. Safe as eh...houses....

seanybiker

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Come over to my ghost estate in ferrybank. It's just us and the next door neighbours. Safe as eh...houses....

I wish there was a ghost estate closer to hillview. Then I could claim squatters rights and when I did eventually get kicked out I wouldn't have to carry me Xbox andolaystation to far back to me parents

Master and commander

In order of preference i would say 1) dumnore/passage road area 2)ardkeen near the uluru, 3)anywhere around the park 4)skotch/adelphi quay. 5) the folly.

at all costs, stay away from the cork road/larchville/lismore park/hillview regions. Skangertown, plus there are loads of students - search for templars hall on here to get an idea. That whole part of the city is kinda scummy really.
As for o connell street/bridge street region, all i will say is this: full of p****h and b***ks. i wouldn't bother with it tbh.
The manor is also kind of a hole, with students pissing and puking every night. The housing there is crappy too, ancient falling down town houses.

but the dunmore road area is very nice, that where i would like to live in waterford. Currently i am in Ursuline court, its Okay too, but not on a par with dunmore rd. I expect dunmore rd. region to be quite expensive, but further out in williamstown is cheaper. There is a good choice of houses or appartments too. as a rule of thumb, anyone who is anyone in waterford will live in the dunmore road region. Its sort of like "Waterford 4" if such a thing existed.

JohnMc1

Master and commander wrote: »

In order of preference i would say 1) dumnore/passage road area 2)ardkeen near the uluru, 3)anywhere around the park 4)skotch/adelphi quay. 5) the folly.

at all costs, stay away from the cork road/larchville/lismore park/hillview regions. Skangertown, plus there are loads of students - search for templars hall on here to get an idea. That whole part of the city is kinda scummy really.
As for o connell street/bridge street region, all i will say is this: full of p****h and b***ks. i wouldn't bother with it tbh.
The manor is also kind of a hole, with students pissing and puking every night. The housing there is crappy too, ancient falling down town houses.

but the dunmore road area is very nice, that where i would like to live in waterford. Currently i am in Ursuline court, its Okay too, but not on a par with dunmore rd. I expect dunmore rd. region to be quite expensive, but further out in williamstown is cheaper. There is a good choice of houses or appartments too. as a rule of thumb, anyone who is anyone in waterford will live in the dunmore road region. Its sort of like "Waterford 4" if such a thing existed.

Thanks for the info Master and Commander. Great info.

munster_mafia

I wouldn't completely agree with you M&C. Plenty of good areas around the cork road and also bad areas on dunmore road too. I've lived on O Connell St, never had any hassle but have heard stories. Lived down on Scotch Quay, didn't see much trouble but was quite noisey at weekends and the odd Wednesday night. Currently in the Infirmary on johnshill, the building is very safe and quite but Wed, Fri and Sat nights you an hear people heading home from the night clubs, can be loud.

Overall think it is easier list places to avoid than name areas.

seanybiker

Master and commander wrote: »

, stay away from the cork road/larchville/lismore park/hillview regions.

Hillview is very quiet ya mad thing. Rarely something happens up here. Ya cheeky pup ya haha.

dayshah

There were some hoodlums out by the Ballinakill shopping centre on the Dunmore Rd. Are they still about?

jayboi

dayshah wrote: »

There were some hoodlums out by the Ballinakill shopping centre on the Dunmore Rd. Are they still about?

No they've been rounded up and cattle carted off to hilview

Nypd

dayshah wrote: »

There were some hoodlums out by the Ballinakill shopping centre on the Dunmore Rd. Are they still about?

Schooligans I tell ya, Havnt seen or heard of those tippers in a while

seanybiker

Master and commander wrote: »

ardkeen near the uluru,
.

You obviously don't take the bus.

Media999

Scotch quay are the best in my opinion aswell. Nice big 2 bed apts going for about average price. 1 bed for 450 also.

Ive noticed a big increase in rentals recently as if people were waiting till students went back to avoid renting to them. 500 gets you a really nice spot

Also a good tip is to check your mobile reception while viewing. some of them are like lead boxes

Noticed a really nice house in town for 600 recently aswell. not sure about noise though. it doesnt bother some people

When you say safest i wouldnt worry much about anything like that. One good thing about Waterford is its one of the safer places ive lived. Theres not really any bad places relative to estates in Dublin etc.. Id feel safe walking just about anywhere at night or day.

kkdela6

Never mind the city come to woodstown!

munster_mafia

You can get a nice apartment for 500 in the city if parking isn't a requirement. What really let's done slot of properties is the quality of furnishings in living rooms. Sofas from the 80's and 90's are so off putting and so are student apartment style chairs.

If people updated there property a little more I think they would have no problem in renting.

I'd agree with holding waiting till the students have moved into places before I looking, it's what I've done myself.

Master and commander

seanybiker wrote: »

You obviously don't take the bus.

No. to paraphrase maggie thatcher, anyone over the age of 30 who uses a bus has been a failure in life. Only kidding.:D

theres a difference to places being noisey and dangerous. Revellers cominghome from the pub need not be a dangerous situation, it is a place full of skangers thats dodgy and they are not nessecarily noisey.
For example, i'd much rather live in the appartements in ardkeen over the uluru even tough there may be noise than live in a quiet part of larchville where i will get stabbed with a syringe by some scumbag.
What i'm saying is that some area's are inherently better than others judging bythey type of people that live, work andsocialise there.

batm!ke

seanybiker wrote: »

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Come over to my ghost estate in ferrybank. It's just us and the next door neighbours. Safe as eh...houses....

I wish there was a ghost estate closer to hillview. Then I could claim squatters rights and when I did eventually get kicked out I wouldn't have to carry me Xbox andolaystation to far back to me parents

Mount Suir is half a ghost estate near Hillview Seany! Plenty of houses empty!

Media999

munster_mafia wrote: »

You can get a nice apartment for 500 in the city if parking isn't a requirement. What really let's done slot of properties is the quality of furnishings in living rooms. Sofas from the 80's and 90's are so off putting and so are student apartment style chairs.

If people updated there property a little more I think they would have no problem in renting.

I'd agree with holding waiting till the students have moved into places before I looking, it's what I've done myself.

probably adelphi quay is all. handy parking there.

What landlords need to understand sometimes if if they dont spend on furniture the place lays empty for at least a month then that just cancels savings out.

Amazing how many people judge an apartment or house just by the couch.

munster_mafia

It's true people do base it on a sofa/couch, but a nasty one would put me off.

JohnMc1

Thanks again guys for all your help. Some great info posted here. I really appreciate it.

Adyx

Master and commander wrote: »

In order of preference i would say 1) dumnore/passage road area 2)ardkeen near the uluru, 3)anywhere around the park 4)skotch/adelphi quay. 5) the folly.

at all costs, stay away from the cork road/larchville/lismore park/hillview regions. Skangertown, plus there are loads of students - search for templars hall on here to get an idea. That whole part of the city is kinda scummy really.
As for o connell street/bridge street region, all i will say is this: full of p****h and b***ks. i wouldn't bother with it tbh.
The manor is also kind of a hole, with students pissing and puking every night. The housing there is crappy too, ancient falling down town houses.

but the dunmore road area is very nice, that where i would like to live in waterford. Currently i am in Ursuline court, its Okay too, but not on a par with dunmore rd. I expect dunmore rd. region to be quite expensive, but further out in williamstown is cheaper. There is a good choice of houses or appartments too. as a rule of thumb, anyone who is anyone in waterford will live in the dunmore road region. Its sort of like "Waterford 4" if such a thing existed.

So somewhere to be avoided then...

jmcc

Master and commander wrote: »

as a rule of thumb, anyone who is anyone in waterford will live in the dunmore road region. Its sort of like "Waterford 4" if such a thing existed.

As a rule of thumb, anyone who thinks they are someone because they live in the Dunmore Road region is a nobody. And it's more WD-40 than W4.

Regards...jmcc

Tragamin2k2

Master and commander wrote: »

No. to paraphrase maggie thatcher, anyone over the age of 30 who uses a bus has been a failure in life. Only kidding.:D

theres a difference to places being noisey and dangerous. Revellers cominghome from the pub need not be a dangerous situation, it is a place full of skangers thats dodgy and they are not nessecarily noisey.
For example, i'd much rather live in the appartements in ardkeen over the uluru even tough there may be noise than live in a quiet part of larchville where i will get stabbed with a syringe by some scumbag.
What i'm saying is that some area's are inherently better than others judging bythey type of people that live, work andsocialise there.

ah yeah that always happens around here. haha i imagine some people visualizing ballylarchduggan(and hillview apparently) as some place kurt russell would try to escape from

THEIRISHMOB

Noticed a really nice house in town for 600 recently aswell. not sure about noise though. it doesnt bother some people

Are you having a laugh... new on inside but beside the night clubs and scum bag students. also the back garden? or lack of it.
Sone nice apartments in newtown.. no scumbags there and only 10min walk from city centre.

deisedave

THEIRISHMOB wrote: »

Noticed a really nice house in town for 600 recently aswell. not sure about noise though. it doesnt bother some people

Are you having a laugh... new on inside but beside the night clubs and scum bag students. also the back garden? or lack of it.
Sone nice apartments in newtown.. no scumbags there and only 10min walk from city centre.

Exactly I pay less rent than that with an extra floor and bigger back Garden on same street. I would not pay more than 450 a month for that house.

JohnMc1

Thanks again guys.

Time

IMO the best apartments in the city are definitely in Glencove on the Dunmore Rd. Live here myself and id highly recommend it, the only downside is that your looking at 800+ per month, which is expensive when compared to other places, but the location and quality are second to none.

JohnMc1

Time wrote: »

IMO the best apartments are definitely Glencove on the Dunmore Rd. Live here myself and id highly recommend it, only downside is that your looking at 800+ per month, which is expensive when compared to other places, but he location and quality are second to none though

Thanks Time.