Help me to choose a house

notkenny

Hi,
Currently myself and partner in process of buying house and looking at below new houses and we are unable to decide which one to go

1. Park side new homes in Clongriffin


Price : 310000


2. New Houses in Citywest called "CuilDuin". Will be launching next week. Prices around 30000



3. New houses in Hansfield in Dublin 15. Prices around 300000

I can't post links as I am new user.

All 3 are near to public transport ( Dart/Luas), "A" rated new houses and within our budget. Looking for 3 bed.

We are thinking more about which is better location wise?

Would love and tips or advise?

April 73

Where are you currently working & is it likely that you'll stay working there? Think of the commutes, local amenities, take a drive around each area at different times of the day & night.

Google the different builders. Some are better than others - it's good to get a feel for which are likely to build better & finish better.

Are there management companies involved in the developments. Make sure you understand what that means & the implications.

notkenny

We are working in Citycentre and most likely we will be in there future also.

All above places are handy to communing to city centre. We are more thinking about which area is better to live in terms of safety

SarahS2013

Clongriffin: Having to deal with the Malahide Rd traffic to and from work - most boring road in Dublin

Citywest: Depends what part of Citywest. Some parts are more towards Sagagrt which is OK but some parts closer to Tallaght. Saggart/Citywest is on the Luas which is a big pro for Citywest.

D15: Personally wouldn't touch D15 with a bargepole. Housing estate after housing estate with no character. Literlly a concrete jungle whereas the likes of Citywest is close to the village of Saggart which is quite nice.

athtrasna

SarahS2013 wrote: »

D15: Personally wouldn't touch D15 with a -bargepole. Housing estate after housing estate with no character. Literlly a concrete jungle whereas the likes of Citywest is close to the village of Saggart which is quite nice.

Not at all. Plenty of character, the villages are still small villages with loads of stand alone shops.

OP Hansfield is not near a DART, it's a commuter rail line. Services are much less frequent than a DART would be.

Lumen

I'm totally biased as I'm selling my house in D15 at the moment.

However...

We hated it when we first moved in. 2004, new build, loads of snags, the "green" was a muddy fenced off dumping ground, loads of families who were almost having kids but hadn't quite moved their existence to the area so every bank holiday the estate was deserted. House alarms! Jesus, i was working from home and they'd be going all day because people hadn't set them up right.

12 years later it's a lovely estate. Trees have grown, gardens are mature, loads of kids playing outside every evening, close to schools. Nowhere nice to go out or eat or drink locally but we mostly socialise with neighbours and the odd night out into city centre is about €50 round trip in a taxi (or train in, taxi back).

The legoland architecture, tiny back gardens and piss poor planning (ugly high walls and fences along main roads and even around the Millenium Park) annoyed me initially. I moved from a leafy suburb of west London and it was a bit of a shock. But that's Ireland really and it doesn't bother me any more - there are plenty of other things to be positive about.

Commuting by train was a PITA, I did it for a few years. Although the service is reasonably fast and frequent it was rare to get a seat so I couldn't work. For the past few years I cycle in through the Phoenix Park and it's really lovely.

I would seriously consider whether you value a mature estate or a properly built house. I assume the new ones are built better; mine's a C2 and I spent €2,562.46 on gas and electricity in 2015. The kitchen is a bit cold in winter, but that's not helped by the catflap.

D15 is a massively diverse place socially. North of the Ongar distributor road gets progressively, eh, worse. I've never had a break in although someone broke our shed window once to have a look inside.

Hansfield looks OK as a location. Close enough to the ET. Don't know what service is like at Hansfield station (didn't know it existed until I checked just now).

Ongar itself is really mixed. Maybe worth spending a few hours hanging around on a Friday/Sat evening to get a feel for the place (nice little cake shop there to people watch).

Citywest/Saggart is a bit of a kip if you ask me, but I'm probably being territorial. Have the criminals all sold their big houses yet :pac:. Seriously D15 also has criminality, I've read horror stories about Hartstown but also know people who are happy there.

Meauldsegosha

SarahS2013 wrote: »

Clongriffin: Having to deal with the Malahide Rd traffic to and from work - most boring road in Dublin

If the OP is using public transport there is a bus lane all the way into town. If you read a book or play on your phone doesn't matter what's outside.:)