Should I Buy A Property For Kids Going To 3rd Level?

All the above trolling aside, it does occur to me that one of the reasons people look down on certain areas as not "safe" is because of the younger demographics, aka students etc. What makes an area a good place to live as a student probably is exactly what puts off people looking for a family home. A solicitor can advise on the best way to structure ownership.

Just on Dundrum, its don't make any sense for the colleges you've listed. It's a lovely area and good for students and nights out in town etc, but you're talking an hours commute with multiple modes of transport each way for any of the Northcity campuses. It opens up UCD and Trinity but cuts out the rest and you'll be paying a premium. Off topic but I have to say you're very definite on a couple things such as all your kids will go to university (top ones at that) and they will all work. You never know what life will throw at you, Engineering/Science in trinity has less than 50% completion rate, in my first year (a while ago) 20% of those admitted dropped out by the second semester. Not to get too personal but I remember having the conversation about working during college with my parents and I simple told them the courses are graded on a bell curve and I'm competing against people from very affluent families and not a one of them will be doing a part time job and I'd only the four years to set myself up for success. My brother at the time kicked up a sink that I should be paying my own way, but he got to try out his approach with his own kids, both of which working part time jobs since 16 never completed college. Anyway, that's obviously not a hard and fast rule, plenty people do it just fine and I have cousin who had to work to pay for digs etc and I worked every summer it's just it's odd seeing someone so invested in giving their kids a leg up in terms of accommodation and you're obviously not short a few euro with a 60% deposit burden them if it's not needed.

As an insight, Engineering/Science in Trinity, lectures start at 9am finish at 5pm with an hours lunch and most students will then be in the library from 6-10pm and back in again on the Saturday. Some people will obviously state "that wasn't my experience" but I can tell you from about the 2nd or 3rd week in the semester the libraries where packed every evening, every library and study space. Anyway.

South side / North side is such a tired generalisation at this stage. If you want to have loose stereotypes on affluent areas, then East/West is less inaccurate than North/South these days.

Clontarf, Howth, Portmarnock and Malahide are on the north side. I won't disparage any specific areas on the south side but they should be clear enough to anyone with a quick glance at google maps

I do actually agree with this, and have mentioned it many times, in fact when I lived in Clontarf I thought it was the best place I ever lived. (It was also the only place in Dublin I had my car broken into, oh and there was that time that the two guys were shot dead in their car out outside the yacht pub a two minute walk from where I lived, but anyway)

But and there is a but, the affluent east side on the Northside is a lot closer to dodgy areas than the affluent east side on the southside, and in fact you have to travel through donectough areas to get to the affluent areas north side whereas not on the south side

There’s also one within the Devlin in Ranelagh. Either way, it’s true to say that there is plenty of street rubbish in Rathmines/Ranelagh when compared to the leafier spots on the north side such as Iona Road or Griffith Avenue. I don’t know if more DCC people live in those areas but I can safely say that most roads in D6 have not been swept by the council in years. Not even to remove the detritus from their own tresss which they encourage the residents to sweep up.

If you can get a 4 bedroom house for 500k in Drumcondra then yes its a great place to live. I dont think you will though, or even a three bed.

I would look in East Cabra, close to Christ the King church, lovely area and some three bedrooms.

Are you familiar with Dublin?

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/55-grace-park-road-drumcondra-dublin-9/4664650

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/27-grace-park-grove-drumcondra-dublin-9/4656049

I'd forgotten I'd done this analysis based on the 2015 CSO Pulse crime stats. These are the latest granular stats publish by the CSO due to data quality issues.

I had a map view, so ignore the description. The count is the one to look at, as the total number of crimes.

Dundrum Garda station deals as much Criminality as Finglas, let that sink in. That's the objective truth, everything else is subjective.

For students (who naturally have no kids) would also consider some grand canal apartments. Due to wfh looks like some LL are selling and not too many buyers around.

Place like this is low maintenance, B energy rating and safe central area.

Plus the rental value in that area is far higher than Dundrum or Drumcondra.

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/2-hanover-riverside-forbes-street-grand-canal-dock-dublin-2/4672509

I love how this thread has gone all love/hate. Is It's an interesting chart. Hours of fun chucking stones across the Liffey.

Looking at the objective truth I think I'd rather be a victim of theft as opposed to "weapons". Alas there is no detailed breakdown by tank attack.

Given the thread is talking about buying property I'd be a little worried about the "property damage" numbers in Finglas Vs Dundrum.

If anyone is looking for me I'm moving to the airport... And so should the OP assuming they don't have to drive anywhere near Pearce street to get there. Those antisocial trinity students will have you for lunch.

Everyone has different lived experiences and it really depends on the course and university. Though you have a point that giving some one an opportunity isn't the same as them living up to that opportunity, and I knew plenty of people who repeated year after year because college was such great fun and their parents could afford it.

Ah c’mon you can’t compare Griffith Avenue to Rathmines or Ranelagh, for one thing it’s just a street, nothing on it, the other two are urban villages, with pubs, restaurants and all the rest so bound to be more rubbish, when there’s actual people out and about

Seriously? Like yes you can't compare decent houses with period rotten to the core raising damp houses like Ranelagh. Fur and no knickers spring in my mind.

I am speaking about the comparable residential streets in each place not the commercial streets. So for D6, such places as Ormond Road, Palmerston Road, Moyne Road etc.