New Wicklow Town/Rathnew Estates

Paid a booking deposit for one of the 2 bed apartments in Burkeen Dales. They've said March next year for completion but I'll take that with a pinch of salt. Delighted to be getting the ball rolling on becoming a homeowner though. Doing it alone so slightly terrified of the whole process but so exciting nonetheless! Always wanted my Son to go to a Gaelscoil too so knowing there's going to be one just up the road is brilliant.

hello fellas, we’re thinking of purchasing in meadow hill, any feedback on the area and the construction? I believe they’re the same builders who’ve built meadow gate, Marlton etc. any help appreciated!

Thanks Sandy. This is the one on Marlton road close to the little explorers creche not the one at Rathnew. I believe it is an extension of Meadow gate. Any views?

Can anyone give me any information on keatingstown in rathnew was looking at buying in area, but seems a lot of houses are for sale in area, any reason for this ?

Thank you

Brilliant thank you

was just wondering as went to view a house on there and there were multiple houses on road for sale which left me thinking

what’s it like getting on n11 in morning

N11 can be brutal some mornings. You need to be on the road early to beat the worst of it. A morning crash just causes bedlam and driver behaviour is terrible. Everyone tailgates. Have the radio on before you leave the house and plot your route accordingly.

I've assumed you meant burkeen estate- oaks etc. Seems lovely in there.

tinakily Park is also lovely if you could stretch to it

Hi - the Oaks seems like your regular small housing estate, I'm a couple of mins from it across the road. Never seen or heard of any trouble in there, for the most part it looks to be fairly quiet.

For the N11, getting onto it is no problem(I use junction 17 rather than 16 to avoid going through Rathnew village to get onto it) - the issue may be on which direction you are travelling. If south, then very quiet traffic wise. If north, as dbas said it can be a nightmare a lot of mornings especially around kilmac/bray areas - it's a bit of a lottery really on if it'll be ok or horrible.

Anyone planning to drive the n11 in the mornings I recommend Google maps before you leave. Gives you a very accurate idea of the time you will arrive and of the traffic ahead.

Tinakilly is probably the furthest from Wicklow, closer to Rathnew. I’m not overly familiar with the any of the developments you’ve mentioned other than their general locations.

For me, things to consider would be proximity to schools & shops. If I don’t have them already, will I need two cars to make life work better? The developments are all quite close to either Wicklow, Rathnew or both but walking distance can mean different things to different people, plus Wicklow is very hilly! Do I need to be closer to the train station to get to work? If my preferred school has no places, would that be a deal breaker for choosing one development over another?

There are a lot of positives to Wicklow town but it, like most places it doesn’t have everything & may not have enough of some of the things it does have.

Up that way last week the meadow haven are dog boxes on the old school site, usher glen is new and out through the old estate and locals not happy with the builder breaking up the roads.

Meadow haven houses look of but you have the main road on your doorstep. Literally on your doorstep if your facing it. You also have the graveyard immediately beside you. They have jammed more houses into that small site than i ever thought possible to be honest. Haven't seen inside to comment, went past them the other night and they do look decent inside. Purely the location on proximity to the road is what would put me off, that and if I remember right they were huge money?

The builder who built Kirvin Hill and waverly is continuing to build-brookfield park is their next one. May be worth a look.

Have you looked into Clermont Grove behind Aldi in Rathnew? Bit further off the road than Meadow Haven, and starting prices are a bit lower I think.

Folks if you can stretch a little and do meadow hill. Good quality, Not too far from the train station or bus stop (the 133 is moving to every 30 mins from may vs every hour) . Much closer to schools and day care! Good luck.

Have you looked at Burkeen Dales? Some cancellations for 2 and 3 bed duplexes.

Hope that hasn't impacted you dbas? That's really ****