Bluebell-would you buy a house there?

rothai

Hi,
Thinking of going to look at a house thats for sale in bluebell. I'm not from Dublin but I've heard a few stories. What is the area like? Would I be sleeping in fear of my car being stolen at night? Or would I have to sleep with a loaded weapon at night?lol.
I know there are good people in every area, but sometimes even these people would live somewhere else if they had the chance.
Would you buy a house in bluebell?

starviewadams

My granny and cousins live in Bluebell,very close to the shops/Luas stop and have never had any problems.I've walked round there in the middle of the night many times too and I've never had a problem either.

Best thing to do is suss out the area for yourself for a few days and see what you make of it.No harm asking in the local Garda station about the area either.

CyberJuice

often get joyriders around the area at night time outside the flats there,they do have a lovely playground with loads of stuff for the kids to play on,theres a big football pitch there also, you shouldnt be afraid to go there its just like any other part of dublin,theres definately worse areas.im not too fond of the chipper there though,not the best food

Sunnyisland

Small tight enough community,Has a few blocks of flats,A few anti socials,Overall say it would be a nice place to live,As been said right beside luas and N7,shops schools.The canal also runs by it lovely for walks or cycles.

Sunnyisland

There is also the houses over across the kylemore road in camac park, Thats very close knit to.

rothai

Thanks all, great replies. Sounds like a cool place. Might give the cops a ring see what they say. From google maps it does look like a tight knit community, they take pride in their houses which is a good sign.
Thanks all

rothai

realies wrote: »

There is also the houses over across the kylemore road in camac park, Thats very close knit to.

Am I sensing sarcasm? Is camac park ok?

starviewadams

Think he means the Labre Park halting site on the other side of the Kylemore Road,you'll get no trouble from them lads if you don't go looking for it.

rothai

Thanks dude. Just checking out that google maps where you can see what you would see it you were driving/walking down the road. Its savage to be able to do that! The area itself looks ok but it looks like a business estate around it!!!

cintec

Like most places you have good people with a minority of bad personally I wouldn't recommend it I know people who have lived there all there lives and had no trouble, I also know people who have had there houses vandalised and been forced to sell. I would also advise not moving into the flats or near the flats

Like most areas you will find people that will give it a glowing recommendation and others will have bad experiences.


Going to the garda station would be a good idea

John_Rambo

Hi Rothai. Like anywhere, people will defend their area, or an area they have an affinity with, I have defended areas in Dublin that people would be horrified to drive through! I have good reasons for defending these areas, but there are reasons that people would not live there, and they may have good reasons for their opinion on that particular area.

Some things people don't notice would horrify other people. I had a railway yard behind a house I lived in and they shunted at night. I sort of liked the noise, my Australian housemate (from the outback) slept with her ear defenders on.

I had two prostitutes as neighbours. They were escorts, they didn't carry out their business at home and I got on well with them (and no.. before anyone asks), I'd give them lifts in to town, take their bins out, they took my bins in on their way home from work at seven in the morning. Other people would hate living beside them.

As helpful as people are, and fair fooks to the posters on this and other threads giving up their time to help strangers out. Sometimes asking on a forum isn't a great barometer.

I would strongly advice anyone buying or renting in Dublin to do a stake out. I did this where I currently live, and it give a really good insight to the area, take a day off work, park up and see what goes on. Do a few drive by's at all hours of the night and morning. Stop the car, knock off the engine, leave the windows down and listen and watch. You could drop in to the local cop shop or fire station and ask for an honest opinion too, I did this too. Firemen are also ambulance men, lots of stories, lots of experience.

Best of luck.

subway

i wouldnt buy a house anywhere in the world without there renting for a while first.
rent a room in an owner occupied place for a few months or jump into a house share.

you will get a proper idea of the area that way. the stake out that john_rambo suggested is also a great idea, but i would say that going to more useful once you've been in dublin for a little while and have a feel for it. you could be in a great area on a bad night or a terrible area on a good night and completely misjudge it.

remember, house prices are still falling at around 1% per month in dublin, so a 200k house could lose 24k in a year if you dont like the area and want to move

Sunnyisland

rothai wrote: »

Am I sensing sarcasm? Is camac park ok?

No, no sarcasm There is a small group of houses Bluebell side of the canal,labre park is ballyfermot side, Coming from ballyer go over canal bridge first right first left first right,and there are lovely houses there with huge gardens,very private estate and not everyone knows about them . :)and there are some for sale.

exador

realies wrote: »

No, no sarcasm There is a small group of houses Bluebell side of the canal,labre park is ballyfermot side, Coming from ballyer go over canal bridge first right first left first right,and there are lovely houses there with huge gardens,very private estate and not everyone knows about them . :)and there are some for sale.

I know this area very well.. When I was a kid I knew almost everyone that lived there but there has been huge changes over the past 10 years or more with lots of houses built in some of the bigger gardens. It was always a very tightnit community and I beleive there are still a few of the original people there when I was a kid.. I have fond menories but the whole surrounding area has been taken over by industry.
you could do a lot worse