Moving to Mulhuddart - Ladyswell new Parnell estate

tomi21fl

Hi

We are planning to move to Mulhuddart new Parnell estate. Would like to know if that area is safe?

Thanks

Hilly Bill

Have you been there? The immediate area hasnt got a great reputation.

green123

mulhuddart had one of the worst reputations in dublin.
some people say its not as bad now as it once was, im sure there will be a few of them along here soon.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055341153

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056161351

Scruffy Sandra

"Moving to Mulhuddart"

I'd rather be "Loading revolver to temple"

At least the pain would be quick.

January

I live in Mulhuddart. Parnell is quiet and lovely. The are some undesirables hanging around the shops where Spar is.

How many of you have actually lived in Mulhuddart to give their opinion on living there?

tomi21fl

Is it really that bad????

Estate seems to be quiet, so were the surrounding areas. We drove around a bit.

It cannot be worse than Tallaght and Clondalkin ?

January

tomi21fl if you want to PM me with any questions I can give you specific answers about the area. I've lived here for the past 20+ years.

amdublin

Mulhuddart was practically a no-go zone approx 30 years ago.

Okay so it hasn't miraculously turned into the best area in Dublin but it is relatively "grand" now.

Tomi - where are you from originally? or where have you lived previously?
We can then give you an idea of a comparison to those areas

amdublin

tomi21fl wrote: »

It cannot be worse than Tallaght and Clondalkin ?

Personally I would take Mulhuddart over Tallaght & Clondalkin.

IMO better amenities closer to you.
Plus IMO better public transport.

Gaspode

Unhelpful smart-ass posts are of no use to the OP. Refrain from making them or you may be infracted and/or banned.

chucknorris

The Parnell estate is generally quiet in fairness.

Allot of local people have moved in from other estates in Blanchardstown and so it's good a good mix of locals.

The likes of Wellview and Dromheath have reputations, but Parnell has been fine since it was completed to be fair.

babaracus

Dromheath is very dodgy indeed and its residents have caused a lot of trouble for people living in Castlecurragh. There are a few families in Dromheath who are serious criminals. There are an awful lot of hoody wearing teens hanging about the area too.

Parnell might be ok but I wouldn't be keen on being so close to Dromheath and to a much lesser extent Wellview. Ladyswell never had a good rep.

eviltwin

January wrote: »

I live in Mulhuddart. Parnell is quiet and lovely. The are some undesirables hanging around the shops where Spar is.

How many of you have actually lived in Mulhuddart to give their opinion on living there?

Me too. I'm a blow in, been here ten years. It has changed a lot in the time I have been here re anti social behaviour, its nowhere near as bad as some people make it out to be.

There are some parts I don't like and never venture in, most parts are fine. Parnell is nice, I walk my dogs there, lots of young families. The only thing that puts me off is the halting site its been built around, its a total disgrace.

January

Ohhh are you talking about Avondale? There's a site with like 4/5 houses up there, the travellers live there and the new houses are behind that. Parnell is the one down by the roundabout on Ladyswell Road.

dickwod1

amdublin wrote: »

Mulhuddart was practically a no-go zone approx 30 years ago.

Mulhuddart 30 years ago was a little "village" of the pub the Texaco garage where the post office is now and Nelsons shop/shed where the garage is now.
Wellview wasn't opened nor was Ladyswell (parts of Whitestown closest to the centre were still being built) so how it was a no go area is beyond me.

zef

I've lived in Mulhuddart 15 years, and have luckily never been robbed or had anything bad happen to us here, apart from the kids bikes being nicked one or twice, and even that was covered by insurance.

amdublin

dickwod1 wrote: »

Mulhuddart 30 years ago was a little "village" of the pub the Texaco garage where the post office is now and Nelsons shop/shed where the garage is now.
Wellview wasn't opened nor was Ladyswell (parts of Whitestown closest to the centre were still being built) so how it was a no go area is beyond me.

Hey did you read the rest of my post I am one of the supporters of muldhuddart!!

One thing I remember when I lived in corduff thirty years ago is the amount of times the bus was pulled off because an incident in muldhuddart.

eviltwin

January wrote: »

Ohhh are you talking about Avondale? There's a site with like 4/5 houses up there, the travellers live there and the new houses are behind that. Parnell is the one down by the roundabout on Ladyswell Road.

Sorry!! Yes that's the place I am thinking of.

OP I live on the main road there just facing the houses in the Parnell Estate, its a quiet enough area. The Parnell estate is nice, a kids playground, a great little community centre and a few green areas for the kids if you have them. You have the huge field beside the estate which is great for walking or jogging.

The bus stop into and out of town is just outside the estate too so you can commute easily enough.

The only "hassle" we get is at weekends sometimes when people are walking home from clubs/pubs and can be a bit loud. But apart from that its fine. I jog around the area at night and feel safe.

You have a Tesco Express down the road, two Spars, petrol station, chemists, hairdressers etc all within walking distance and Castlecurragh Park is just a walk away, plenty of schools in the area too.

dickwod1

amdublin wrote: »

Hey did you read the rest of my post I am one of the supporters of muldhuddart!!

One thing I remember when I lived in corduff thirty years ago is the amount of times the bus was pulled off because an incident in muldhuddart.

No probs! I just think your getting your dates mixed up AFAIK the bus (38A) didnt even go to Mulhuddart 30 years ago, The 70 from Dunboyne serviced Mulhuddart and the 38's last stop was Corduff.

eddie

babaracus wrote: »

Dromheath is very dodgy indeed and its residents have caused a lot of trouble for people living in Castlecurragh. There are a few families in Dromheath who are serious criminals. There are an awful lot of hoody wearing teens hanging about the area too.

Parnell might be ok but I wouldn't be keen on being so close to Dromheath and to a much lesser extent Wellview. Ladyswell never had a good rep.

You need to be very careful when making blanket statements like that.. I have friends living in Dromheath and you could not meet nicer people. Through them I know some of their neighbours again lovely people... YES there is a dodgy element but there are also a great many decent, law abiding, good people.

Eddie

babaracus

eddie wrote: »

You need to be very careful when making blanket statements like that.. I have friends living in Dromheath and you could not meet nicer people. Through them I know some of their neighbours again lovely people... YES there is a dodgy element but there are also a great many decent, law abiding, good people.

Eddie

In fairness I should have said "some of the residents" rather than "the residents" so apologies. Yes there are some good people there without doubt but there is also a large element of troublemakers and some involved in crimes of a lot more serious nature. I wouldn't live in that estate if you paid me. It has a bad rep for 20 years and it is not undeserved. I feel sorry for the good people who live there.

Majority of posters on this issue haven't spent a week there so your opinion is invalid.
I've lived there 19 years, no hassle at all in that time. The 20-30 year old criminals have relocated/died and the only hassle now is the 10-13 year olds flying around wellview on their field bikes.
Parnell is probably as quiet as it comes in Mulhuddart followed closely by Avondale.

Joao71

Hello guys.

I'm moving in to Ireland in 22nd January, and I'll be seeing an apartment in Parnell Estate witch seems lovely. As I read through the major of the posts here I can't make up my mind as if I should be worried or not about this area.

I'm going to work in Blanchardtown Corporate Park, can anyone advise me on a good location in that area?

Thank you very much

ameee

Lived in castlecurragh for a few years found it alright. The kids could play safely on the road with there friends we had some very good neighbours. Car was broken into three times now that could have been as it was an old car with no alarm. There was a bit of a problem with break ins. Its very close to welview which has a very bad reputation. The council have twenty odd houses there empty that no one on the housing list Will take. As for parnell i don't know much about it looks nice and seems quite off on its own so might be ok. No harm asking a local guard what the story is

January

ameee wrote: »

Lived in castlecurragh for a few years found it alright. The kids could play safely on the road with there friends we had some very good neighbours. Car was broken into three times now that could have been as it was an old car with no alarm. There was a bit of a problem with break ins. Its very close to welview which has a very bad reputation. The council have twenty odd houses there empty that no one on the housing list Will take. As for parnell i don't know much about it looks nice and seems quite off on its own so might be ok. No harm asking a local guard what the story is

There are not 20 houses boarded up in Well view.

dickwod1

January wrote: »

There are not 20 houses boarded up in Well view.

There is at least 10, I was up there 1 week ago.

January

7 I think. Can count tomorrow I live in Wellview

January

Yep, there's 7 now.

Joao71

Thank you all, I'll keep looking in to gather more info about the area.

I'm from Portugal and I can't go there personally now unfortunately. I'll only have about 3 or 4 days to find an apartment once i get to Dublin and I'm trying to do as much work as I can from here.

Again thanks.

wildlifeboy

get an apartment in waterville. close to blanch corporate park. you may need to cycle or use one of the courtesy buses but i personally wouldnt go near mulhudart either. see i cant even spell it.

Joao71

wildlifeboy wrote: »

get an apartment in waterville. close to blanch corporate park. you may need to cycle or use one of the courtesy buses but i personally wouldnt go near mulhudart either. see i cant even spell it.

LOL, thank you for the advice

Polar101

Tyrrellstown would probably suit as well, not far from the corporate park.

Joao71

Polar101 wrote: »

Tyrrellstown would probably suit as well, not far from the corporate park.

Yeah, I've seen some pretty cool apartments in Tyrrelstown. The only thing that bothers me about it is that it seems a bit isolated.

Joao71

Joao71 wrote: »

Yeah, I've seen some pretty cool apartments in Tyrrelstown. The only thing that bothers me about it is that it seems a bit isolated.

Tyrellstown is a lovely area. Not really that isolated, it's 15 minutes from Blanch shopping centre, it has Lidl, supervalu, diy shop, pet shop, bmi gym, aurora restaurant, medical centre etc. Good bus routes (238 to Shopping centre, 40D and 38C to City Centre most via the business park.

dickwod1

Deleted User wrote: »

supervalu,

Superquinn? or has it changed?

+1 also for Tyrrelstown

Staplor

My mates bird grew up there, (Mulhuddart) some of the stuff she told me was mental. Once saw a skip on fire at 2am in an estate. Only time I've ever seen a skip on fire, I must have been at her house about 10 times max.

dickwod1

Staplor wrote: »

Only time I've ever seen a skip on fire,

LOL

Joao71 wrote: »

I'm moving in to Ireland in 22nd January, and I'll be seeing an apartment in Parnell Estate witch seems lovely.

So seems as long as you dont hire a skip you'll be fine, you'll keep away those skip burning savages in Mulhuddart

Joao71

dickwod1 wrote: »

LOL

So seems as long as you dont hire a skip you'll be fine, you'll keep away those skip burning savages in Mulhuddart

What is a skip?

Anyway, I think I'm going to focus on Tyrrelstown.
Thank you for all the advice

dickwod1

Joao71 wrote: »

What is a skip?

Good luck with everything

Joao71

dickwod1 wrote: »

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Ok, now I get it

JupiterKid

Mulhuddart was a rural village on the very outskirts of Dublin 30 years ago. It wasn't developed enough back then to have a reputation one way or the other. Development of the estates at Huntstown immediately to the south was just beginning but nothing to the North of the village existed then.

Some of the estates to the North of Mulhuddart have a bad reputation - IMO the best places to live in and around Mulhuddart would be Mulhuddart Wood, Ashfield, Tyrrellstown (really a separate area now) Huntstown, Castlecurragh and Saddlers estate.

Wils110

The area is nice quitened down alot the last five years OP but make sure you get a good survey on the house as some the properties towards the river have suffered massive movement in foundations best of luck

chucknorris

Deleted User wrote: »

Tyrellstown is a lovely area. Not really that isolated, it's 15 minutes from Blanch shopping centre, it has Lidl, supervalu, diy shop, pet shop, bmi gym, aurora restaurant, medical centre etc. Good bus routes (238 to Shopping centre, 40D and 38C to City Centre most via the business park.

If you run like a Greyhound or happen to jump on a bus the second you arrive at the Bus stop.

It is a 45 minute walk to the center. It's 15 minutes by car with traffic in mind and roughly the same by bus (but longer when you factor in the waiting time for the bus).

Sorry for being Anal but Tyrellstown is regarded generally as isolated from the greater Blanchardstown area due to the stretch between it and Mulhuddart village. Again, if you have a car this doesn't apply of course.

zef

Would agree Mulhuddart Wood estate, Ashfield, Briarwood, Huntstown, Village heights and the Saddlers are nice places to live. Never had any hassle & have nice neighbours who would keep their eye on yr house if ya were away etc. There are 2 developments of lux apts at the 'end' of Mulhuddart - Canturbury Gate and can't rem the name of the other, but they are very quiet too.

Personally I wouldn't be mad on Tyrellstown, its a bit far out. Or Parnell estates- I know they're new but my friend was stabbed over near that area and she has not been right since, and had to leave a council house over it.

markas

zef wrote: »

Would agree Mulhuddart Wood estate, Ashfield, Briarwood, Huntstown, Village heights and the Saddlers are nice places to live.

Just last weekend I had a walk in so called green park along Tolka.. I must say it is a very convinient litter damping facility for those nice people living in the neighbourhood.
+1 for the area!

chucknorris

chucknorris wrote: »

If you run like a Greyhound or happen to jump on a bus the second you arrive at the Bus stop.

It is a 45 minute walk to the center. It's 15 minutes by car with traffic in mind and roughly the same by bus (but longer when you factor in the waiting time for the bus).

Sorry for being Anal but Tyrellstown is regarded generally as isolated from the greater Blanchardstown area due to the stretch between it and Mulhuddart village. Again, if you have a car this doesn't apply of course.

15 minutes in a bus or car, buses aren't that bad in Tyrrelstown. It's isolated from Blanch as a whole but not really from the shopping centre in fairness.
Most annoying thing is being so far away from train stations :mad:

markas

Deleted User wrote: »

15 minutes in a bus or car, buses aren't that bad in Tyrrelstown. It's isolated from Blanch as a whole but not really from the shopping centre in fairness.
Most annoying thing is being so far away from train stations :mad:

Such is the nature of train stations - they cannot pop out in any location.
But there is a remedy for that - two minibuses would do. It is probably not a sustainable business just for Tyrellstown residential area, but on the other hand, it is an excellent location if the business/industrial parks aroud are taken into account. It is probably too complex from legal/formal point of view. But mini-bus taxi drives could pick up the idea, if supperted by the locals (both businesses and residents), I think
Some promotion to make it moving.. Do you think people would use such connection? How many are commuting to the city daily and a train could be a good alternative for them?

Polar101

markas wrote: »

I think
Some promotion to make it moving.. Do you think people would use such connection? How many are commuting to the city daily and a train could be a good alternative for them?

It'd be faster to get the 40D to town. The business parks already have private buses organized for people to get to city centre, so they wouldn't need a connection to the train station.

ThisRegard

chucknorris wrote: »

It's 15 minutes by car with traffic in mind and roughly the same by bus (but longer when you factor in the waiting time for the bus).

It's only really like that at rush hour in the evenings, and even at that not every evening.

chucknorris wrote: »

but Tyrellstown is regarded generally as isolated from the greater Blanchardstown area due to the stretch between it and Mulhuddart village.

Some people see that as a bonus.

jack presley

markas wrote: »

<SNIP>

I see your other thread with that Facebook link was closed. Is that why you posted it again here?

chucknorris

ThisRegard wrote: »

It's only really like that at rush hour in the evenings, and even at that not every evening.




Some people see that as a bonus.

I've a bro and a sis in Tyrellstown and they find it a negative.