Living in Claremont Court, Glasnevin, Dublin 11

Crumpet

We're hoping to buy a house on Claremont Court, Glasnevin. What's the area like? I have heard mixed opinions and find it hard to make a decision. The street itself looks lovely but what about others streets around it!? Whats the neighbourhood like?

bombidol

Claremont court used to be the drug capitol when I was a kid. Its still a bit rough.

Dubwat

bombidol wrote: »

Claremont court used to be the drug capitol when I was a kid. Its still a bit rough.

Wish someone had told me when I grew up there!! Have you any links to news stories about drug dealing/dealers in the estate?

OP, it's a very quiet estate. There's 4 bus routes (I think) that pass by the front of the estate. O'Connell St is walkable in about 20mins. Depending on your age, the Gravediggers, Brian Boru, Botanic House, & the Porterhouse are within staggering distance.

2 things to watch out for:
1. The houses are getting on a bit so check if the roof has been repaired/replaced. Lots and lots of houses have had to get this done.

2. On my side of the estate, the sewage pipes were not the correct size so once a year, we had to pay a drainage company to clear the sewers. I think it was only a tenner per house? The sewage pipe runs underneath the gardens so the Council said it's not their problem. But they own the pipes so we couldn't fix it ourselves. (*I'm not technical and I'm writing from memory so I could be wrong on this point*)

bombidol

Clareville! apologies! Clareville was a kip. Claremont was grand. It had some of the "american" looking houses and had a load of mental hippies living in it. Clareville was rough as a badgers arse. Just google mapped it and the first picture was a woman in pajamas hanging around outside the house.

bombidol

And its about 45 minutes walk to O'Connell St. If you are fit.

Dubwat

bombidol wrote: »

And its about 45 minutes walk to O'Connell St. If you are fit.

LOL, let's split the difference and say 30 mins. Cutting through Blessington Basin to Nth Frederick St will save you loads of time.

OP, you get a lot of space for your money. A lot of houses have converted their attics for a couple of extra bedrooms. Though I suppose your heating bills would be higher then? I've seen 2 houses for sale there recently and they've got a BER F-rating.

The gardens are quite small though but that wouldn't be a big deal to me...

Crumpet

Ah thanks! Well, that doesn't sound too bad! Yeah, it's Clareville I was a bit worried about although people I've spoken to seem to say it's quiet enough. Thanks Dubwat, that's very useful info you've given me there!!! How did you find the area at night, walking up the Finglas road and all?

bombidol

The road is actually pretty quiet

Dubwat

I don't live there anymore so I couldn't give you an answer about walking around at night.

Hannibal

Crumpet wrote: »

Ah thanks! Well, that doesn't sound too bad! Yeah, it's Clareville I was a bit worried about although people I've spoken to seem to say it's quiet enough. Thanks Dubwat, that's very useful info you've given me there!!! How did you find the area at night, walking up the Finglas road and all?

the Finglas Rd is very very quiet due to the graveyard on the right, there's petrol stations and industrial units on the left all the way upto the Tolka so apart from passing traffic on the N2 there's nothing around until you get upto the apartments where Premier Dairies used to be

Pawwed Rig

It is a nice estate. Good size houses that are well built. A settled mature estate that seems good value for money. It might suffer a little from it's proximity to other areas and the D11 address rather than D9 but that is reflected in the price of the properties. Some good schools close by too. Easy commute to city centre.

iguana

I have heard that the estate is nice but that the houses can be very cold, so if you are buying there you may want to consider the cost of retrofitting insulation when you make an offer.

Crumpet

iguana wrote: »

I have heard that the estate is nice but that the houses can be very cold, so if you are buying there you may want to consider the cost of retrofitting insulation when you make an offer.

Thanks Iguana! The house is actually not badly insulated, the attic was converted a few years ago and the BER rating isn't too bad. The house was really nicely warm and cosy every time we had a look at it (I know they could have been turning the heating up just for the viewings, you never know!), so fingers crossed we won't have to get stuck in a big insulation job!

Zamboni

Grand estate

But there are numerous stories about the houses with back gardens near the railway line getting grief from skangers.

Barjim

Zamboni wrote: »

Grand estate

But there are numerous stories about the houses with back gardens near the railway line getting grief from skangers.

I have recently bought and am due to move into one of those houses backing onto the railway line shortly!
Would you have any more information about the nature of the grief they are getting and is this recently or in the past? I was a bit worried about the railway when I bought but was told there wasnt any problems.

Jeannetta

Barjim wrote: »

I have recently bought and am due to move into one of those houses backing onto the railway line shortly!
Would you have any more information about the nature of the grief they are getting and is this recently or in the past? I was a bit worried about the railway when I bought but was told there wasnt any problems.

How do you find to live in the estate yourself so far?

Barjim

Jeannetta wrote: »

How do you find to live in the estate yourself so far?

Im there over a month now and am very happy with the place. Its seems a very quiet, settled area. The houses are big, about 1300 - 1400 sq feet. They are about 40 years old so some of them may need a bit of money spent on them. Im told they also tend to be cold in the winter so Im improving the insulation in my one.
By the way, no problems with the railway line so far either. The houses backing onto the railway line get sun on the back all day.

Jeannetta

Barjim, thank u so much for your reply. By the way, you don't mind light me up about the house price in that area. Going to see one today.

Barjim

Jeannetta wrote: »

Barjim, thank u so much for your reply. By the way, you don't mind light me up about the house price in that area. Going to see one today.

Houses have sold from €225,000 to €290,000 in this estate in the last 2 years. Take a look at the Property Price Register for details. It depends on how much you will need to spend on it afterwards really.

Jeannetta

The house there are very spacious, can give us a lots space to add some we like. Also met a nice gentalman, he is so proud of his house. It is very beautful house after all the years what he has added on the house. By the way, Any idea about schools around Claremont court.

Barjim

St Vincents primary school for boys is about 10 minutes walk down the road and St Columbas primary school for girls on Iona Road is about 20 minutes walk.
Good luck with the house. If you are thinking of buying make sure you get a surveyor to check out the house first.

Jeannetta

You are very good, Barjim. Thanks a lot. It is good to have inside view from you.

dsouths

Been looking at a house here. Any more thoughts on the area? Any problems with "skangers" from post above?

Barjim

dsouths wrote: »

Been looking at a house here. Any more thoughts on the area? Any problems with "skangers" from post above?

The area is fine. Very quiet. All the neighbours I have met so far have been very friendly. Id imagine the 'skangers' reference probably refers to houses backing onto the railway line near Broombridge Station, which has a bad reputation for vandalism and anti social activity. I havnt had or seen any problems and I back onto the railway. Also its handy for town, Ive walked to Parnell Square in half an hour.
One word of warning, we have discovered problems with the roof which our surveyor didnt spot and may cost quite a bit to put right. From what Ive heard roof problems are very common with these houses.

dsouths

I'll get the surveyor to double check the roof then!! How much did it cost to have your roof fixed? I've heard some of the houses aren't well insulated, did you have to reinsulate? How much was this? can i ask how you find the traffic in the morning?

Barjim

dsouths wrote: »

I'll get the surveyor to double check the roof then!! How much did it cost to have your roof fixed? I've heard some of the houses aren't well insulated, did you have to reinsulate? How much was this? can i ask how you find the traffic in the morning?

Hoping to get away with less than €2000 to fix the roof. Havnt got exact quote yet. Im getting the full insulation job, external wall, attic and zoned heating controls which will cost around 13k after grants. A neighbour told me his house was like an icebox until he got internal wall insulation. They are cavity block build so not suitable for pumped insulation.
Traffic was quiet over the summer but there can be a bit of a backup on the Finglas Road in the morning now the schools are back, not too bad though.

dsouths

That's great thanks for the info. The BER rating isn't good so I'd assume I'd have to get insulation sorted to. Are the grants easy enough to get? What sort of money are you paying for monthly gas, electricity bills to heat the house if you don't mind me asking.

Barjim

dsouths wrote: »

That's great thanks for the info. The BER rating isn't good so I'd assume I'd have to get insulation sorted to. Are the grants easy enough to get? What sort of money are you paying for monthly gas, electricity bills to heat the house if you don't mind me asking.

You can apply for the grants online here, http://www.seai.ie/ after the job is done.
I havnt had any heating bills yet due to the nice summer.

the_syco

Barjim wrote: »

One word of warning, we have discovered problems with the roof which our surveyor didnt spot and may cost quite a bit to put right. From what Ive heard roof problems are very common with these houses.

Maybe check with someone in the legal profession if they are liable for missing it?

kattsmaher

Hi there, we are vewing house in Claremont this weekend, its on for 350k, has two attic rooms and the décor is ok, BER D1, is this crazy asking price, all previous properties in last last year went for between 260-280?

Barjim

Hi,
It looks nice enough although 350K seems a bit high.
The converted attic would add some value I suppose if it is usable.
The garden also looks bigger than the normal for this estate although I think its north facing meaning very little sun on the back.
Yes we got the full insulation job done. House is quite warm now.
I would ask if they have any insulation if I were you.

Tar.Aldarion

Lived there down the very back, place was a kip it turned out. Lots of problems I didn't know about but that was one house. The houses there do seem to be kept well in general, it was very quiet and no problems there at night. It's a fairly handy/nice place to have a house regarding town access imo. I never saw any trouble makers, my main gripe was getting home and nearly walking 1km to the back to the estate from the road :pac:

tonedef

kattsmaher wrote: »

Hi there, we are vewing house in Claremont this weekend, its on for 350k, has two attic rooms and the décor is ok, BER D1, is this crazy asking price, all previous properties in last last year went for between 260-280?

I actually went to view this house at the weekend too (sorry for not saying hi kattsmaher ). I honestly can't see why anyone would pay €350k for it, given that a couple of houses a few doors down from it went for €226k and €242.5k respectively in the last 12 to 15 months.

kattsmaher

went to view also, nice but over priced and considering you would live mostly at the back of the house, it is north facing. Pity. Other one down the road with side entrance for sale, 350 too! also north facing

sneachta2000

A little over priced but I would hold off if I were you. There will be bigger houses in that estate coming up for sale soon. Better value, with insulation etc done. But a house is only worth what you are willing to pay for. They are excellent houses and 285k is actually an undervalued price for those houses.

kattsmaher

thanks Sneachta, you seem to be a man in the know!! will keep an eye out. Really like this estate.

tonedef

Came across this today when looking into the areas a bit more:
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-broke-into-home-and-held-knife-to-owners-throat-29790715.html

Julia Murphy

hi guys, we moved to Claremont Court last year, it is so nice to live here! THose two house for sale are across the road from us. If you end up buying the house, please let me know - would love to meet new neighbors:-)

Elizam425

Hello! I hope it’s ok to jump on this thread. My partner and I are looking at buying in this estate and wondering if anyone had bought in the past year or two that could give a more recent update please? I’ve read some of the comments here re antisocial behaviour from railway line and possible issues with roof and insulation but wondering is there anything else to note?
We’re a young(ish!) couple in early 30s. Re things we’re looking for is I suppose off street parking, someone safe and quiet etc