Buying a house in Castletroy

bener

Hi,

Looking at buying a house in the castletroy area. We are looking at houses in Woodhaven, Glanntan and Caisleann na hAbhann.

I've lived in Castletroy before but not in any of these estates. Does anyone have any insight as to what they are like and which would be the nicest one to live in?

Thanks in advance,
Bener.

mitresize5

Castletroy is a good middle class area.

The important thing if it's a family home and you are buying is to make sure they're aren't too many student houses around.

I've friends living in glantan and they are really happy there

goochy

Some areas are full of rented houses and you can tell not well kept.

paulers06

I lived in Glanntan for a couple of years and was predominantly renters. Enjoyed living there but as Goochy mentioned, not all of the houses/areas were kept that well. Most estates end up being renters rather than owners in the end. Would worry about the amount of students Woodhaven might have. Don't know much about Caisleann na hAbhann. Probably mostly professionals from Northern Trust

wigsa100

Castletroy is a lovely place to live but you need to be careful. There are some terrible parts of Caisleán na hAbhann so be very, very careful. I know someone who bought a house there and who, upon opening her front door to go to work one morning, saw one man taking a **** in his front garden and another going through it with a stick. Obviously something to do with drugs.

Evanwood is a nice estate, with new builds starting at 200k there. That's as good a price as you'll get for a new build anywhere really.

Special Circumstances

wigsa100 wrote: »

Castletroy is a lovely place to live but you need to be careful. There are some terrible parts of Caisleán na hAbhann so be very, very careful. I know someone who bought a house there and who, upon opening her front door to go to work one morning, saw one man taking a **** in his front garden and another going through it with a stick. Obviously something to do with drugs.

Evanwood is a nice estate, with new builds starting at 200k there. That's as good a price as you'll get for a new build anywhere really.

Hahaha oh dear. Working your arse off to pay a mortgage and Johnny Dumpinthegarden is moved in next door funded by your tax. Good times, good times.

Never had that particular experience but had a few neighbours over the years that were probably only 2 steps away from it yet. Robbing thieving shouting fighting assault. Very hard to find an estate with "starter" homes that is immune to this craic. Gotta pity people who camped out back in the day to buy cardboard boxes off plans for top dollar, then had a circus moved in next door to them.

zulutango

Wouldn't be a huge fan of Castletroy myself. There's been some awful developments there in the last 10 or 15 years and these will degrade quickly over time. If you're working out there it makes sense to live somewhere near, but otherwise I don't see the attraction.

George Michael

the annacotty area of castletroy is nice

wigsa100

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Hahaha oh dear. Working your arse off to pay a mortgage and Johnny Dumpinthegarden is moved in next door funded by your tax. Good times, good times.

Never had that particular experience but had a few neighbours over the years that were probably only 2 steps away from it yet. Robbing thieving shouting fighting assault. Very hard to find an estate with "starter" homes that is immune to this craic. Gotta pity people who camped out back in the day to buy cardboard boxes off plans for top dollar, then had a circus moved in next door to them.

That's terrible. What estate was that in? To be fair, Evanwood is very nice at the moment but it's hard to know how it will turn out ultimately given how early its stages are. I'd be telling anyone to buy in Kylemore if they could afford it, lovely estate.

bener

thanks for all replies folks

Does anyone know anything about Cairnsfort on the Golf Links Rd?

Cheers,
Bener.

George Michael

bener wrote: »

thanks for all replies folks

Does anyone know anything about Cairnsfort on the Golf Links Rd?

Cheers,
Bener.

gold links road monaleen/castletroy is very posh. very affluent

wigsa100

Cairnsfort is decent, friends of mine were renting there a couple of years back. Think it's an unfinished estate is the only thing? The house they were in was quite nice anyway. As previously mentioned, Golf Links Rd is a very nice part of Castletroy.

paulers06

Nice estate. A friend of mine tried to buy there but solicitor wouldn't give it the ok because of mapping issues. Heard it stopped a few sales there

wigsa100

What do you mean by mapping issues Paulers? Buying elsewhere at the moment and would be curious to hear.

paulers06

Differences between deed map, land registry and actual position of the boundaries. For example, your garden wall might in fact be going through your neighbours land. I'm sure it can be resolved but solicitors and banks seem to take big issue with it. Suppose there's nothing to stop the neighbours from taking action to claim their land.

OldMrBrennan83

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Poxyshamrock

Patww79 wrote: »

It was til they put that Mr. Price in the middle of it.

Annacotty is a planning disaster long before Mr Price. Limerick County Council should never have allowed a quiet village to be swallowed up by large housing estates. It has completely lost its identity as a seperate settlement.

George Michael

Patww79 wrote: »

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hows mr price doing? any time i went in it was near empty.

paulers06

Strange shop that Mr Price. Sells all sorts and in really weird quantities too. Ariel laundry tablets in boxes of 7 tablets. You think it's cheap until you get home and realize the box the box you have is 3 times bigger!

George Michael

paulers06 wrote: »

Strange shop that Mr Price. Sells all sorts and in really weird quantities too. Ariel laundry tablets in boxes of 7 tablets. You think it's cheap until you get home and realize the box the box you have is 3 times bigger!

you have to be careful alright. they are saying everything is cheaper than the rest, but ive seen things that are the same or even dearer.

wigsa100

paulers06 wrote: »

Differences between deed map, land registry and actual position of the boundaries. For example, your garden wall might in fact be going through your neighbours land. I'm sure it can be resolved but solicitors and banks seem to take big issue with it. Suppose there's nothing to stop the neighbours from taking action to claim their land.

I see, it must be quite the sickener for a sale to fall through over something as seemingly trivial as that.

shoppergal

I've lived in Woodhaven for last 8 years, really like it. Nice neighbours, all the houses around us are owner occupied bar one that's rented. It's mainly families, I don't know of any students in any of the houses around us.

wigsa100

Would just like to amend my previous post about the gate lodges in Clanwilliam Square going to auction, I've been informed that may have been a load of spoof from a friend of mine who has a tendency to spoof!

Irish_rat

shoppergal wrote: »

I've lived in Woodhaven for last 8 years, really like it. Nice neighbours, all the houses around us are owner occupied bar one that's rented. It's mainly families, I don't know of any students in any of the houses around us.

The seem the best value for money out in Castletroy at the min.

Kylemore and Bloomfield are nice but too expensive and Glantann from what I've heard is very hit and miss. Then you have the newer estates Evanwood and Cairnsfort which are bit far out and no real services apart from a pub. Plus all those listed are a good 30k more at least.

jenb550

Does anyone know more about the newer phase of caislean? My fiancé and I have viewed the show house and have put our names down for the next development. We will have to pay a deposit within the next month but it's refundable if we decide to pull out. He's in the university and I'm in the hospital so location wise it is ideal but I did notice some of the estate doesn't look too hot. Then again, I suppose you'd get that anywhere...

wigsa100

jenb550 wrote: »

Does anyone know more about the newer phase of caislean? My fiancé and I have viewed the show house and have put our names down for the next development. We will have to pay a deposit within the next month but it's refundable if we decide to pull out. He's in the university and I'm in the hospital so location wise it is ideal but I did notice some of the estate doesn't look too hot. Then again, I suppose you'd get that anywhere...

You've obviously seen the new phase which are, from what I've heard, lovely houses. However I would draw your attention back to a previous post in this thread where I recalled a friend of mine's brother who opened his front door one morning to find a guy taking a **** in his front garden, with another guy going through it with a stick.

Was the new phase right next to some of the dodgier spots or is it a bit away? Certain parts of the estate are bad news, I know that much.

whatdoicare

jenb550 wrote: »

Does anyone know more about the newer phase of caislean? My fiancé and I have viewed the show house and have put our names down for the next development. We will have to pay a deposit within the next month but it's refundable if we decide to pull out. He's in the university and I'm in the hospital so location wise it is ideal but I did notice some of the estate doesn't look too hot. Then again, I suppose you'd get that anywhere...

I wouldn't buy a house there, houses are absolute ****e, my friend bought one in the first phase off the plans and has had nothing but trouble between structural problems, plumbing problems and all sorts of bits that needed redoing and cost her a fortune. The pipes use that click together thing and they eventually come lose and start leaking, the boiler needed replacing after only a few years. It's just one thing after another from the get go. A real shame as they look beautiful.

jenb550

wigsa100 wrote: »

You've obviously seen the new phase which are, from what I've heard, lovely houses. However I would draw your attention back to a previous post in this thread where I recalled a friend of mine's brother who opened his front door one morning to find a guy taking a **** in his front garden, with another guy going through it with a stick.

Was the new phase right next to some of the dodgier spots or is it a bit away? Certain parts of the estate are bad news, I know that much.

Yeah I've been to the show house quite a bit now trying to spend as much time in the actual house and around the estate as I can. I often drive up after work too and sit in the car outside like an eejit! I'm sure people think I'm casing the estate.

That story is awful alright but again, I can't help but think that's going to happen in any area. Not exactly that since his story is quite extreme but there will be drugs and bad news everywhere.

The new phase is quite a bit away from the first one. The ones we have our name down for are due to be finished in December and the rest of that phase sometime in February. I'm attracted to the fact that the house would be facing a green and the green will have a playground. I have thought about driving up and speaking to some of the people who moved in a few weeks ago but don't want to seem a bit like a stalker. Then again, it'll be our home if we do decide to go for it.

jenb550

whatdoicare wrote: »

I wouldn't buy a house there, houses are absolute ****e, my friend bought one in the first phase off the plans and has had nothing but trouble between structural problems, plumbing problems and all sorts of bits that needed redoing and cost her a fortune. The pipes use that click together thing and they eventually come lose and start leaking, the boiler needed replacing after only a few years. It's just one thing after another from the get go. A real shame as they look beautiful.

I've heard that about the first phase alright, a friend of mine has one that was built in 2012 and was worried about the first phase issues but has been fine so far. She did advise us to get soundproofed walls and to make sure the floorboards were secure as they did creak a lot. I queried the soundproofing with the estate agent before she advised it and he said that was an issue with the previous houses and they've done a lot to eliminate it. Apparently the sitting room and two of the bedrooms lose a bit of space in the newer phases as they've stepped up the soundproofing between the houses.

I never asked about the plumbing. I'll definitely put it on my list of queries. Did your friend have the house surveyed before moving in? Obviously the thing isn't built yet but were researching independent surveyors/assessors on top of the bank required ones.

whatdoicare

jenb550 wrote: »

I never asked about the plumbing. I'll definitely put it on my list of queries. Did your friend have the house surveyed before moving in? Obviously the thing isn't built yet but were researching independent surveyors/assessors on top of the bank required ones.

She did get a surveyor in and he cleared it all but I don't know what they look for. When we bought it was my husbands cousin done our house and he pulled the place apart before he'd clear it.

Those pipes are standard now in houses - they have them in Rosmor and that estate up in Raheen, can't think of the name of it, aswell. They are a nightmare for house owners.

The floor boards might be because of the ground underneath, my friend put in her own floors and it took bags and bags of filler to level the ground as it was very uneven.

Also, be aware, the area is used every year once or twice a year for a funfair and the place is just chaos for the time it's on.

Also, personal opinion here and you can ignore it but make sure whatever house you get is on a hill not down as that area is all springs and prone to flooding during the winter (about twenty odd years ago it used to all flood every year and swans swam around in it), I heard rumours of water and sewerage coming back up the pipes in the bad weather. yuck.

wigsa100

jenb550 wrote: »

The new phase is quite a bit away from the first one. The ones we have our name down for are due to be finished in December and the rest of that phase sometime in February. I'm attracted to the fact that the house would be facing a green and the green will have a playground. I have thought about driving up and speaking to some of the people who moved in a few weeks ago but don't want to seem a bit like a stalker. Then again, it'll be our home if we do decide to go for it.

Don't ever feel like a stalker for doing that. I'm buying at the moment and did this several times in different places. People are very happy to tell you their experiences and to me, it would seem like a minimum bit of research to do before committing to something as major as buying a home.

Have you looked at the plans for the new phase in Bloomfield? The houses look lovely and are pretty competitively priced as well.

Special Circumstances

whatdoicare wrote: »

Those pipes are standard now in houses - they have them in Rosmor and that estate up in Raheen, can't think of the name of it, aswell. They are a nightmare for house owners.

The floor boards might be because of the ground underneath, my friend put in her own floors and it took bags and bags of filler to level the ground as it was very uneven.

The Celtic Crapbox I lived in for a while (fr russell road) had very very very creaky floors because the starved mangey yoke that built them saved a few joists per house. That's my theory anyway.

I think "topping up" the heating system every month is a standard feature of all Celtic Crapboxes. Are you referring to qualpex piping when you mention leak problems. It's copper piping I've had leaking problems with, but they were probably fitted by a brother of the guy that "fitted" the windows (Lol, they needn't have bothered with vents in the walls).

Sheeeeit

jenb550 wrote: »

Does anyone know more about the newer phase of caislean? My fiancé and I have viewed the show house and have put our names down for the next development. We will have to pay a deposit within the next month but it's refundable if we decide to pull out. He's in the university and I'm in the hospital so location wise it is ideal but I did notice some of the estate doesn't look too hot. Then again, I suppose you'd get that anywhere...

I'm in the same boat as you we have a house reserved too for the next phase coming in December. We've gone for 2 viewings in the show house and it's absolutely beautiful. There's no denying the quality of the houses inside. Is it true the heating will only cost €500 a year or so? We're a young couple with a baby on the way so the playground would be ideal.

We also spoke to a young couple who have been living there since 2008 and they had nothing but good things to say. They paid €285,000 for their house and were jealous that the show house was such an upgrade haha

wigsa100

Special Circumstances wrote: »

the starved mangey yoke that built them

Love it

jenb550

wigsa100 wrote: »

Don't ever feel like a stalker for doing that. I'm buying at the moment and did this several times in different places. People are very happy to tell you their experiences and to me, it would seem like a minimum bit of research to do before committing to something as major as buying a home.

Have you looked at the plans for the new phase in Bloomfield? The houses look lovely and are pretty competitively priced as well.

That's true, I do like to be as thorough as I can and would easily head over there any day and a cost as many potential neighbours as possible!

We did look at bloomfield alright but fiancé isn't too keen and a work colleague is currently dealing with her fourth major issue in that house. Problems all due to plumbing actually. I suppose it's a new phase going in though so those issues will be fixed.

jenb550

Sheeeeit wrote: »

I'm in the same boat as you we have a house reserved too for the next phase coming in December. We've gone for 2 viewings in the show house and it's absolutely beautiful. There's no denying the quality of the houses inside. Is it true the heating will only cost €500 a year or so? We're a young couple with a baby on the way so the playground would be ideal.

We also spoke to a young couple who have been living there since 2008 and they had nothing but good things to say. They paid €285,000 for their house and were jealous that the show house was such an upgrade haha

The show house is fabulous and I'm very wary of expecting the same of the house we end up with. Our furniture will have a lot of up cycling to undergo for starters! The first time we viewed the show house I had to drag him away before he signed to buy it on the spot!

Fajr play

jenb550

Sheeeeit wrote: »

I'm in the same boat as you we have a house reserved too for the next phase coming in December. We've gone for 2 viewings in the show house and it's absolutely beautiful. There's no denying the quality of the houses inside. Is it true the heating will only cost €500 a year or so? We're a young couple with a baby on the way so the playground would be ideal.

We also spoke to a young couple who have been living there since 2008 and they had nothing but good things to say. They paid €285,000 for their house and were jealous that the show house was such an upgrade haha

The show house is fabulous and I'm very wary of expecting the same of the house we end up with. Our furniture will have a lot of up cycling to undergo for starters! The first time we viewed the show house I had to drag him away before he signed to buy it on the spot!

Fair play on the detective work with the neighbours! I was a bit too chicken to do it so I'm glad they've got good reports. I do like that the residents are mainly young families like us too. I'd love to have an estate like the one I grew up on, all the kids out playing and my parents out chatting with theirs.

Jeez 285?! That's what the show house is going for now! As far as I know the heating is accurate pricewise. Friends of ours bought a similar build in Dublin and they say their main problem is actually that the house is too warm at times and they pay just over 500 a year. They've been in almost two years now.

I was speaking to the estate agent about seeing the houses that are decorated before they hand over in order to see the difference between them and the show house, darker kitchens etc. Yet to get in to see but would love to. All going well we could be neighbours!

wigsa100

jenb550 wrote: »

That's true, I do like to be as thorough as I can and would easily head over there any day and a cost as many potential neighbours as possible!

We did look at bloomfield alright but fiancé isn't too keen and a work colleague is currently dealing with her fourth major issue in that house. Problems all due to plumbing actually. I suppose it's a new phase going in though so those issues will be fixed.

Do you mind if I ask why your fiancé isn't too keen on Bloomfield? It's a lovely estate, the new builds will be done by a new builder to the old places...it's in a great area within walking distance of loads of amenities, the very nice park is only down the road and there's a playground there.

You're not going to be walking anywhere from Caisleán na hAbhann, that's for sure.

jenb550

wigsa100 wrote: »

Do you mind if I ask why your fiancé isn't too keen on Bloomfield? It's a lovely estate, the new builds will be done by a new builder to the old places...it's in a great area within walking distance of loads of amenities, the very nice park is only down the road and there's a playground there.

You're not going to be walking anywhere from Caisleán na hAbhann, that's for sure.

Bloomfield does have a nice little shopping alcove down the road alright but I felt the estate itself was vast. Very built up and a lot of cars squished outside the houses where they didn't fit in the drives. It reminded me a lot of kilteragh it was so packed and I wasn't a fan of kilteragh either.

It's also quite far from the motorway. I am on call some weekends and weeknights and I need to be within fifteen mins of the hospital. I'd rather be beside a main road, especially in the winter at three in the morning when I'll have to speed. It makes it a lot handier for me to be in caislean.

Caislean is only a short walk from aldi , the university is a walk for my fiancé who lectures there and could walk to work in the mornings and we are near a 24hour garage too. That's all I need for now. There are plans for a school and a hotel to go into the field across the road and for a link road to the golf links Road from the roundabout so I'm not too worried about the fun fair continuing to be honest.

I was actually a bit concerned about the park in bloomfield too. The playground, admittedly looks lovely but there will be one built right across from the house we have our names down for in caislean and I could watch our little fella from the house which would be great.

Lots of houses for sale in bloomfield too. Have to wonder why.

Lastly, prices. Caislean is better value for money in my opinion. I have to remember that it's the start of something out there and in a few years time it'll be a well established, young Estate with a good community feel.

wigsa100

jenb550 wrote: »

Bloomfield does have a nice little shopping alcove down the road alright but I felt the estate itself was vast. Very built up and a lot of cars squished outside the houses where they didn't fit in the drives. It reminded me a lot of kilteragh it was so packed and I wasn't a fan of kilteragh either.

It's also quite far from the motorway. I am on call some weekends and weeknights and I need to be within fifteen mins of the hospital. I'd rather be beside a main road, especially in the winter at three in the morning when I'll have to speed. It makes it a lot handier for me to be in caislean.

Caislean is only a short walk from aldi , the university is a walk for my fiancé who lectures there and could walk to work in the mornings and we are near a 24hour garage too. That's all I need for now. There are plans for a school and a hotel to go into the field across the road and for a link road to the golf links Road from the roundabout so I'm not too worried about the fun fair continuing to be honest.

I was actually a bit concerned about the park in bloomfield too. The playground, admittedly looks lovely but there will be one built right across from the house we have our names down for in caislean and I could watch our little fella from the house which would be great.

Lots of houses for sale in bloomfield too. Have to wonder why.

Lastly, prices. Caislean is better value for money in my opinion. I have to remember that it's the start of something out there and in a few years time it'll be a well established, young Estate with a good community feel.

I'll question a couple of those points:

1. Distance from the motorway - The Castletroy roundabout on to the n20 is only five minutes away, although admittedly it brings you onto it two kilometres further back than Ballysimon does.

2. Walking distances - I think you might have your distances wrong here, Caisleán is comfortably 25 minutes walk from Aldi. UL is the same, and that's at a decent pace. I've lived on Groody Rd for three years and have done both quite a few times. It is a great location to cycle from though with all the bike lanes coming from that direction.

I'm going to keep my mouth shut now, because it's your house at the end of the day! The only reason I was giving so much input is that I've lived in 4 different estates in Castletroy over the last 6 and a half years so I know the lay of the land very well.

I'm actually moving in to town so didn't end up buying anywhere in Castletroy myself. The very best of luck with everything, it's a very exciting time as I know myself, I'm sure you'll be delighted when you get in the door!

jenb550

wigsa100 wrote: »

I'll question a couple of those points:

1. Distance from the motorway - The Castletroy roundabout on to the n20 is only five minutes away, although admittedly it brings you onto it two kilometres further back than Ballysimon does.

2. Walking distances - I think you might have your distances wrong here, Caisleán is comfortably 25 minutes walk from Aldi. UL is the same, and that's at a decent pace. I've lived on Groody Rd for three years and have done both quite a few times. It is a great location to cycle from though with all the bike lanes coming from that direction.

I'm going to keep my mouth shut now, because it's your house at the end of the day! The only reason I was giving so much input is that I've lived in 4 different estates in Castletroy over the last 6 and a half years so I know the lay of the land very well.

I'm actually moving in to town so didn't end up buying anywhere in Castletroy myself. The very best of luck with everything, it's a very exciting time as I know myself, I'm sure you'll be delighted when you get in the door!

1- Five mins plus an extra two kilometres is time I just don't have to spare. When someone is having a heart attack and I'm called in I'm much better placed to get to the motorway and get into the hospital as soon as I can. I genuinely don't have time to negotiate smaller roads especially if it's frosty out. We currently live in Dooradoyle and I have the luxury of walking in now if I'm called. Even the distance of caislean scarves me if I'm honest and it's far closer than bloomfield. I'm from Dublin too and would head up to see my family once or twice a month, it's not nearly as important a reason as call but it's quite handy to be close by on a Friday evening and to just get on my way. Though, admittedly it's an after thought.

2- for me it's about a fifteen minutes walk at most. I recently dropped my car in to be serviced at frahils garage in ballysimon and then walked to the university to meet my fiancé. It took me 35 mins in total. The bike is certainly another option and I'm sure he will probably do both depending on weather.

If I'm being totally honest, bloomfield would probably have been considered more seriously if my job wasn't such a factor. I do a lot of call and I really do have to be in the cath lab, ready to go in fifteen mins, twenty at a push. My fiancé was worried that on top of the stress of the job that I'd have the added stress of trying to get to the job so caislean was a logical move for us. Definitely not for everyone, as youve pointed out.

My fiancé did his degree, masters and PhD in the university and had lived in a lot of places in castletroy too so he put the brakes in a lot of the estates I was looking in due to student population and suitability for suture children we might have etc. I will admit that I've only lived in limerick for three years, all of which I've spent in Dooradoyle so I'm certainly not the nest person to be making any assumption regarding where we live.

Thanks for the advice, I'll not know if it was the right choice until way further down the line, probably a good few years from now but at least if it wasn't then I'm five mins closer to the motorway to get outta dodge haha!

Good luck with your move, I'm very excited but trying to be realistic. It ain't over till the bank decide!

eborelk

Hi,

Bit late to the conversation but just came across this thread. I bough one of the older houses (built ~2008) in Caiselan two years ago and couldn't be happier with the place. I moved down from Dublin and commute there weekly while my wife is in UL. Having never lived in Limerick I was a bit nervous about where to buy and did a LOT of research (obviously as an outsider!) and am delighted with where we've ended up. All of the houses around us are owner-occupied. While we don't have kids yet we like that there are loads of them out and playing each evening...and I'm sure the new playground will be a great addition. It genuinely feels very neighbourly, and I am yet to witness anything antisocial. The house is so warm, not sure we've had the heating on more than a handful of times (plus we have a wood-burning stove which is way more atmospheric!) Very happy with the lay-out of the house which I believe is the same for the new ones. Have had zero issues with sound from neighbours. Only complaint would be the elec shower is quite loud but if that's my only complaint I'll live! Have both walked and cycled to UL plenty of times and it's not a trek. Also think it's brilliant that we have so many shops less than 5 mins drive away, but admittedly haven't walked to them yet. I have an early commute once a week back to Dublin so not having to go through traffic to get to the motorway was a massive plus. I really couldn't recommend the place more!

FutureGuy

Hi all,
I decided against starting a new thread as this is already up and running.

We were looking at the showhouse in Evanwood on the Golf Links Road and we may be considering a purchase when their next phase goes on sale early next year.

The thread has not been updated in 5 months so I am wondering if anyone has any new impressions of the place?

Also, are their any new builds elsewhere at this time?

wigsa100

I know a lot of people who own places in there. It's a nice place albeit turning into a bit of a sprawl with the latest phase. Be careful where your house is - a lot of the new phase back directly on to the motorway which would be a nightmare for you. They're nice houses, timber frame which means they are pretty noisy internally but they are decent value for a new build today.

Bloomfield in Annacotty are launching the second phase of their new development at the moment, first phase sold out quite quickly. It's a lovely, quiet estate in a great location. I know someone who owns one of the original townhouses and it's a nice place to live. Smaller and less sprawl than Evanwood. Don't know what the interiors of the new places are like.

Kylemore are building new houses the whole time - they are the nicest houses by far out of the new builds but between this and the fact that they're block built, the price is higher accordingly. I was looking at a townhouse up there at 229,000 but it backed on to the motorway so unfortunately wasn't a runner. The 4 bed semis are beautiful houses but are starting at 269,000 with another bit on top of that to finish.

There is a new build called Ros Mór out in Ballyneety at the moment too which is cheaper given that it's a bit further out but I don't know anything about it so can't shed any light on it for you.

Irish_rat

FutureGuy wrote: »

Also, are their any new builds elsewhere at this time?

Kylemore, Caislean na Habhainn, Bloomfield and Ros Mór. Slí na Manach soon.

Plenty of new builds but definitely space for more.

Bear in mind it will be a big enough estate when finished well over 200 houses. Traffic is busy on the golf links rd if you need to be in at 9 but there is plans to put a link road to groody.

As regards internal walls I don't see the attraction of paying a crazy amount more for block over timber-frame. I'd be more concerned about the rep of the builders. Do your research and talk to folk who live in the new builds.

wigsa100

Irish_rat wrote: »

Kylemore, Caislean na Habhainn, Bloomfield and Ros Mór. Slí na Manach soon.

Plenty of new builds but definitely space for more.

Bear in mind it will be a big enough estate when finished well over 200 houses. Traffic is busy on the golf links rd if you need to be in at 9 but there is plans to put a link road to groody.

As regards internal walls I don't see the attraction of paying a crazy amount more for block over timber-frame. I'd be more concerned about the rep of the builders. Do your research and talk to folk who live in the new builds.

I was at my friend's house in Evanwood for McGregor v Diaz 1 some months ago. I went up for a kip at about 1am in the master bedroom. The TV was on downstairs and I could hear every word that was being said on it, along with every word of conversation being had between the two people that were downstairs. They weren't shouting either. I was thinking of buying in there at the time but it put me off completely.

myshirt

Can I ask does anyone know what price these houses are coming in at? What's the damage?

FutureGuy

And what are people's opinions of Caislean na Habhlann apart from mr. Poopy as discussed previously. Any new information?

Any concerns about the new builds?

wigsa100

myshirt wrote: »

Can I ask does anyone know what price these houses are coming in at? What's the damage?

They are all available to see on Daft, give them a quick google and you'll see. They were going very cheap last phase but are starting to creep up now. The positive is with this phase they're building some bigger houses with two reception rooms which would be a nice addition in a semi d.

myshirt

@wigsa100

No prices on daft as far as I can see.

wigsa100

myshirt wrote: »

@wigsa100

No prices on daft as far as I can see.

http://www.daft.ie/limerick/new-homes-for-sale/evanwood-golf-links-road-castletroy-limerick-42841/

Most expensive are 275k I think.