knocksedan Demense, swords

mollybird

looking to buy a house possibly here with my OH. viewed the show houses yesterday and we love them. we asked about buses coming up to the estate by sept. is there any truth in that does anyone know? also the roads seems quite narrow on the way up to it does anyone know if they plan on expanding on the roads and any shops going to be going into the estate or will there be a few shops put in near by (nearer than the eurospar) ?

thanks

Dizzyblonde

There has been talk of putting in a better footpath and the possibility of the bus going as far as Knocksedan for years now, and I think your best bet would be to contact Fingal Co. Council and Dublin Bus. Up until now it's just been empty promises. As far as I know the nearest shops are the Tesco Express in Ridgewood and Supervalu in Boroimhe. I'd say there would have to be a lot more houses in Knocksedan before they'll put in shops.

Stheno

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

There has been talk of putting in a better footpath and the possibility of the bus going as far as Knocksedan for years now, and I think your best bet would be to contact Fingal Co. Council and Dublin Bus. Up until now it's just been empty promises. As far as I know the nearest shops are the Tesco Express in Ridgewood and Supervalu in Boroimhe. I'd say there would have to be a lot more houses in Knocksedan before they'll put in shops.

Nearest shop would be the spar in the manor dizzy

I'd not see busses going up that way the roads are lethal.

Dizzyblonde

Stheno wrote: »

Nearest shop would be the spar in the manor dizzy
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You're right! It's further than I thought.

Singer

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

There has been talk of putting in a better footpath and the possibility of the bus going as far as Knocksedan for years now, and I think your best bet would be to contact Fingal Co. Council and Dublin Bus. Up until now it's just been empty promises. As far as I know the nearest shops are the Tesco Express in Ridgewood and Supervalu in Boroimhe. I'd say there would have to be a lot more houses in Knocksedan before they'll put in shops.

Local councillors have regularly made noise publicly about getting a bus service into Knocksedan - the reality is it's an estate of less than 200 houses, I can't see how that ever could be remotely viable for a regular bus service other than maybe a school shuttle. I think what Knocksedan needs the most is an actual path to Swords Manor, but I don't think the lands are in the hands of the council.

Stheno

Singer wrote: »

Local councillors have regularly made noise publicly about getting a bus service into Knocksedan - the reality is it's an estate of less than 200 houses, I can't see how that ever could be remotely viable for a regular bus service other than maybe a school shuttle. I think what Knocksedan needs the most is an actual path to Swords Manor, but I don't think the lands are in the hands of the council.

It's a very isolated estate tbh

dslamjack

The number 60 bus used to go that way,down as far as the Leas Cross,till Aer Rianta blocked the road with the runway.
It used to come from town thru Ballymun via the Boot Inn ,but Knocksedan and Kileek is lovely , your in open country within 30 mintute's of the city centre.

plodder

Stheno wrote: »

It's a very isolated estate tbh

It's a lovely estate, but there's no way you'd let children walk or cycle on the roads around there either. Way too dangerous. I could be wrong but I thought the council owned all the land up to the bridge from the park. If the (river valley/jacko) park was ever extended up that far, that would be the only way to safely get to the town for pedestrians.

dslamjack

There was a time when we were kid's you could go swimming in the river below the bridge and the river was full of wild brown trout.
Wild garlic used to grow there as well as apple's and damson's as well as loganberry's and wild plum's if my memory serves me,and the big hill to the right of the bridge was always a fairy hill,happy memories as a child of that place .. it's still a beautiful area.

mollybird

thanks for the replies everyone. Seems we are going ahead with the sale. Don't know a living soul in the area. House roughly supposed to be done in about 6 weeks. Any idea of things going on in the area for meeting people? Is there a community group at all etc ? we are a couple in our mid/late 30's with no kids.

thanks everyone.

dslamjack

Originally posted by mollybird -thanks for the replies everyone. Seems we are going ahead with the sale. Don't know a living soul in the area. House roughly supposed to be done in about 6 weeks. Any idea of things going on in the area for meeting people? Is there a community group at all etc ? we are a couple in our mid/late 30's with no kids.

thanks everyone.

Where would you begin,you really have everything on your doorstep ,a good step would be to check this excellent thread .. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055856230 and anything specific just ask here ,the good people here are always ready to help.

mollybird

thanks a mil dslamjack. we put down the deposit on fri. so it's all getting very real now. Can i ask what bin company ye use and what days it is collected?

dslamjack

It's Panda here in Lusk ,I'm not sure about Swords but I'm sure the good folk here will let you know.

Dizzyblonde

We're in Swords and we use Panda. I think Greenstar operate in Swords too though.

AndyM1986

Hello,

We will be looking to buy a house in the next phase of development. If anyone could help, what is the neighbour like, and are the surrounding roads dangerous during Winter?

Also has there been any indication from the DAA about the impact the new runway will have on the estate?

Uriel.

AndyM1986 wrote: »

Hello,

We will be looking to buy a house in the next phase of development. If anyone could help, what is the neighbour like, and are the surrounding roads dangerous during Winter?

Also has there been any indication from the DAA about the impact the new runway will have on the estate?

They are country roads predominately around Knocksedan but they'd reasonably busy roads.A lot of people travel to/from the City, the N2 and even the M50 using the "backroads" rather than tackle the main thoroughfare into town/M1 etc.

But like any narrow, windy country roads wet and cold weather affect them more than say the main roads. But I've never had any specific major problem in terms of ice or snow, although I would tend to avoid those roads if there was a high chance of a lot of ice etc.

There is a hill just outside the estate down to the bridge (going towards Swords) and that used to get quite icy but the council have been good at gritting in the past few years. if your going city bound, once you hit the perimeter of the airport (couple of KM) from knocksedan the roads improve considerably.

Not sure about the new runway and other alignments, but I've never seen (heard) much of a problem in Swords with the airport in terms of noise

AndyM1986

Thanks Uriel for that I really appreciate it!

On the working commute into the City Centre, do you know anything about the local Bus Service? The estate agent from Noel Kelly said that they are defiantly extending the bus service in Sept. Personally I don't think this will happen as the local roads into the estate don't look like they could accommodate a large bus/coach.

Thanks again for the help!

Dizzyblonde

I seriously doubt that the bus route will be extended any time soon, so if I were you I'd call Dublin Bus and ask them just to be sure.

AndyM1986

Thanks Dizzy

So for now, the Swords Express bus into town from Swords Manor looks like the main mode in.

Uriel.

AndyM1986 wrote: »

Thanks Dizzy

So for now, the Swords Express bus into town from Swords Manor looks like the main mode in.

As dizzy said, I can't see the bus route being extended anytime soon but a call to Dublin bus and Swords express might clarify. There's nowhere really safe to put in bus stops in that area, either for a bus to stop or for people to cross the road.

The Swords express or the 41 Dublin bus services from Swords Manor would be your best bet, you could probably park in the estates around there, without complaint if you don't draw too much attention to yourself

AndyM1986

Thanks so much guys!!!!!

C.O.Y.B.I.B

I live in Sw. Manor and as mentioned , there are a few cars that park in the estates , but generally noone minds . Theres also the big car park at the pub and there are cars that park there all day too.
I think the problem with extending the bus service might be theres nowhere for a terminus like there is in Sw. Manor.

Dorans Pride

The bus service is most defintly extending to Knocksedan, with a limited service to begin with. Works commenced yesterday morning forming the new bus stop at the entrance (the buses will enter the estate and take the first right and swing around)

mollybird

i can confirm what dorans said. i was out at our house doing some measurements on tue and saw the area of the entrance that has been cornered off to being working for our bus stop. It is def going ahead. i got the heads up from one of the local kids that there is a local fb page called knocksedan residents. it seriously is a really helpful page. we will have the 41 bus coming up by our estate.

Can someone tell me though does the 41 bus go through the airport?

Stheno

mollybird wrote: »

Can someone tell me though does the 41 bus go through the airport?

Yes and it's the slowest bus in the world. I'd bet money that once that stop is operational though that the swords express guys will apply to extend their routes

Dorans Pride

mollybird wrote: »

i can confirm what dorans said. i was out at our house doing some measurements on tue and saw the area of the entrance that has been cornered off to being working for our bus stop. It is def going ahead. i got the heads up from one of the local kids that there is a local fb page called knocksedan residents. it seriously is a really helpful page. we will have the 41 bus coming up by our estate.

Can someone tell me though does the 41 bus go through the airport?

The 41C is bus that will be stopping there, it doesn't go through the airport. It goes through River Valley and heads for Santry without going into the airport

Uriel.

Dorans Pride wrote: »

The 41C is bus that will be stopping there, it doesn't go through the airport. It goes through River Valley and heads for Santry without going into the airport

And is just as slow as the 41 unfortunately, given it takes so long to do the tour of Swords

AndyM1986

Has anyone heard about a planned site for rapid build modular housing on Brackenstown road?

mollybird

Love the idea of joining one of the GAA club's in the area? We don't have any kids but not sure is it a thing people do? Do any of the club's do any events or hold any big match viewings in the club house at all?

Dorans Pride

mollybird wrote: »

Love the idea of joining one of the GAA club's in the area? We don't have any kids but not sure is it a thing people do? Do any of the club's do any events or hold any big match viewings in the club house at all?

St Finians in River Valley are always on the look out for new players and non playing members, they hold a number of social events and activities throughout the year (Weekly bingo night, coffee shop on Saturday mornings, walks etc)
Never too old to tog out and play with either the men or women's team
The Peacocks pub and restaurant is next door to the club house and sponser the club, this would be where a number of social events take place

mollybird

Ya we don't play GAA also but i do love to watch it though. Being from Munster i try not miss any of the championship games and usually go to a few of the Cork games in Thurlas.