Barnhall Meadows leixlip

fergalc53

Just wondering if anyone on here has bought here or are thinking of buying?is the area nice? I'm not local so was just looking for opinions.

Hercule

Houses look nice but the proximity to the motorway was a major negative for us - We went out for a look at the area during the summer and the nearly constant noise from the road was basically a dealbreaker for us

NedNew2

Hercule wrote: »

Houses look nice but the proximity to the motorway was a major negative for us - We went out for a look at the area during the summer and the nearly constant noise from the road was basically a dealbreaker for us

I lived beside a motorway for years and in fact it's not bad at all. When there is traffic the noise is constant, which is actually fine. The problem with 'bad' noise is when it is not constant, at an irregular pattern. Also at night there was hardly any noise. After a short while I became accustomed to it and it never bothered me.

Just something to keep in mind!

2ndcoming

I grew up beside the railway line and you get so used to noises you don't even notice them at all after a while.

L1011

You can hear the motorway 24/7 but you get used to it. Resurfacing with low noise surface will happen but could be years away

fergalc53

L1011 wrote: »

You can hear the motorway 24/7 but you get used to it. Resurfacing with low noise surface will happen but could be years away

Ya I noticed it but that didn't really bother me, I currently live on ushers quay in the city centre facing the main road along the Liffey, even here the cars don't bother me, it's the drunkards shouting that's the problem 😂 do you know much about the houses or the estate?a good but or no? probably a ridiculous question, this whole buying a house for the first time is stressful

L1011

I live a town further out (but similar distance to the motorway) so haven't got any local knowledge unfortunately

EoinMacLove1

Leixlip is a nice town and is well serviced by public transport (2 train stations/multiple bus stops) 3rd train station nearby in hazelhatch.
Theres a good selection of clubs-GAA/Football/Running/Rugby/canoeing & Multiple schools.
Its a relatively quite town with the usual problems that every town has but my Family/Friends never had any issues in my 30 years living here.
The house prices in Leixlip generally maintain their price due to proximity to Dublin and Intel employing 4000 people which is due to rise by 800.
The location of this estate is situated near the M4 but with triple glaze windows this isn't an issue and you can factor in future low noise tarmac/electric cars. If you want a house with 0 noise buy a house in the countryside..

lordgoat

EoinMacLove1 wrote: »

Leixlip is a nice town and is well serviced by public transport (2 train stations/multiple bus stops) 3rd train station nearby in hazelhatch.
Theres a good selection of clubs-GAA/Football/Running/Rugby/canoeing & Multiple schools.
Its a relatively quite town with the usual problems that every town has but my Family/Friends never had any issues in my 30 years living here.
The house prices in Leixlip generally maintain their price due to proximity to Dublin and Intel employing 4000 people which is due to rise by 800.
The location of this estate is situated near the M4 but with triple glaze windows this isn't an issue and you can factor in future low noise tarmac/electric cars. If you want a house with 0 noise buy a house in the countryside..

All of this is true but the estate is very far out of the town. No amenities within walking except the Rugby club.

Rosahane

lordgoat wrote: »

All of this is true but the estate is very far out of the town. No amenities within walking except the Rugby club.

Obviously you have never been there!

It's 15 minutes walk from the village, nearer to the secondary school and Irish school than all the houses on Easton Road. Shop, restaurant and hairdresser less than five minutes away. Bus three minutes in the morning. Train, probably 20 minutes max walking.

lordgoat

Rosahane wrote: »

Obviously you have never been there!

It's 15 minutes walk from the village, nearer to the secondary school and Irish school than all the houses on Easton Road. Shop, restaurant and hairdresser less than five minutes away. Bus three minutes in the morning. Train, probably 20 minutes max walking.

You have the village 15 mins away and the train 20? These are pretty much the same distance and I'd say 20mins is a normal walking pace.

I did forget about the Eurostar 5 mins away so yes that is there.

The houses are lovely but they are a decent walk away.

Rosahane

lordgoat wrote: »

You have the village 15 mins away and the train 20? These are pretty much the same distance and I'd say 20mins is a normal walking pace.

I did forget about the Eurostar 5 mins away so yes that is there.

The houses are lovely but they are a decent walk away.

Google maps says approx 20 minutes from Barnhall Meadows to the train Station, the same time as it gives from Beech Park. Also estimates 20 minutes to the Courtyard Hotel In the village - 30 minutes from Beech Park!

lordgoat

Rosahane wrote: »

Google maps says approx 20 minutes from Barnhall Meadows to the train Station, the same time as it gives from Beech Park. Also estimates 20 minutes to the Courtyard Hotel In the village - 30 minutes from Beech Park!

Exactly, two of the farthest out estates in the town. Beech Park much easier to get onto the motorway though.

Rosahane

lordgoat wrote: »

Exactly, two of the farthest out estates in the town. Beech Park much easier to get onto the motorway though.

Barnhall Meadows is closer to the town than the 50 year old estates of Easton Park and Oaklawn West

lordgoat

Rosahane wrote: »

Barnhall Meadows is closer to the town than the 50 year old estates of Easton Park and Oaklawn West

Are you just listing out all the estates that are a 20 min walk from the town?

My point is that the estate is a decent walk from the town, you then listed out other estates that are also a decent walk away from the town? How does this move BM closer to Leixlip??

Can you follow that? Please feel free to view it a rhetorical question and don't bother answering as this is tiresome and I'm out.

Rosahane

lordgoat wrote: »

Are you just listing out all the estates that are a 20 min walk from the town?

My point is that the estate is a decent walk from the town, you then listed out other estates that are also a decent walk away from the town? How does this move BM closer to Leixlip??

Can you follow that? Please feel free to view it a rhetorical question and don't bother answering as this is tiresome and I'm out.

No, I was addressing your incorrect and out of context comment:

lordgoat wrote: »

All of this is true but the estate is very far out of the town. No amenities within walking except the Rugby club.

...since you obviously didn't know what you were talking about!

Naos

lordgoat wrote: »

Are you just listing out all the estates that are a 20 min walk from the town?

My point is that the estate is a decent walk from the town, you then listed out other estates that are also a decent walk away from the town? How does this move BM closer to Leixlip??

Can you follow that? Please feel free to view it a rhetorical question and don't bother answering as this is tiresome and I'm out.

Would you agree it's about a 15 minute walk to Leixlip town?

n97 mini

Rosahane wrote: »

Shop, restaurant and hairdresser less than five minutes away.

I wouldn't class that as a proper restaurant. It's a glorified pizza take away, owned by Macaris who own all 4 chippers and the 2 other pizza places in Leixlip, along with the new wine bar.

Rosahane

n97 mini wrote: »

I wouldn't class that as a proper restaurant. It's a glorified pizza take away, owned by Macaris who own all 4 chippers and the 2 other pizza places in Leixlip, along with the new wine bar.

Well, it’s closer the nearest Michelin ** than anywhere else in Leixlip if that’s your priority :cool:

2011abc

Hard not to feel very negative about this place .Desecrating a much loved local amenity The way the builders' ads go on you'd swear they built the Wonderful Barn .Probably will rival the Docklands for ultra low percentage of ordinary Irish people who can afford to live there.Fought tooth and nail by neighbours for at least 30 years .A top 200 World Heritage Site turned into a muddy building site so some wealthy developers can become even more wealthy .The poor divils 'guarding' the site don't look as if they're likely to be paid enough to avoid squalor( if they're not already crammed in with a dozen more low paid workers in their accommodation) or returning to their homelands during next downturn and builders all self employed contractors no doubt .A monument to everything we did wrong in the last decade .And now four months before water can be connected ...Maybe they could run pipes to the floodwater in the mega puddles .Allotment holders must be fuming .

n97 mini

Rosahane wrote: »

Well, it’s closer the nearest Michelin ** than anywhere else in Leixlip if that’s your priority :cool:

I'd like a bit of variety. One family owning most of the town doesn't lend itself to variety.

n97 mini

2011abc wrote: »

Hard not to feel very negative about this place .Desecrating a much loved local amenity The way the builders' ads go on you'd swear they built the Wonderful Barn .Probably will rival the Docklands for ultra low percentage of ordinary Irish people who can afford to live there.Fought tooth and nail by neighbours for at least 30 years .A top 200 World Heritage Site turned into a muddy building site so some wealthy developers can become even more wealthy .The poor divils 'guarding' the site don't look as if they're likely to be paid enough to avoid squalor( if they're not already crammed in with a dozen more low paid workers in their accommodation) or returning to their homelands during next downturn and builders all self employed contractors no doubt .A monument to everything we did wrong in the last decade .And now four months before water can be connected ...Maybe they could run pipes to the floodwater in the mega puddles .Allotment holders must be fuming .

It's panic building, due to the "homeless crisis". Regulations were relaxed and now we're being carpet bombed with 3-bed semis and no amenities. As reported in the paper last week that the builders haven't applied to Irish Water for a connection, even though the lead time is 16 weeks, and the estate is almost finished.

EoinMacLove1

The GAA club and schools are around 10 mins walk away?
What do you consider walking distance?
There are these things called bicycles also

MrMusician18

Naos wrote: »

Would you agree it's about a 15 minute walk to Leixlip town?

A 15min walk from the front of the estate. If i recall correctly there will only be one way in/out in the first phase, and given that it's a long estate you can add another 10 mind just to walk get to the front entrance at a comfortable walking pace.

I went to look at these during their open day. Lovely houses, particularly the large detached. But I couldn't personally consider what they were looking for offered value. Not for a timber framed house.

Rosahane

MrMusician18 wrote: »

A 15min walk from the front of the estate. If i recall correctly there will only be one way in/out in the first phase, and given that it's a long estate you can add another 10 mind just to walk get to the front entrance at a comfortable walking pace.

I went to look at these during their open day. Lovely houses, particularly the large detached. But I couldn't personally consider what they were looking for offered value. Not for a timber framed house.

There will be a walkway / cycleway from the far end of the estate into Rinawade so that will considerably shorten the walk to the schools and transport links from that side!

FitzElla

For a new estate I think it has reasonably good amenities within walking distance - not the best but not the worst either. There is a good sized spar, Insomnia coffee shop and a Chinese and pizza takeaway only 5 mins walk away. The GAA club and schools are 10 - 15 minute walks. The village itself is maybe 20 minutes walk. Given how spread out Leixlip is in general there are lots of established estates that are the same.

2shea

MrMusician18 wrote: »

A 15min walk from the front of the estate. If i recall correctly there will only be one way in/out in the first phase, and given that it's a long estate you can add another 10 mind just to walk get to the front entrance at a comfortable walking pace.

I went to look at these during their open day. Lovely houses, particularly the large detached. But I couldn't personally consider what they were looking for offered value. Not for a timber framed house.

Timber framed houses? They aren't timber framed.

Brianboru39

I am viewing next phase on Saturday . How are people finding the new houses?


We viewed Westfield but last few houses available overlooked the road so decided not for us

Stealthirl

Out of interest what were the 4 bed detached ones going for ?

hi!

Has anyone bought here and moved in yet? What phase are they on? See in July there’s another phase & hopeful we could potentially buy here

Dylan94

hi! wrote: »

Has anyone bought here and moved in yet? What phase are they on? See in July there’s another phase & hopeful we could potentially buy here

I dont think any of the houses have been finished yet. Also considering it, but the houses are quite small and their would be a lot of noise from M4.

What type are you looking at?

hi!

Dylan94 wrote: »

I dont think any of the houses have been finished yet. Also considering it, but the houses are quite small and their would be a lot of noise from M4.

What type are you looking at?

That’s something to consider too. Would like to see a showhouse hopefully. Realistically with our budget it will have to be ‘the Poplar’ but will wait and see. Have you you’re eye on any?

hi!

Dylan94 wrote: »

I dont think any of the houses have been finished yet. Also considering it, but the houses are quite small and their would be a lot of noise from M4.

What type are you looking at?

That’s something to consider too. Would like to see a showhouse hopefully. Realistically with our budget it will have to be ‘the Poplar’ but will wait and see. Have you you’re eye on any?

missmatty

I used to live on the south side of Rinawade and you could hear the noise from the M4 but it wasn't that disturbing, more like the sea in the distance. I'd say it would be a lot louder from Barnhall. I'm in Westfield now and I love it but there is a lot more noise from the road up to Intel.

hi!

missmatty wrote: »

I used to live on the south side of Rinawade and you could hear the noise from the M4 but it wasn't that disturbing, more like the sea in the distance. I'd say it would be a lot louder from Barnhall. I'm in Westfield now and I love it but there is a lot more noise from the road up to Intel.

Whats Westfield like? Was looking there too but 415k for a 3bed semi is just too much for us.

FitzElla

When we looked in leixlip we could hear the M4 from lots of the estates located in the area. Was the same in parts of Maynooth. From what I read the problem is the road was last surfaced in 1994 so has deteriorated quite a lot. There are plans to resurface the road with a low road noise surface which should make a big difference, but it could be a few years before it is done.

L1011

The plans were kicked out due to the intent to widen the road to Maynooth; basically they don't want to resurface it and then replace it entirely a year or two later. This was decided AFTER announcing a start date for resurfacing.

Maynooth to Kilcock resurfacing is underway at the moment though.

Dylan94

hi! wrote: »

That’s something to consider too. Would like to see a showhouse hopefully. Realistically with our budget it will have to be ‘the Poplar’ but will wait and see. Have you you’re eye on any?

It will also likley be the popular for us too. We would like the alder but are concerned that the price of them will rise too much in the next phase. €385,000 for a small semi detached in Kildare seems like a lot though, for a house the size of the popular.

missmatty

hi! wrote: »

Whats Westfield like? Was looking there too but 415k for a 3bed semi is just too much for us.

We really like it, very happy with the house and location. It is expensive but we were lucky to get in on the first phase so got our house for 375k which was even a stretch for us at the time.

hi!

Dylan94 wrote: »

It will also likley be the popular for us too. We would like the alder but are concerned that the price of them will rise too much in the next phase. €385,000 for a small semi detached in Kildare seems like a lot though, for a house the size of the popular.

Agreed Buying in Leixlip would hopefully be our forever home but like you said looks quite small so will have to wait and see

hi!

missmatty wrote: »

We really like it, very happy with the house and location. It is expensive but we were lucky to get in on the first phase so got our house for 375k which was even a stretch for us at the time.

That’s good to hear yeah 40k in the difference is a lot! Beyond what we can get anyway- but who knows know with the uncertain market will they even sell at 415

Dylan94

hi! wrote: »

Agreed Buying in Leixlip would hopefully be our forever home but like you said looks quite small so will have to wait and see

I'm hoping the attic is high enough to be converted down the line. If not I will be leaving it.

Rosahane

hi! wrote: »

That’s good to hear yeah 40k in the difference is a lot! Beyond what we can get anyway- but who knows know with the uncertain market will they even sell at 415

You might consider the older estates in Leixlip. Theres a nice house in Castletown, Leixlip going for €360K. Needs modernising buts lots of potential to expand and one in Ryevale in nice condition for €445.

The older houses have much bigger gardens, more parking, fireplaces and usually space to build on.

hi!

Rosahane wrote: »

You might consider the older estates in Leixlip. Theres a nice house in Castletown, Leixlip going for €360K. Needs modernising buts lots of potential to expand and one in Ryevale in nice condition for €445.

The older houses have much bigger gardens, more parking, fireplaces and usually space to build on.

Thank you! Yes I’ve been keeping an eye on daft and second hand homes seem good albeit in need of some work. The lure of a new build is the HTB but if we keep saving a second hand will probably be the route we go..

Seth Brundle

Rosahane wrote: »

gardens, more parking, fireplaces and usually space to build on.

It's not just the size but the amenities. Most of the new estates are on the outskirts of the town with a hefty walk (or drive) to get anywhere.

thekingof60

In terms of the area around Barnhall, is it generally pretty quiet. We have been out to view the site but arent from the area so hoping to get any views about any issues.

Also if anyone has bought there how the process has gone so far? We are also looking in Westfield so any opinions on which is better would also be welcomed.

Rosahane

thekingof60 wrote: »

In terms of the area around Barnhall, is it generally pretty quiet. We have been out to view the site but arent from the area so hoping to get any views about any issues.

Also if anyone has bought there how the process has gone so far? We are also looking in Westfield so any opinions on which is better would also be welcomed.

Pretty much all all of Leixlip is quiet. The worst that will happen around there is a few teenagers drink at the Wonderful Barn and I'd expect that will be less prevalent when the houses are occupied.

Rosahane

Incidentally, the Leixlip LAP or whatever it's called, has included in it's plans, a link road coming from the R449 roundabout on the south side of the M4 down along bythe HP campus to the R404 just over the motorway bridge past Barnhall. This will mean easy access to the M4 without going through the village or through Castletown to Easton Rd.

Dylan94

Rosahane wrote: »

Incidentally, the Leixlip LAP or whatever it's called, has included in it's plans, a link road coming from the R449 roundabout on the south side of the M4 down along bythe HP campus to the R404 just over the motorway bridge past Barnhall. This will mean easy access to the M4 without going through the village or through Castletown to Easton Rd.

Will probably mean more traffic so between the estate and the town in future years.

hi!

No attic space in Poplar house asked EA

Dylan94

hi! wrote: »

No attic space in Poplar house asked EA

Did they say which ones did?