House hunting in Tallaght

Robbie1986

My partner and I are looking to buy a house and Tallaght is looking like a potential spot - particularly Tymon North, Kilnamanagh and Kingswood.

How are these three spots? So far I've heard that they're settled areas with very little issues.

gameoverdude

Tymon North and kilnamanagh are grand. Not sure about Kingswood. Look at greenhills, Oldbawn, Bancroft and firhouse(pricey enough though)

iamwhoiam

Kilnamanagh is very settled ,as is Old Bawn and Bancroft .
Houses is Old Bawn are getting near enough to 400k if in good condition and converted garage etc

Bikerman2019

Tymon can be iffy in places. Firhouse or kilnamanagh

The Student

Robbie1986 wrote: »

My partner and I are looking to buy a house and Tallaght is looking like a potential spot - particularly Tymon North, Kilnamanagh and Kingswood.

How are these three spots? So far I've heard that they're settled areas with very little issues.

Live in Kilnamanagh over 40yrs love the place. Kingswood not bad but avoid shops and green areas. Tymon North near Glenview end ok.

matchthis

Originally from Bancroft and would move back in a heart beat. Other than that, it’d would be Kingswood near the new school. For some reason part of Citywest is called Kingswood and shouldn’t be, it’s citywest. We were looking at Kingswood ourselves, is a good setttled area, close to amenities and n7/m50. Was looking at kilnamanagh, but was advised against it from friends that still live up there. Tymon is meant to have calmed down a lot, but just doesn’t appeal to me

standardg60

Glenview, Balrothery, Castle Park all very settled..now that i've moved out:D

Bervbers

Prices are about 200,000 to 300,0000 sold priced from property price register or

Sale Price Address
19/04/2021 €340,000.00 17 PARKHILL CLOSE, KILNAMANAGH, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
19/04/2021 €230,000.00 32 ALEN HALL, BELGARD SQ, TALLAGHT, Dublin 24
16/04/2021 €312,000.00 7 HOMELAWN DRIVE, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
15/04/2021 €320,000.00 5 ALPINE RISE, BELGARD HEIGHTS, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
09/04/2021 €376,000.00 14 CORBALLY DR, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
09/04/2021 €248,000.00 ** 89 SESKIN VIEW RD, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
09/04/2021 €220,000.00 9A RAHEEN AVENUE, TALLAGHT, CO. DUBLIN
08/04/2021 €155,726.00 33 DRUMCAIRN AVE, FETTERCAIRN, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
01/04/2021 €477,973.00 14 Kingswood Mews, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24
01/04/2021 €427,000.00 14 THE GARTH, KINGSWOOD HEIGHTS, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
01/04/2021 €253,000.00 23 ALDERWOOD GREEN, SPRINGFIELD, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
01/04/2021 €335,000.00 28 THE RISE, KINGSWOOD HEIGHTS, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
31/03/2021 €347,500.00 12 OLD BAWN PARK, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
31/03/2021 €160,000.00 48 MOYNIHAN COURT, MAIN RD, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
30/03/2021 €250,000.00 34 HORAN HALL, BELGARD SQ, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
29/03/2021 €377,500.00 12 WATERMILL CLOSE, OLDBAWN, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
29/03/2021 €210,000.00 44D ALLEN HALL, BELGARD SQ, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
29/03/2021 €226,000.00 452 CUSHLAWN PARK, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
26/03/2021 €220,000.00 17 ELLENSBOROUGH LODGE, KILTIPPER, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
26/03/2021 €185,000.00 APARTMENT 5, NEW BANCROFT HALL, TALLAGHT
25/03/2021 €205,000.00 87 KILTIPPER GATE, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN, Dublin 24
22/03/2021 €289,000.00 65 HAZELGROVE, OLD BLESSINGTON RD, TALLAGHT DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
22/03/2021 €200,000.00 96 WESTEND GATE, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
19/03/2021 €293,000.00 253 GLENVIEW PARK, TALLAGHT, DUBLIN 24, Dublin 24
19/03/2021 €153,500.00 APT

Eire Go Brach

I would avoid Tymon. Some estates are ok.
But I will admit I’m basing this information from about 20+ years ago. I’d would not live their again myself. The other areas you mentioned are fine.

gameoverdude

Basing your knowledge of an area 20+ years ago is no help. Where I grew up 20+ years ago was very dodgy, but now is great. Places mature and tymon north isn't bad(in general)

jrosen

Tymon is hit or miss so id avoid.
Kilnamanagh is very settled, I have a few friends living there and they are very happy. No complaints.

Kingswood, lived there myself for a while. Id avoid close to the shops but otherwise we found it grand.

Oldbawn, Aylesbury, Glenview are also decent. If you start going outside of that Ballycullen and firhouse area are decent, green hills too but you will find the prices start to rise then

Bikerman2019

Parts of Tymon are iffy, I know someone attacked by a gang. New library built and the windows went in before it even opened. Kilnamanagh is ok. Firhouse is good, Killinarden - in places iffy, Watermeadow area and Old Bawn is quite nice and mature, Woodlawn in Firhouse is nice, Ely and Ballycullen ok.

gameoverdude

Kilinarden away from the park keep away from. village side is okay.

Ush1

All three are fine to be honest, Kilnamanagh would be my preference of the three.

Old Bawn, Aylesbury, Bancroft all worth a look as well.

gavindublin

Bikerman2019 wrote: »

Parts of Tymon are iffy, I know someone attacked by a gang. New library built and the windows went in before it even opened. Kilnamanagh is ok. Firhouse is good, Killinarden - in places iffy, Watermeadow area and Old Bawn is quite nice and mature, Woodlawn in Firhouse is nice, Ely and Ballycullen ok.

The windows are boarded with insulation for protection while the contractors aren’t onsite with COVID. Nothing was smashed. Stop the scaremongering.
It’s still boarded. Still not open. Still intact.

breeno

I lived/owned in Kilnamanagh from 2012 to 2019 and would recommend it without hesitation. Nice quiet area with lots of green space and right beside Kingswood luas stop. Small playground there now too.

Bikerman2019

gavindublin wrote: »

The windows are boarded with insulation for protection while the contractors aren’t onsite with COVID. Nothing was smashed. Stop the scaremongering.
It’s still boarded. Still not open. Still intact.

I saw them! There is also a green, to the side of it where gangs have bonfires and order deliveries. When the driver arrived, they attacked him and tried to pull the drivers wife out of the car. Go on, tell me I am making it up. I can provide the proof to mods.

hurikane

gavindublin wrote: »

The windows are boarded with insulation for protection while the contractors aren’t onsite with COVID. Nothing was smashed. Stop the scaremongering.
It’s still boarded. Still not open. Still intact.

Does the added protection and boarding up not tell its own story?

iamwhoiam

hurikane wrote: »

Does the added protection and boarding up not tell its own story?

Many sites were boarded up while construction were not working .

PokeHerKing

Old Bawn is the best part of Tallaght. Decent sized houses and no estates need avoiding. M50 access either side of you, square, tallaght village, lidl,aldi, multiple pubs/ schools all within a 5/10 min walk. Watergate Park and Dodder Park also 5/10 min walks.

Disclaimer : I live there;)

gavindublin

gavindublin wrote: »

The windows are boarded with insulation for protection while the contractors aren’t onsite with COVID. Nothing was smashed. Stop the scaremongering.
It’s still boarded. Still not open. Still intact.

There was an arson attack on the library site during construction. Tymon is ok if you are ok with the drugs dealing and scramble bikes
Some parts are bit better

listermint

PokeHerKing wrote: »

Old Bawn is the best part of Tallaght. Decent sized houses and no estates need avoiding. M50 access either side of you, square, tallaght village, lidl,aldi, multiple pubs/ schools all within a 5/10 min walk. Watergate Park and Dodder Park also 5/10 min walks.

Disclaimer : I live there;)

Lol.


OP there is no such thing as best part of Tallaght. Large parts of Tallaght are quite mature and settled now. Areas that could be construed as problematic are more situated to the west of Tallaght . Traditional large swathes of current social and ex social housing. These areas still have problems associated with young lower income families but again minority can cause Trouble for others.

Area in Tallaght that would be good to live all containing schools childcare shopping and close to public transport. Kilnamanagh , Belgard, Kingswood, Oldbawn, bawnoque, Tymon.

These areas by their nature are settled a long time varying degrees of pricing but lately pricing seems to be going quite north so don't expect bargains to appear often. Although you can be lucky.

Some of these locations are serviced by the Luas which could be a valuable consideration for easier quick access to the city.


Disclaimer I grew up and lived in Tallaght , moved out because I fancied something bigger and detached that Tallaght can't provide.

PokeHerKing

I couldn't agree re Tymon. Most of the estates are ropey AF. A lot of Bancroft backs onto these estates as well with direct lane way accesses and the park.

Nowhere in Tallaght is far from antisocial estates but Oldbawn and Kilnamanagh offer the best buffers IMHO.

Speedline

Bawnogue ain't in tallaght. Nor would I recommend buying there.

listermint

Speedline wrote: »

Bawnogue ain't in tallaght. Nor would I recommend buying there.

Correct and true

listermint

PokeHerKing wrote: »

I couldn't agree re Tymon. Most of the estates are ropey AF. A lot of Bancroft backs onto these estates as well with direct lane way accesses and the park.

Nowhere in Tallaght is far from antisocial estates but Oldbawn and Kilnamanagh offer the best buffers IMHO.

I know.

Absolute warzones.

Lived in tymonville still know many there. Often described as the Balkans . There was tanks rolling through their last week I believe from the UN.

gameoverdude

PokeHerKing wrote:

Nowhere in Tallaght is far from antisocial estates but Oldbawn and Kilnamanagh offer the best buffers IMHO.

Have a look at some of the estates beside Shrewsbury/Aylesbury Road. It's dublin. Always going to have dodgy areas close to good ones(even one road).

gameoverdude

What's Springfield like now? Decent size estate, but haven't been there in years.

Ken Tucky

Speedline wrote: »

Bawnogue ain't in tallaght. Nor would I recommend buying there.

couple of mad ones in this thread.
Greenhills isn't tallaght either.
Templeogue is closer, maybe that's next;)

gameoverdude

Ken Tucky wrote:

couple of mad ones in this thread. Greenhills isn't tallaght either. Templeogue is closer, maybe that's next

It was just suggestion of a place close by. Might offer options to look further into.

qwertyuiopa

There's definitely been an upsurge in anti social behaviour in the Tymon area over the last couple of years unfortunately.

I'd have Kilnamanagh and Kingswood well ahead of Tymon tbh

Ken Tucky

gameoverdude wrote: »

It was just suggestion of a place close by. Might offer options to look further into.

Ah I know..sorry no offence meant. Cheers

listermint

qwertyuiopa wrote: »

There's definitely been an upsurge in anti social behaviour in the Tymon area over the last couple of years unfortunately.

I'd have Kilnamanagh and Kingswood well ahead of Tymon tbh

I think the current prices reflects the popularity with those considerations

gameoverdude

Ken Tucky wrote:

Ah I know..sorry no offence meant. Cheers

Not a bother at all...although I was going to go full out pedantic on kilnamanagh and Kingswood!

I think over all anywhere close to the village you'll be fairly safe. Have a walk around during the day and night and you'll get a feel for the area.

PokeHerKing

listermint wrote: »

I know.

Absolute warzones.

Lived in tymonville still know many there. Often described as the Balkans . There was tanks rolling through their last week I believe from the UN.

No offence meant but opinions are like ar$eholes as they say. We both have our own.

bigmac3

Is Tallaght really still a kip? From the outside a lot looks ok to me. Kilnamanagh, Belgard, Kingswood, Old Bawn, all very decent?

gameoverdude

bigmac3 wrote:

Is Tallaght really still a kip? From the outside a lot looks ok to me. Kilnamanagh, Belgard, Kingswood, Old Bawn, all very decent?

Tallaght is huge! Some dodgy areas, but some really lovely areas. Have a look at some of the house prices. I'd love to live in some of those areas.

Tallaght was never a kip.

It has always had good areas and bad areas, which is par for the course with any area which has a population of its size.

Some people in Kingswood and Kilnamanagh get very offended if you refer to their estates as part of Tallaght!

PerryB78

bigmac3 wrote: »

Is Tallaght really still a kip? From the outside a lot looks ok to me. Kilnamanagh, Belgard, Kingswood, Old Bawn, all very decent?

It was never a kip, those areas along with balrothery and glenview are all great places to live

2Mad2BeMad

bigmac3 wrote: »

Is Tallaght really still a kip? From the outside a lot looks ok to me. Kilnamanagh, Belgard, Kingswood, Old Bawn, all very decent?

I'd say it's about half and half haha.

Living in Old Bawn myself at the moment. Love it but the area around dominics shopping centre is were all the gangs hang out in the evenings.

Never had any trouble from them but can be abit intimidating if you don't know the area. There really only messers and stoners.
Rest of old Bawn is quite nice and settled.
Kingswood and kilnamanagh are nice. Belgard also nice. Aylesbury is lovely imo.

Couldn't go wrong with any of the areas mentioned above.

Springfield is fine but again the shops is were all gangs hang out both at centra and the shopping centre. But its quite safe.

Anything past Springfield I wouldn't even consider to be honest. All estates and all **** holes

iamwhoiam

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

I'd say it's about half and half haha.

Living in Old Bawn myself at the moment. Love it but the area around dominics shopping centre is were all the gangs hang out in the evenings.

Never had any trouble from them but can be abit intimidating if you don't know the area. There really only messers and stoners.
Rest of old Bawn is quite nice and settled.
Kingswood and kilnamanagh are nice. Belgard also nice. Aylesbury is lovely imo.

Couldn't go wrong with any of the areas mentioned above.

Springfield is fine but again the shops is were all gangs hang out both at centra and the shopping centre. But its quite safe.

Anything past Springfield I wouldn't even consider to be honest. All estates and all **** holes

Technically speaking Dominics shops are in Millbrook
Old Bawn is the other side of Old Bawn road , from the traffic lights in

2Mad2BeMad

iamwhoiam wrote: »

Technically speaking Dominics shops are in Millbrook
Old Bawn is the other side of Old Bawn road , from the traffic lights in

Yes technically. Its still used by alot of people in old Bawn and if you walk 10yards from the entrance your in old Bawn. Either way I was advising not to look around there for houses

PokeHerKing

2Mad2BeMad wrote: »

Yes technically. Its still used by alot of people in old Bawn and if you walk 10yards from the entrance your in old Bawn. Either way I was advising not to look around there for houses

Your yard stick looks a lot different to mine :pac:

iamwhoiam

PokeHerKing wrote: »

Your yard stick looks a lot different to mine :pac:

And mine . Millbrook ( where Dominics shops is ) is a completely different estate . Millbrook one side of Old Bawn road
Old Bawn on the other side .

gameoverdude

Regardless of the area, shops are mecca for teenagers. It is what it is. Never had trouble and I've lived in dodgy areas. A nod or "howya lads" is cool.

bigmac3

Deleted User wrote: »

Tallaght was never a kip.

Probably not to those living there, but from the outside looking in, it sure was.

gameoverdude

bigmac3 wrote:

Probably not to those living there, but from the outside looking in, it sure was.

I don't completely agree with that, but I can understand.
Look up the meaning of donnybrook, which is considered a "good area" now.(again pedantic me going back centuries).

bigmac3

bigmac3 wrote: »

Probably not to those living there, but from the outside looking in, it sure was.

I'd place a lot more weight behind the opinions of those who lived there, over someone "from the outside looking in".

Same could be said for any area, really.

JustAThought

Big spread on local paper a few weeks back with photos and outraged tales from the postmaster & residents of dealers escorting welfare dependents in Tallaght to the post office hatch to pick up their dole/ single mothers and hand it straight over to pay their debt. Also talk of an epidemic of craic & no daylight go zones atm.

irishevo8

Lads any part of Tallaght from the m50 up as far as the square are fine, the older estate's in Tallaght , grew up in Balrothery and would move back in a heartbeat.

JustAThought

JustAThought wrote: »

Big spread on local paper a few weeks back with photos and outraged tales from the postmaster & residents of dealers escorting welfare dependents in Tallaght to the post office hatch to pick up their dole/ single mothers and hand it straight over to pay their debt. Also talk of an epidemic of craic & no daylight go zones atm.

Lots of ongoing articles in the Indo including one in the past few weeks - also lots of other papers who give give some areas and addresses.

Local drug taskforce currently recruiting for project involving crack cocaine in Tallaght - again some addresses cited.

You’ll have to google crack cocaIne and tallaght - my phone won’t let me paste today.