Castleknock - is it a nice area to live?

Ian1900 · 04-08-2021 5:32pm #1

Hi there,

I've been living in Ireland for almost 10 years, but I've never been to Dublin 15 before and I am looking to buy properties for myself living at the moment.

Castleknock area interests me by its good location, a couple of schools and big shopping mall nearby.

however I'd like to hear more advises from locals, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated !

thanks guys

wotzgoingon · 04-08-2021 5:42pm

It's the worst place in Dublin. Kip is all I can say to describe it.

Gate Automation · 04-08-2021 7:54pm

Dublin 15 is big area, which part exactly of castleknock you are interested ?

Ian1900 · 04-08-2021 9:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117706812#Comment_117706812

I’m looking at properties around Collegewood, just close to castleknock college

Caranica · 04-08-2021 9:46pm

There's actual Castleknock and then there's Castleknock postal addresses. Can be quite a difference. Castleknock itself is lovely but lots of places with Castleknock postal addresses are less so.

Flinty997 · 04-08-2021 9:47pm

I think Castleknock is good area. With any good area its has the usual problems of traffic, expensive, and hard to get into schools. Property is in short supply. I would also say its very slightly over priced relative to similar good areas around the city. If the extra is worth it, will depend is the location suits you better than other good areas. Close to things you want to be close to etc.

Cheeseplant · 04-08-2021 9:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117707184#Comment_117707184

we used to live very near there about 7 years ago. We really liked it. Very nice area at the time (moved away from the area but can't imagine it's changed that much). Local shops down by the Carpenter pub. Blanch very handy, loads of sports amenities, the park, Castleknock village very nice. So convenient for town, good transport links. Sometimes I wonder why we ever moved away!

The only negative that I remember was the traffic to get out to M50. Roads to Laurel Lodge, College Road etc all very busy but aside from that every else was good.

JupiterKid · 06-08-2021 7:03pm

Hey OP, I grew up in Castleknock and still live nearby so I know the area very well.

It is a good place to live, settle, raise a family etc. and has all the amenities you could want at your doorstep - the huge Phoenix Park being one of the best assets of the area. That said, traffic is utterly abysmal these days at rush hour, public transport in the suburb is so-so (the rail line serves Laurel Lodge and Carpenterstown (sometimes called “upper Castleknock”) and the 37 bus. The village is nice and the area has a semi-rural feel thanks to the Phoenix Park and Liffey Valley green belt.

There are good schools in the area, both public and private and for shopping there’s the new Lidl bang in the centre of the village and Tesco , Super Valu and the Blanchardstown Centre nearby.

One downside of Castleknock is the snobbish and pretentious vibe from many who live there - basically “new money” types with a few residents’ association busybody Karen individuals and compared to my childhood there in the 1980s the sense of neighbourliness and community is far less than it used to be. Also there’s a lot of nearby places that claim to be in Castleknock, but aren’t.

But overall it’s a pretty good place to live. Just shockingly expensive property prices these days.

rolling boh · 06-08-2021 7:13pm

if you are paying Castle knock prices make sure it is Castleknock as has ben said seems quite a number of places regard themselves as Castleknock but that would be stretching it a bit .

Ian1900 · 07-08-2021 10:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117716995#Comment_117716995

yeah that is a fair point, I’m looking at properties around Collegewood, located close to Castleknock college. Does it sound a fair place to live?

Ian1900 · 07-08-2021 10:47am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117716957#Comment_117716957

Hey, thanks very much for the detailed info, which helps me a lot!

More specifically, I’m looking at properties around Collegewood, located close to Castleknock college. Does it sound a fair place to live?

Ian1900 · 07-08-2021 11:15am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117707370#Comment_117707370

Glad to hear, thanks very much.

Former Former Former · 07-08-2021 11:47am

I presume people are talking about the likes of Roselawn and Glenville which are very nice places to live but absolutely aren't Castleknock. Collegewood is definitely Castleknock.

Collegewood is a nice spot because it's an easy walk into the village and it's accessible for all the schools. However it is a private estate so it comes with management fees and the like.

Also worth noting that a fair chunk of land beside Collegewood is planned for future building as far as I know.

But you could do a lot worse. I live in Carpenterstown, about half a mile away, and love it here.

rolling boh · 07-08-2021 1:17pm

would say college wood is fine and is castleknock as has been pointed out .I suppose like anywhere you will have to see if you can about any future building plans and what is planned .

Pat Dunne · 08-08-2021 8:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117719315#Comment_117719315

Try telling that one to the residents of Roselawn! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

crooked cockney villain · 10-08-2021 10:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117707350#Comment_117707350

Sorry, where exactly are these ghettos that latch on to the Castleknock name?

Aside from the halting site on the Navan Road dualler I can't think of anywhere remotely iffy that's within a 20, even 30 minute walk of the borders of Castleknock, or within the area itself. The area is the wealthiest place East of Malahide and North of Ballsbridge in the entire city.

Eager to hear this one.

Nijmegen · 11-08-2021 12:12pm

A lot of estate agents took to getting creative about where the borders of Castleknock actually are, but broadly speaking if you take it from the north bank of the Liffey up to the south of the canal, the edge of the phoenix park from the Castleknock gates and anywhere up as far as the carpenter and maybe even Luttrellstown castle/golf course you're in safe hands. Also, north of the Canal is grand up as far as the Millenium Park and to the east of Power City as far as the M50... Delwood, Broadway, Roselawn is grand also. You start to get into ropey areas around the edges of that I'd say - Fortlawn, Hartstown, Sheepmoor are a lot more of a mixed bag (few bad eggs, plenty of good people, but you know the score).

That'd be my view, OP, but obviously mileage does vary! Those areas north of the canal are not Castleknock, no matter what an EA says, but Delwood etc are arguably much the same quality as, say, Sycamore.

TheSheriff · 13-08-2021 6:05pm

Honestly, its a great area to live. Very accessible to the city and the M50. Worth the slight premium IMO.

Ian1900 · 14-08-2021 2:49pm

Thank you everyone for the feedback

I'll do a little trip there in the evening maybe at 9 pm if the weather is ok, just in case as I don't want to deal with anti-social behaviour.

I'll do more research (the great advise in terms of the future building...I've never thought of that!)

amdublin · 16-08-2021 3:49pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117735285#Comment_117735285

I don't think anyone said about ghettos tbh. The examples given already are good examples: Glenville and Roselawn. Very nice places. But are not Castleknock as much as some residents like to address themselves as such

JupiterKid · 23-08-2021 7:40pm

I once saw a advert in the window of an estate agent (back in the 1990s) for a house in Edgewood Lawns, Corduff, which located the house in Castleknock.