Barn Elms, Churchtown - Dublin

sharkufc

Hi all, I wanted to open this thread to ask whether anyone has any useful insights on the estate and the area?

Count Dracula

Beats The Townships if you have the money I suppose.

sharkufc

Thanks! By township you mean dense areas like in other estates (Cherrywood and the likes) or something else?

Tow

What sort of info do your want? The area a good, once you overlook some parts of Nutgrove.

But over a million for a flat!

sharkufc

yeah was looking for any red flag I should be aware of?😂

J_1980

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120426781#Comment_120426781

I think that’s the houses, which seem to be sold out.

flats start 535k

xper

“Barn Elms” ffs. Developers are just using random word generators now, aren’t they

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120427173#Comment_120427173

None come to mind, but I am sure the locals don't use the word 'estate' when describing the area :-).

Estate = Development

Flat = Apartment

Builder = Developer

spaceHopper

1M for a terraced house

Tow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120430810#Comment_120430810

But think of the facilities. Doing your weekly shopping in Tracy's and buying your cars from Gus and lunch from Howard.

Count Dracula

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120426745#Comment_120426745

As in undesirable, overpriced, hyped up, kips....

Think west dublin on a winters evening where the locals loot Lidl with the aid of a JCB.

Count Dracula

To put this in perspective.

There was a famous Cul De Sac finished in 2008 in essentially the same area. Gated Cul De Sac, well built and well finished with back gardens onto the Castle golf Club. I think they were all 5 beds +. in fairness they were lovely houses in a nice discreet and private location.

Some were purchased off the plans for 2.9 million..... oh dear.

Beginning to see some real overpriced non sensical offers in Dublin at the moment. Agents talking up certain areas, nothing wrong at all with Churchtown btw, but a million quid for a terrace is gobshight stuff, all around.

MacronvFrugals

1mil for a terraced house in Churchtown! LOL that really is talking up an area to the moon, its Churhtown ffs.

J_1980

Given current build costs €1mm is bot that ridiculous. These are 200sqm homes.

these houses are identical to the ones on the former Dun Laoghaire golf course. Selling for similar prices nowadays.

sharkufc

thanks for your comments folks. Yes prices are not low but I guess you pay the size of the houses and the location. That's why I wanted to ask for your opinion on the area..

Augme

The area is safe enough. You won't have people joyriding outside your house every weekend.

J_1980

Looks like it’s sold out.

that’s the “property slowdown” everyone is mentioning here….

The Spider

In 2012 3 bed semi’s in Churchtown we’re going for between 320 and 345

garbanzo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120430357#Comment_120430357

Hey xper

I live near enough to the development. I have a profound hatred for the way city and county councils have allowed idiotic names to be given to estates in this country over many years. However, the name ‘Barn Elms’ comes from the name of the little cottage at the front of the development which is probably 70 + years old. The mother of the developers used to live in there.

There is a Whitebarn Road nearby too. I think the ‘barn’ itself was located on the site of what are now the playing fields in De La Salle school. You can see the outline of it there from 19th century OSI maps.

As I said earlier, I live nearby. I wouldn’t chose to live anywhere else. A great area.

g

xper

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120448834#Comment_120448834

Interesting. I stand (not so far away) corrected in this case. Still hate the name!🙂