Belmayne area safe?

indr143

Hi,

i am thinking of buying a house in belmayne area and it's near to the social housing building. Is the area safe for living. I am moving with my wife and 5 yr old daughter, so cant risk it. I lived there in hermitage aparments like 3 yrs ago but dont know how it is now. Please let me know. Thanks in advance

Indr

herbalplants

I know couple of people living there and perfectly safe.

indr143

Cause I seen lots of houses in the area are for sale and that too in perfect condition. So wanted to know why. Thanks

RichardAnd

Assuming one of the balconies of the apartments there doesn't fall off and land on top of you...

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/fundamental-balcony-design-flaws-at-dublin-housing-development-1.3772443

I know the area well, and I've never had an issue there.

KLF

It's still a relatively new area with the final pieces of land now being built on. I would recommend the side nearer the hall in the wall road / Father collins park. I find the Northern Cross / Malahide road end a bit hectic with traffic and general busyness.

The only anti-social behavior I've seen is when joy riders from Darndale direction come through Northern Cross on the rare occasion. Last year a car drove down the path opposite the Hilton and people had to jump out of the way.

herbalplants

Also may I add house prices in Belmayne are not cheap.

Col_30

Overall the area is fine. I lived in the estate next to it for a number of years, Parkside. It was a really nice area to live in.

The Belmayne estate was affected by pyrite, so ensure you enquire about this and insist on the appropriate pyrite remediation certificates.

There's quite a bit of social housing peppered throughout Belmayne. A lot of the houses/apartments did not sell after the crash and many of the vacant units were sold off to housing associations. This is not just the big red brick prison looking block on the malahide road (that was only built recently), but in the estate itself. I'm not saying this is a problem and I personally didn't ever see any trouble, but I would recommend visiting the property at different times of the day to see what the neighbours are like.

If it was me, I would rather a duplex in Parkside over a house in Belmayne, or stretch myself for a house in Parkside as it's a really lovely area with great community spirit. Also, consider Beltree the other side of the park. Similar to Parkside, but a little cheaper and closer to the dart station at Clongriffin.

o1s1n

I've friends who live out that way, bought a 3 bed terraced house about 4 or 5 years ago.

House is very spacious inside and built to a decent spec. I'm not too fond of the area though, it's definitely still in that awkward phase where there's lots still being built and it has a bit of a construction site/wasteland vibe to it.

Also wouldn't fancy being that close to Darndale / Clarehall shopping centre myself for obvious enough reasons.

It's a relatively safe area, I've never had any hassle. Lot of it isn't the prettiest though.

indr143

Thanks guys. Just wanted to makesure as I am moving in with my 5 yr old and my wife. Not young enough to take risks.

antimatterx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120835805#Comment_120835805

For what you get, they absolutely are.

o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120839579#Comment_120839579

Yeah my friends 3 bed cost 325,000 if I remember correctly, but that was I'd hazard a guess at 4 years ago.

Probably closer to about 380k now. It's a lot of house in Dublin for the price.