Raheny

DUBLINIRL

Raheny seems like it is a fantastic area with a long list of positives for anyone who lives there. Could you point out any negatives to living in Raheny that any potential purchasers of houses should be aware of? Thanks.

tomfoolery60

The price of the houses!

EchoIndia

I don't know of any negatives. Though I don't live in the area itself, I have friends who do and they've never mentioned any issues. The description "Raheny" covers a fairly wide area, of course, so proximity to services and amenities will vary a bit, depending on actual location.

the_amazing_raisin

I'm not from there but been there a bunch of times

Traffic on the Dublin/Howth roads would probably be the main drawback

A lot of the estates have cars parked on the roads so bit of a pain to drive around

Also you've got a lot of people learning to drive in the area, so patience is a requirement

If buying you'll most likely be getting an older house with the associated baggage in terms of wear and tear and poor insulation

Other than that it's a lovely area

DUBLINIRL

Thanks for the responses. If traffic into town is the worst the area has to deal with then it sounds pretty good.

the_amazing_raisin

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Actually there might be one issue, the place probably gets swamped in summer with people walking from the dart to the beach

Personally if I was considering an area I'd try to scope it out myself as much as possible. Take the dart or bus there, wander around, go into some of the shops and pubs and generally try to get a feeling for how the place is

Princess Calla

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As others have said it's a grand area.

I vaguely remember going back 20 years now problems with the water pipes in some of the older houses, I think they may have been lead pipes. I'm sure it's rectified at this stage but something to be mindful of.....plus I could be misremembering.

Like others have said, traffic can be an issue at rush hour but there are buslanes. The dart is there but raheny is massive so may not be worthwhile especially as trains are nearly always full by raheny at peak times (though admittedly since covid and WFH that may be changed)

As another poster mentioned there's a driving test centre there so you'll have lots of learners driving the route.

There's good primary and secondary schools in the area.

SuperValu is the supermarket, not the cheapest but there's a Dunnes, Tesco ALDI and Lidl in the neighbouring areas.

John_Rambo

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This doesn't happen in the summer. It can happen the odd time in Portmarnock. However, summer can be busy with traffic due to the park and the beach but it's not something that would put me off the area. The Supervalu is an overpriced convenience shop with a difficult to access (with a trolley) carpark behind it. Very few people would do their weekly shop there. The village offers various restaurants, a bakery, butcher, an obscene amount of chemists, takeaways etc...

It's a great area. Personally, I feel the closer to the park the better.

sdanseo

Dublin City rather than the North County.

Both my folks grew up in Raheny so was there regularly until relatively recently. Also lived there by myself for a few months during Covid.

It's a typical older inner suburb that's currently undergoing a fairly comprehensive generational change.

Missing some of the facilities of newer settlements (nearest large supermarket for example that's not price inflated is Donaghmede, Northside or Clare Hall) but you trade that for excellent transport connections, very nicely sized houses in general, and a quiet and safe area. Not to mention great proximity to the city centre.

No issues with beaches being swamped as there are no beaches, Dollymount is nearby but the regular summer influx of wasters that plagues certain other areas wouldn't really afect that as much.

Would recommend - but you'll need deep pockets. Bought a good bit further out, myself.

ozmo

Grand place - lived there a long time - where I was wasn't the nearest to walk to eg. a decent shop - depends on where in Raheny - its big - but once driving or cycling, very close to some great facilities like parks, the sea etc.

John_Rambo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121955104#Comment_121955104

There is a large (& mostly empty) beach. The Bull Island nature reserve is part of Raheny & is accessible from Raheny via the causeway where there's 5k of beach with a resident seal colony along with the salt marshes & the dune system. All walkable from some parts of Raheny.

Yeah Right

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While this is mostly true, the place isn't "probably swamped with people" walking from the DART/Howth road to the beach, as was originally claimed. The DART is about 20 mins walk from the causeway, and that's only the beginning of it. It's another 10-15 mins to get to the beach part.

Raheny is as nice an area as you'll find on the Northside, there's a reason the houses cost a bomb. Loads of amenities, plenty of shops and cafes etc., unparalleled pubic transport links, fantastic schools……..there are very few downsides to the area. There's plenty of traffic and footfall when there are concerts in St Annes, but that's just a small price to pay when you have one of the best parks in the city on your doorstep.

John_Rambo

It depends on the person. It's exactly 2.6 kilometres from the DART station to actual beach. It takes me 34 minutes alone. Three days with the kids. There's actually a reduction in traffic during the concerts. The various running races would have a much bigger impact on some of the communities, there's about four a year.

DUBLINIRL

Raheny is great with St Anne's park on the doorstep and a great Saturday afternoon set up in the park. People are down to earth and the community seems fairly tight knit. It has a great little village centre that people can socialise in. There are loads of young families moving in and all are decent people. What you see is what you get main as there is not much of anywhere left to build. Close to town with great transport links. Near the beach and howth for the more active people. Decent pubs and restaurants in the village.

What is the most comparable area in south Dublin do you think?

Angeleena

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122272289#Comment_122272289

Well 5-6 stops on the DART southside gives you Booterstown on the sea? I think property prices are a good bit more expensive there?

Away from the DART Raheny reminds me of Rathfarnham for some reason - house prices, park, variety of amenities?

DUBLINIRL

Rathfarnham looks very nice. I've heard it's a bit of a nightmare getting in and out of town during the morning rush but it does tick a lot of the same boxes.

angel eyes 2012

We are considering moving within the next 2 years, to allow time to save for any renovations, and Raheny is high up on my list of preferred areas. My only concern is whether there is a flooding risk with several properties being located so close to the coast. We are always hearing about rising sea levels. Would this have an impact on getting house insurance in the general area would anyone know or is it dependent on the specific property?

For example, I recently saw an excellent house for sale in Raheny but a river runs at the far end of the garden. This would put me off buying, more for safety reasons than anything else but would a property like that be problematic when applying for a mortgage?

Princess Calla

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I live close to raheny (walking distance) and tbh 30 yrs ago in school we were being told that by the time we were out age now,Sutton would be under water and Howth would be an island!

Clontarf floods but I don't remember ever hearing about anywhere in raheny flooding. Having said that I've a vague recollection of the river bursting it's banks around where the church is (I could be wrong).

I wouldn't fancy that river near my property tbh more from the rubbish that could be floating in it point of view, more than anything else.

I haven't heard anything about house insurance tbh, I'm not sure that would concern me at the minute tbh.

Sleeper12

They have reinforced the sea wall in Clontarf and Raheny. If the sea level rises then they will raise the sea wall. I wouldn't be too concerned about sea level from that point of view

GerardKeating

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If that house is in Main Street or Watermill road, that river only flooded once in my memory.

herbalplants

The potential issue I see with Raheny is all the houses which are in the nearby areas and are called Raheny see for example Edenmore, or Toneglee road, etc which for some reason are all called Raheny now, clearly not.

Also some of the corpo houses near St Ann's Park have eye watering prices for what they are…run down corpo houses.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464730#Comment_122464730

Hardly an issue unique to Raheny. Estate agents always blur the boundary lines and describe a property as being in the nicer area to inflate the price.

And for the St Annes ex corpo houses...location location location.

herbalplants

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Still corpo houses no matter how you dress them up. And some of the roads don't look great sorry. I fail to see how they are worth 600k just being near St Ann's. Time will tell. EAs seem to struggle finding silly gits buying them.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464838#Comment_122464838

It's not just St Annes. Short distance to Clontarf, Howth, Malahide, city centre, Dublin Airport, Dollymount strand and more. Unbelievably good transport links (for Dublin) with several buses and the DART on your doorstep. Well built houses, very little development to overlook your property. There's people queuing up to move in to the area, and that won't slow down.

Princess Calla

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464838#Comment_122464838

Tbh I think I'd buy an ex corpo house in a nice area quicker than a new build.

Good sized square rooms solidly built!

herbalplants

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Plenty of corpo houses well built too in Coolock also short distance to Clontarf, Howth, Malahide, city centre, Dublin Airport, Dollymount strand and more. Unbelievably good transport links (for Dublin) with several buses 😜 still not priced for 600k.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464883#Comment_122464883

Hahaha raheny or coolock?? Most people would gladly pay extra to live in Raheny when given that choice.

herbalplants

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Collins avenue also council houses not looking for 600k. And sorry killester is much better in my eyes than Raheny 😉

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122464892#Comment_122464892

Earlier you were not impressed at Edenmore being called Raheny, but now you're calling Donnycarney Killester 😉

Goldengirl

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Killester similar enough prices in recent years . Brookwood , Artane and Beaumont near Malahide Road end and Collins Ave are all good houses with decent gardens and more reasonably priced .

All near city , good Dart and bus links , and near enough parks and the sea , Omni , Northside Artane and Killester SC .

Pubs plentiful but good restaurants thinner on the ground . Usually end up heading to Clontarf .

Raheny has McHughs which is ok.

John_Rambo

Mint Cottage, Taza (closed for renovations) The Manhattan, McHughs & Mullinos in Raheny.