Rathbraughan Park

Marcus Antonius wrote: »

Hi all,

I've done a bit of searching and seen that Rathbraughan Park has a terrible reputation as of 7/8 years ago going by some boards.ie posters. I was wondering could anyone from around the area tell me what it is like these days? My folks are retiring shortly and looking on moving out this way and found a house in this area that would be in their budget.

Thanks and Best Regards,

Marcus Antonius

It has somewhat improved but the overall area is very built up. (This is in turn does not make it an ideal location to retire in). But budget plays a huge part where you can live so might be a case of getting the best house you can in that area. Recommend you visit the area multiple times at various hours before committing.

It's very student oriented

They were a very poor quality build, chipboard flooring, 4 inch walls IIRC instead of 9 inch for the dividers and there were constant issues with the window reveals. It wouldn't be my choice to buy in. The area mightn't new great either, though 3 or 4 houses distance can make a hell of a distance.

The developer upped his game in his next developments and the difference in build quality can be seen in the selling prices.

A two/three bed mid terrace in a former Corpo 1930s-50sera would be the best buy. They used to be handy got for below 80K, how far below depends on what had to be done. Anyone that comes up now seems to snapped up often by outside investors. They are a simple rock solid house and are great little renters with decent yields.

van_beano wrote: »

Lived there 20 years ago, full of students at the time, is the shop still boarded up?

So did i. The shop was boarded then o p ened for a spell around 1999 id say but soon closed again. Has probably opened a few times in between too. Kids hanging around the alleyway didnt help.
Rathbraughan was fine back then about 50 50 owners v student. Looks alot rougher now. Its the last place id go to retire though.

I lived there for a few years and it was fine,never had any hassle but I wouldn't advise it as an area for a retired couple.

Its very student oriented,plenty of issues with excessive noise etc

The houses themselves weren't great either and the few inqas in all needed work.They used to sell for pretty low money.

dingding wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/sligo/houses-for-sale/sligo/16-saint-asicus-terrace-riverside-sligo-sligo-2748756/

Might be more expensive / over budget, but a great location for the town centre, Aldi, Dunnes and doorley park is just around the corner.

A newer house nearby, but would not have river views.

https://www.daft.ie/sligo/houses-for-sale/sligo/19-abbeyville-park-sligo-sligo-2699898/

Another, near the river, might be a bit close to toffs.

https://www.daft.ie/sligo/houses-for-sale/sligo/saint-martins-3-john-f-kennedy-parade-sligo-sligo-2667838/

Treacy Ave as others have said. Good community, tidy estate and near town.

https://www.daft.ie/sligo/houses-for-sale/sligo/76-treacy-avenue-sligo-sligo-2311751/

And this final one needs a bit of work but very handy for the town and the cathedral if this would be an advantage. With the price difference you could have a few bob that would go a long way on renovations

https://www.daft.ie/sligo/houses-for-sale/sligo/8-upper-john-street-sligo-sligo-sligo-2202069/

The one on John Street is there for a long time in a fat moving market. The one on Riverside needs a good bit of work, the one on Kennedy Parade needs more. The one in Abbeyville looks the pick, great little house if you could get it for the asking price.