Buying house near cemetery?

Red Albey · 29-11-2021 03:54AM #1

Hi, did anyone bought house near cemetery?

I have a seen a property named Kilbelin abbey which is few blocks away from st conleths cemetery at newbridge. The house front or backyard doesn't face directly next to the cemetery. But there is way next to cemetery which takes us to property.

There are few developments near this cemetery like belin woods and Red abbey.

Would you recommend buying a house and how will this impact when I resale the house?

Any feedback is much appreciated.

JustJoe7240 · 29-11-2021 04:03AM

Didn't you start this thread earlier?

Red Albey · 29-11-2021 04:06AM

Someone recommended to post here in this topic.

shillyshilly · 29-11-2021 04:23AM

I heard people are dying to buy around there

handlemaster · 29-11-2021 07:37AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058220251/buying-house-near-cemetery

Its the living you need to worry about. The dead won't cause any trouble

Deregos. · 29-11-2021 07:48AM

"I have a seen a property named Kilbelin abbey which is few blocks away from st conleths cemetery at newbridge."

I know that place . . it's right in the dead centre.

Darc19 · 29-11-2021 07:56AM

Advantages - no extra development on the cemetery itself.

Disadvantages - none.

I don't understand why anyone would have any issues living near a cemetery. There are hundreds, if not thousands in the country.

Ridiculous question imo.

Comer1 · 29-11-2021 08:06AM

"Ridiculous question imo."

Clearly, you've never seen Poltergeist.

the whole year inn · 29-11-2021 08:16AM

I know someone who built looking over a cemetery, house is front facing the ocean but the cemetery can be clearly seen from side/back of the house . Didn't bother him .

The_Conductor · 29-11-2021 08:45AM

I don't see any potential downsides. Some people may be squeamish about living near a cemetery- but its not normally an issue. The only potential issue is periodically (monthly mind masses, funerals etc) you may have abnormal traffic and parking issues- but its only for an hour or two here and there.

seamus · 29-11-2021 09:00AM

Advantages - no extra development on the cemetery itself.

I wouldn't say that's always the case. If you have an old cemetery that hasn't been used in a century, it might be rezoned for development if you're unlucky.

Not the case here though. The cemetery even has a new wing for fresh graves. Safe to say it's going nowhere in any of our grandchildrens' lifetimes.

Benefit of a graveyard is that you've got a nice, quiet, self-contained place to go for a walk or a run that's not far from home. Zig-zag up and down the rows and you'll cover a lot of ground.

HildaOgdenx · 29-11-2021 09:26AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058220251/buying-house-near-cemetery

You say that the house isn't really near the cemetery, if I'm reading this correctly. I'm not sure what exactly you are asking. What are your concerns about it? Genuine question.

Personally, it wouldn't bother me, in the slightest, to live near a cemetery. As pp said, there might be occasional, slightly busier traffic in the area, for funerals, maybe, but that's all.

DubCount · 29-11-2021 09:35AM

Quiet neighbours - what's the problem?

cruizer101 · 29-11-2021 09:45AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118238183#Comment_118238183

The cemetery might be rezoned for development???

As bad as the housing crisis gets they are not going to rezone a cemetery to allow someone to build on it.

Only potential disadvantage might be funeral traffic and parking, if cemetery has decent carpark isn't much of an issue.

shillyshilly · 29-11-2021 09:58AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118238129#Comment_118238129

future friends I think you mean

Red Albey · 29-11-2021 10:28AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118238224#Comment_118238224

The estate name is Kilbelin abbey, newbridge. There are new houses yet to build and they are behind the cemetery.

I've read and seen videos about buying a property near cemetery is not recommended as it doesn't provide market value. Is that true in Ireland?

JimmyVik · 29-11-2021 11:52AM

Yeah you're all brave now behind your keyboards, but when the zombie apocalypse starts you'll be laughing out of the other side of your faces.

And if you think it will never happen all i'll say is it has started.

Pandemic, zombie minks in Holland. Who would have thought any of that would happen a few years ago. hey? who? hey? I thought so.

handlemaster · 29-11-2021 08:45PM

Looking at issues such as the grave yard violence in Tuam today, It would make you want to check out if there were travellers graves there. And before anyone says it how many attacks have we seen over the years in grave yards and where they come from. Longford was always a hot bed for this activity

Darc19 · 29-11-2021 08:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118238382#Comment_118238382

Complete and utter rubbish.

Google anything whatsoever and you will have doom merchants.

If you that concerned, buy elsewhere as there are plenty that will buy the house you are looking at .

Frankly, this is the first time I have heard anyone query being near a cemetery - and I'm no spring chicken.

Galwayguy35 · 29-11-2021 08:58PM

At least you won't have loud neighbours having house parties anyway.

pawdee · 29-11-2021 08:59PM

I'd happily live in this house...........

https://www.themodernhouse.com/past-sales/swains-lane/

Capt'n Midnight · 29-11-2021 09:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118238122#Comment_118238122

Advantages - free flowers and lots of parking

WoollyRedHat · 29-11-2021 09:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118241758#Comment_118241758

You obviously haven't had to put up with midnight renditions of the Monster Mash.

theteal · 29-11-2021 09:17PM

We're in a little cul de sac of 20 houses which has a cemetery at the end. It's about 80m (7 house widths) from our house but there's a 3m high tree lined fence separating us from "them" so you wouldn't have a clue without having seen an overhead image. It's super quiet. Never gave it a second thought tbh.

Esel · 30-11-2021 02:41AM

Sometimes people go in there at night to bury a stiff...

HildaOgdenx · 30-11-2021 09:14AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118238382#Comment_118238382

No. I have never heard of proximity to a graveyard negatively impacting property values.

Car99 · 30-11-2021 09:28AM

A friend of mine bought overlooking a cemetery. He heard his toddler numerours times having conversations on the baby monitor when the child was in his room alone. Asked the child who he was talking to and he said the little boy outside . The window in the room looked directly into the graveyard.

whisky_galore · 30-11-2021 09:35AM

Here's a tip. Like the tooth fairy and leprechauns, ghosties don't exist.

billyhead · 30-11-2021 03:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118241821#Comment_118241821

Or Thriller.

Strumms · 30-11-2021 03:15PM

I wouldn’t do it, could be digging a hole for yourself....

We have family buried in balgriffin and it can be chaos there at weekends, I’ve seen traffic parked partially blocking access to inisfails Gaa club and one of the houses too...

Tork · 30-11-2021 03:18PM

A cemetery wouldn't bother me at all. I have a loved one who's buried in a cemetery near me and there's a nice vibe to the place - in as much as you can say a cemetery has a nice vibe. There are always people coming and going, either to visit graves or to maintain the place.

There are two things that'd put me off, and they might not apply to where you're looking. The first is that some cemeteries attract an anti-social element. Do the living go drinking/drugging/burying some stiffs in this cemetery? The other is traffic, though again it all depends on the layout of the area. If you can, visit the area in the evening when the weather's not too **** and see do the hooded tracksuit wearers go there? The other is to take a look at RIP.ie and check when the next burial in this cemetery takes place. Watch out for where the cars get parked and if there's a possibility that you could be impacted by it.

Buying house near cemetery?

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