Egremont Killiney

Durkan do build a decent quality house. And its a growth area with lots of similar infill developments such as this.

Good schools and fair amenities in the area, but you'll absolutely need to drive. The buses to the area haven't hardly improved really in my entire lifetime and you'll be walking down to Church View Road to get a 7 into the City or to connect to the DART. Or its a 20 minute walk direct to Killiney DART Station. The 45A is absolutely crap.

Lets be honest too, the development is Ballybrack Village, not Killiney, but thats of no consequence really, Church Road at that location is pretty quiet.

most places are a short cycle

Supervalue is around 15 minutes walk , Tesco is about 10

the DART is less than 20 if you go through the church and across and down Marine Avenue.

its not a bad location. I don’t think you’d have any regrets

Close by there are alternatives in the same price range

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/7-killiney-hill-road-killiney-co-dublin/4643862

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/16-bayview-court-killiney-co-dublin/4643141

The nearest city bound 145 bus stop on the N11 is a 25 minute walk away, or 2.2 kms/ 1.4 miles. The Luas at Brides Glen is further.

Thats not a plausible alternative on a wet winter's morning, on a very exposed route, possibly with kids associated gear in tow.

If only there was a school within 50 meters. Or a crèche within 200m

The 7, 7A and 7B is closer and goes to town are closer than the 145 and go to town.

I have yeah and they're sh1te.

Nobody is going to pack their kids into them on a cold rainy winter morning and cycle to Dun Laoghaire (where the man's kids are based).

People need to stop deluding themselves as to the practicality of bikes, beyond personal local transport.

Not just a professional planner, but a realist.

I follow the mandated parking and cycling facilities in my projects, but that doesn't mean I'm going to use them, or recommend them privately to anyone else as a practical life solution.

I've said before on here and will again, my whole thrust in the first instance would be behind, reliable, widespread, integrated, cheap, frequent, local public transport. Every urban area where we are trying to reduce car use is entitled to it, but does not have it. For example, no service traverses the western stretch of Church Road, on the City side of this development we are talking about.

How there isn't a direct and frequent feeder bus service following this route below is bonkers. Such an easy win, even at rush hour.

The 7's and 111 and what not, do vaguely attempt it, but the overall service is lamentable. There should be a bus leaving Dun Laoghaire DART Station for Brides Glen Luas every 15 minutes and one returning, all day, from 5.15am to 1am, or corresponding to the weekend and public holiday hours of DART and Luas as appropriate.

egremont looks like relatively good value. Durkans around a lomg time, one of the few developers to push standards higher during the downturn. compared to, say honeypark, prices look ok. 2 bed ground floor own door apartments at €475k, €50k cheaper than park developments forward funded scheme just started off the graduate roundabout, €70k cheaper than second hand 2 bed apartment in honeypark. Cosgraves development is better location closer to dunlaoghaire, but 4 beds around €1m+

dart in killiney is 12min walk

cherry lane up in cherrywood launched 2 bed houses for €550k a while back also.

most new apartments are forward funded or forward sold to prs or ahb, so to get a look at buying a new apartment anywhere in co dublin is rare. Apartments here pick of the bunch, the €600k is for upper floor own door duplex. Units that start at a large 125sqm (as big as the old ‘grant size’ house) and are very well planned.

second hand looks cheaper but you have to factor in the cost to refurb up to A rating at around €70k+

house comparison to terraced units would be watsons, where second hand house for sale for €895k (bigger garden but needs to be refurbed up to A rating).

its an interesting scheme, well finished. Acc to IT 16 out of 24 units sold last weekend

I mean just for clarity the Watsons house you're referencing is 200sqm and detached and is by no means at all representative of the area in general. Most houses in Watsons go for 550-650ish.

For some reason theres something about Watsons that just isn’t appealing.

maybe it’s just to far from the beach. Location , location, location

We’re looking at moving at the moment or adding a 4th bedroom and it’s just some where we wouldn’t consider