Anyone living in Heathfield, Finglas with comments on the area ?

Gael23 wrote: »

Was looking at Finglas as an option until I read this. First time buyer doing it on my own so I have 220k absolute max.

Looks like there is a reason Finglas is affordable

Finglas is a massive area, and some of it is very nice but like everywhere else they tend to be the expensive bit of Finglas.

Gael23 wrote: »

Was looking at Finglas as an option until I read this. First time buyer doing it on my own so I have 220k absolute max.

Looks like there is a reason Finglas is affordable

As others said Finglas is a massive suburb and has its good and bad. This isnt a hard and fast rule but in general you will find lower house prices to the west of the N2. East of the N2 is generally very settled and house prices are higher.

Your budget of 220k would get you a 1 bed apartment in nearby Ashtown which has a direct train link to the city centre and the Phoenix Park just a 5 minute walk away. Id be looking around there if you're buying.

Ashtown is a great little spot, its on the canal and near the Phoenix Park while only being around 18-20 minutes on the train to Connolly. It doesnt suffer from the same anti social problems found in west Finglas so would be a better option to buy in that regard.

Also be aware there is a new train station being built at the moment in Royal Canal Park/Ratoath Road which is between Ashtown and Broombridge on the train line. Theres lots of apartments in Royal Canal Park at decent enough prices. The new station is going to be called Pelletstown Construction began in February so it might be open by the end of the year if progress is good.