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Buying in area with high crime rates

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  • #52
    elizunia87
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭elizunia87


    bri007 wrote: »
    Cabra is good spot to buy, prices are gone up last few years due to location but it’s not a bad area these says, some parts are still not great but most are ok and a lot of people buying into the area. House are bit small but good solid builds. I know someone who just moved into one, needed a lot of work but it cost €300k

    That is the thing. Ideally we would like to skip the cost of renovation. Some of the houses in D15 for 250k they look fabulous. The question is now how are the bids these days? Is there many people bidding?


  • #53
    voluntary
    Registered Users Posts: 871 ✭✭✭voluntary


    elizunia87 wrote: »
    That is the thing. Ideally we would like to skip the cost of renovation. Some of the houses in D15 for 250k they look fabulous. The question is now how are the bids these days? Is there many people bidding?

    Property price register is your friend. Don't get yourself involved into a bidding war as you'll often find yourself bidding against a ghost.

    + EDIT, there's a gang war going on between Blanchardstown and Finglas. A lot of shootings in d15 in the last weeks. It's a bit like wild wild west


  • #54
    elizunia87
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭elizunia87


    voluntary wrote: »
    Property price register is your friend. Don't get yourself involved into a bidding war as you'll often find yourself bidding against a ghost.

    + EDIT, there's a gang war going on between Blanchardstown and Finglas. A lot of shootings in d15 in the last weeks. It's a bit like wild wild west

    I know about this. Maybe Ongar / Clonee. We still have couple of months to go (applying in September). I wish I could escape from this ***** Dublin :) I am sorry.


  • #55
    riclad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    There are working class areas, you can buy in that are relatively safe.
    For example ,coolock ,or finglas,
    but you need to know the area .
    pick a house in a council estate , where 95 per cent of the houses
    are owned by the people living there ,bought from the council.
    Pick a smaller estate, not a estate with 500 plus houses in it ,maybe close to a main road .
    Blanchardstown is a large area, there s a mix of council house,s ,
    private houses ,apartments .
    i could name one estate thats a bit rough ,
    but theres very quiet parts of blanchardstown.
    There s a feud going on between 2 gangs in dublin for at least 5 years .
    My friend lives in finglas and i lived in a private estate in blanch for 4 years .I never felt in danger in blanchardstown and i cycled around alot when i lived there .
    maybe drive around there after 9 pm, on friday and saturday ,
    to see what its like .
    She lives in an ex council estate in finglas ,
    the average age there is 40 plus,
    theres very few young people living in that estate .
    90 per cent of anti social behavior is done by people under 30.


  • #56
    elizunia87
    Registered Users Posts: 125 ✭✭elizunia87


    I used to live in Clancy Road and cycled through Finglas Road every late evening from city centre. Nothing bad happened, but my friend was attacked and bitten up by banch of teenagers, badly.

    Would you name a good areas, quiet in the price range max 300k?


  • #57
    fatbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭fatbhoy


    Drimnagh, near the hospital, is quite good in terms of anti-social behaviour, amenities, transport links, closeness to city-centre. The three bedroom houses od the style of the ones on Mangerton/Brandon/Errigal Road have come down in price from about 300K to about 280K, and are good little houses, with nice layouts (bathroom and three bedrooms upstairs; two receptions and a kitchen downstairs). The more westerly part of Drimnagh, nearer to the hospital and Walkinstown, the better.


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