Areas to avoid in Athlone while buying

I've never been in Cartrontroy Heights in my life, but 30 seconds on Google tells me it's a good area. It's a cul de sac, so no through-traffic, meaning theoretically you shouldn't have anyone in there that doesn't live there. All detached houses, and google suggests the houses are going for over 300k in that area, so you're likely to have owners that actually respect them, in them.


Nightclub next door could be a tad noisy at certain times, though.

Again, never been there before in my life, but I'd personally look at it as a nice area, from my Google Maps tour of the place.

silverfox2020 wrote: »

Thankyou. Yes the houses and area looks nice in maps. Since it is close to the college was wondering will it be ok to buy . Also we are not Irish and I am not sure whether will that be a problem in that area ( we have never faced any such issues in Athlone till now but had heard some stories about Beechpark )

Thanks again.

Ewww... a foreigner...


:pac:
(Just joking, incase it's not obvious)


Look, the reality is there's always going to be someone making a derogatory comment or smart remark, but they're usually either mindless teenagers who will never have a fully functioning brain, or the older pensioners who might not actually care whether you're a foreigner or not, but will just be so used to using terminology and wording that's 'outdated' that they'll come across as massive racists unintentionally.

No matter where you go there's bound to be at least one neighbour that won't like you for some reason or another.


But I'm sure that 96.74% of people are grand and won't pass any remarks. I have never been to Athlone's college, but Ireland, in general, has a lot more foreigners coming and going than before, so I'd assume many of the students would be black/muslim/asian etc. Most people just get on with their own lives and don't pass any remarks.

I wouldn't let it be a deciding factor on where you live. Just don't go for the typical council estate or place with lots of anti-social behaviour. They might not care that you're foreign, but they may pick on you just because 'you're not from here' and because they've little else to do. Doesn't look like it would be a problem in Cartrontroy Heights, though.

No bother. Hopefully someone will be along shortly that can reply to you, who actually lives there and knows the area properly.

Best of luck