Is St Columbanus Road, Milltown Dublin 14 a safe&good area?

[NegativeEquity]

Six replies and no one has mentioned the dreaded ex-council phrase. Maybe because it’s priced at nearly €400 / sq ft? Some ex-council estates are more equal than others, it seems.

Personally I’ve spent a lot of time in the area and have no problems with the estate. However, this is crazy money to live in a small terraced house in the suburbs.

actually that’s my real concern, I heard there are some council houses in St Columbanus area. Thank you very much for mention that.

Just to remind people that all new estates built in the last number of years have the obligatory number of “council houses” as part of the housing policy / planning permission. So you may buy in a lovely new “private estate” and find a council tenant next door. I have no view one way or the other on this but think it may be hasty to write off the house simply because there are “some” council houses nearby. As a fact on its own it doesnt mean anything untill you ask around the neighbourhood and hear from people who live there.

Not necessarily, a lot of developers circumvented this rule by paying a fee (which in many cases was uncollected) to the relevant local authority.

[Col_Max_Pyatnitski]

Hello, we plan to buy a house on St Columbanus Road, Milltown, Dublin 14. Is this road and area a safe and good area?

Apart from the obvious problems with sandworms, it’s grand I’m sure (local militia are pretty active in controlling those in any case)

You might laugh at me if I ask you this question. what do you mean by sandworms? is actual worms or meant something else?
thanks.

Sorry for the flippant response, was in an odd mood. No sandworms.
[edit, note this is a personal opinion without warranty, I cannot [i]guarantee the absence of giant (or non-giant) sandworms, caveat emptor]

[ex-Patrick]

Sorry for the flippant response, was in an odd mood. No sandworms.
[edit, note this is a personal opinion without warranty, I cannot [i]guarantee the absence of giant (or non-giant) sandworms, caveat emptor]

Might be time to cut down on the spice a little, Colonel.

[lin]

Six replies and no one has mentioned the dreaded ex-council phrase. Maybe because it’s priced at nearly €400 / sq ft? Some ex-council estates are more equal than others, it seems.

Personally I’ve spent a lot of time in the area and have no problems with the estate. However, this is crazy money to live in a small terraced house in the suburbs.

I thought it was obvious it was ex council. It’s a small pebble dashed terrace.

Ok, I got it, if it’s peddle dash terrace which could mean council house…thanks. I am not from Ireland. So not familiar with some properties. and really afraid fall into a wrong area as foreigner.
Hi Lin, just to clarify…
Columbanus is an old area. Most of the council stock would have been bought by the tenants years ago.

Hi Gherkin, Thanks for let me know.

[lin]

Thank you everyone for your advice and comments. Very helpful!