Just last Sunday (15th) we were down in Malahide castle and decided to take a drive around it. We were slightly disappointed. They are not overly big for 4-bed's at 1350sq.ft ish. The back lawns are small by any standard (tiny infact), which can also be seen in the For Sale pic's, and the front drives are not long enough (Again in most cases) for 2 cars.
It's not really Malahide, though it has a Malahide postal address.
This is a bit archaic don't you think? Of course its Malahide. Arguing Waterside is not in Malahide is one thing; but trying to say Gainsborough is not in Malahide ......
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I'm sure there is some 1896 Brehan Law paprus map that says Malahide extends 20 yards in each direction from the center of the cross roads
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EDIT: (just to add some value to my post), we've gone off GB and dropped it as a potential trade-up location
I still think GB has alot going for it with access to the M1 being better than most other areas in Malahide. What area are you leaning towards?
JohnJoe, GB is a quiet estate ideal for families right on the edge of Malahide - the border with Swords being at the Swords road / Estuary road junction. The build quality is only reasonable e.g. the PVC windows are from Munster joinery, watch for for ill fitting windows causing draught. One house type has the main bathroom in the centre of the first floor and is windowless expect for a light tunnel to the roof. The sound insulation is really poor - at least in the house type with red brick and the white inverted T above the master bedroom. The builder for this house type is retired however and you would need to deal with the difficult people in Homebond if anything went wrong. A fair number of houses in GB are let. Avoid the avenue as this road carries all the traffic into and out of the estate. The local residents assoc is very good.
I see asking prices slipping towards 600K, they get more interesting when a house in GB asks less than 600K - I see this happening early next year..
The 600K barrier is broken I earlier than i expected here - there is as much as a 100K price difference between the highest and lowest priced 4 bed houses in this estate.. this is highly unusual.
The higher priced houses will need to drop their price if they have a realistic chance of selling imo.
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