Thanks fizzelina. Just a few questions:
- How long would it take to commute from Archerstown Wood to Dublin City centre on a regular morning commute?
- How busy does the N2 get?
- What are the bus services to Dublin like?
- Are there management fees to be paid on the houses in Archerstown Wood or the Briars?
- Is there much scope to extend the houses in Archerstown wood? hoe big are the back gardens?
- What TV and Broadband services are available?
Hope you can help?
Many thanks in advance!
I'll try answer as best I can Tronman -
I drive into town each morning to commute to work, traffic is fine but I leave home early 6.55am and miss most of it. It takes me 30 mins at that time. There is a very good bus service as well with frequent buses going from early, as far as St Stephen's Green or O'Connell St and it takes 30-40 mins in the morning. BTW the bus takes the old N2 road as it picks up / drops off along it.
The N2 is now the M2 a motorway, with 2/3 lanes traffic and while busy it moves along very well, even in rush hour times it would take only 10 mins to drive from the M50 roundabout to Ashbourne exit or vice versa. In the mornings peak time there may be a wait for the lights at the top of the M2 at M50 roundabout on your way to town but soon the free flow will be in place so this won't happen.
Buses to and from town are very frequent and mostly reliable, I used them for years to work, about €6.90 return. The last bus back to Ashbourne from town is 11.30pm and there is a nitelink too. On a weekend for example you would be on O Connell St 30 mins after leaving Ashbourne.
My sister has an apt in Briars, really nice quiet estate, she pays a management fee but I'm not sure how much. I don't know if Archerstown have a mgmt fee. I do know Millbourne have a mgmt fee of €185 for the homes (apt there are higher fees)
I don't know about extending the house re garden size.
All TV and Broadband is available, Sky, NTL, Chorus, Eircom broadband and the rest.
BTW Millbourne is lovely too, it's a new estate and really high quality finish by the builder (no connection just a happy new home owner there)