Churchtown is a really nice area. Very settled, close to lots of amenities including Dundrum town centre, Nutgrove Shopping Centre, a good medical centre, several schools and Mt Carmel Hospital. It's also served by a couple of bus routes into town including the 16A which goes all the way out to the airport. The local Supervalu has a brilliant reputation and people come from outside the area to use it. While some parts of neighbouring Nutgrove have a bad reputation, Churchtown itself does not have any anti social issues. As well as the schools mentioned above, it is also close to Loretto Beaufort and St Mary's boy's national school. The only possible con is that there is quite an elderly population so, if you have young children, you might want to check if there will be other kids on the road for them to mix with.