Re: anyone from Drogheda? Your two cents please!
Hi there,
If you are looking to rent out, decide who you're preferred tenants are going to be. On the south side of droghed you have a few developments on the old Dublin Belfast road with apartments on them, 2nd hand ones can be found in the Wheaton Hall / Bryanstown manor area. You find a lot of people working in Dublin rent here as rentals for 2-bed are around the Eu750 mark, and they are 5-10 min walk from train station, with bus stops along the road.
Scotch Hall has apartments also available, Felicity Fox is selling them, and up to 3 weeks ago there was still availability there (I got their brochure sent to me along, and the 2-beds were Eu285-345K range). There was 1 x 1-bed only reminaing at that time, I'm assuming it may be gone now!
There is also a new development going up alongside Scotch Hall, called something like South Quay...(i'll check the board over the weekend and give you more info them).
As a couple of other posters said, I'd avoid Calendar house, a lot of the blocks in that area are mainly rented out, so there doesn't seem to be the same sort of pride in the surroundings as an owner/occupier might have.
Chord Road / Mell / Wheaton Hall are all areas I've experience with and would recommend, with the following exceptins:
- Chord road has a lot people parking there for the day to avoid paying for parking, so can be 'fun' to negotiate during daylight hours!
- Mell is a lovely area, but with the connection to the M1 and the new retail parks at the top of Mell, sometimes the traffic can be a challenge!
- Wheaton hall may be ideal for renting, as on the estate you do have a Spar, Chinese (closes at midnight so you don't get rowdy crowds too late), a good butcher, video/dvd rental place, dry cleaners and a beauty salon...