Streets Ahead

Pat Riney, Orchard Properties

You can still buy a fourbed semi for £270,000 on Glendoher Road, off Ballyboden Road - if you go a mile towards Rathgar, you'll pay £400,000 for the same type of property. You can also buy a three-bed semi for up to £180,000 on Moyville, a bit further out. You can slide into town from here in 45 minutes and most schools are within a mile radius.

Vincent Finnegan, Vincent Finnegan Ltd

Go for places such as Rathfarnham Park and Ballytore Road for three and four-bedroom houses in a nice variety of styles. Butterfield Avenue, Fairways and up on Whitechurch and Ballyboden Roads are other old-style areas which are popular locations.

Arthur Davis, Hamilton Osborne King

Nothing is undervalued in Rathfarnham now. The entry level is probably the ex-local authority houses on Nutgrove Avenue. Hillside Drive is one of the most sought-after roads, particularly on the golf club side, where houses can sell for £1 million plus.

Patricia Casey, Gunne

If you have around £200,000 to spend, Whitecliffe on Whitechurch Road is a development I think will come into its own. Willbrook and St Enda's are also good value. Crannagh Road and Park and Ballytor Road have well-established houses for £350,000 to £400,000. You'd have to spend another £100,000 a few yards down the road.

Janet Gillis, Lisney

The Marley, Manor and Highfield estates opposite Marlay Park are mainly McInerney-built houses that are always very popular. There is easy access to the park and the motorway and a good selection of house sizes. People get very settled there.

Cathal McCarthy, MaCarthy Auctioneers

Ex-council houses on Nutgrove Avenue near Loreto - it's a very settled community and you can pick up a two-bed house for £125,000 to £140,000 depending on condition. Butterfield, Anne Devlin, Marian Park are 1960s houses, sometimes needing refurbishment. That's where you'll get a bargin.

Declan Fanning, Sherry FitzGerald

In old Rathfarnham, Crannagh Road and the Butterfields are very sought-after and have good gardens. For new Rathfarnham, try Scholarstown Road houses built in the last 20 years with proximity to the new motorway. The area is well served with schools and sports - one of the biggest school in Ireland is in Knocklyon.