Streets Ahead

Gary Jacobs, Douglas Newman Good

Anything on Knockmaroon Hill is very popular. Apartments also tend to make good money - there are more of these on the northside of the village. Northcliffe, Mill Race and King's Hall are affordable for first-time investors.

Gerard Farrelly, Farrelly Auctioneers

There's a good demand for older-style dwellings such as the cottages on Maiden's Row, Martin's Row and New Row. Northcliffe apartments always sell well, especially those along the front. Two-beds make up to £160,000 and one-beds are around the £120,000 mark.

John Newcombe, Flynn & Associates

Apartments are good value for first-time buyers because they are close to town. The Mill Race, Northcliffe and Chapelizod Court offer good bargains. The older terraced houses are more romantic but need upkeep and work and you pay more.

Declan King, Gunne Residential

Budget conscious first-time buyers should buy apartments and townhouses at Northcliffe and Chapelizod Court. Those with more money to spend should target Laurence Brook and The Mill Race, two superb riverside developments.

Iris Keating, Hamilton Osborne King

Buy as close to the village as possible. The Mill Race is the apartment development I'd recommend - it's small, in the heart of the village and has matured well.

Annmarie Quinn, Lisney

Laurence Brook is very popular because there are so few and overlook the river. The Mill Race apartments on Main Street are nicely-designed and central. Northcliffe, an older complex, and The Steeples, not so centrally located, are a better price. Older cottages are a good buy.

Anna Burrell, Sherry Fitzgerald

Anything near the river is good. The road up to Knockmaroon Hill is fantastic. The Mill Race and Wier View apartments are ideal for first-time buyers. Then on to Belgrove for good four-bedroom family homes.