How housing changes across the south side
South Dublin is not one place, and the clearance job changes as you move out from the canal.
The inner suburbs (Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 8) are Georgian and Victorian. Think of the tall terraces of Dublin 2 and Portobello, the redbricks of Rathmines, Harold’s Cross and Dartry, and the big houses and embassy streets of Ballsbridge and Donnybrook. Many were divided into flats and bedsits generations ago, so a job here is often one floor of a house, carried down a return stairs with no lift and no parking.
The 1930s to 1970s belt (Dublin 6W, 12, 14 and 16) is the land of the semi-d. Crumlin and Drimnagh were built by Dublin Corporation in the 1930s and 40s, and Terenure, Churchtown, Dundrum and Rathfarnham filled in through the 50s, 60s and 70s with three and four-bedroom houses, garages and attics. These are the homes now being cleared as the first generation of owners moves on, and a full house with a garage and shed is the most common job we do.
The outer estates and newer apartments (Dublin 18, 22 and 24) are different again. Tallaght and Clondalkin have large estates from the 1970s onwards, while Sandyford, Dundrum and Cherrywood have added thousands of apartments since the 2000s, with lifts, basement car parks and management companies to deal with.
The Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown coast runs from Booterstown and Blackrock through Dún Laoghaire to Dalkey and Killiney, with Victorian seaside terraces, very large detached houses on the hills, and apartments around the DART stations. Pay parking and steep driveways are the recurring themes.
What we clear across south Dublin
- Full house clearances before a sale or after a death, from a two-up two-down in Crumlin to a six-bedroom house on Killiney Hill. See our house clearance and bereavement clearance pages.
- Flats and apartments between tenants, whether a bedsit in a converted Rathmines house or a two-bed in a Sandyford block.
- Hoarded homes, cleared with patience and without judgement. Our hoarder clearance page explains how we work with the person and the family.
- Attics, garages, sheds and storage units as standalone jobs or as part of a bigger clearance.
- Office clear-outs in the business parks of Sandyford and Tallaght and the converted houses of Dublin 2 and 4.
- Single rooms and bulky items anywhere on the south side: one sofa, a mattress, a fridge, or a shed’s worth of timber.
Getting around the south side
Our Dublin base is beside the M50, so Dundrum, Rathfarnham and Tallaght are a short run one way and the coast is a short run the other. The inner suburbs are reached up the N11 or through Milltown and Rathmines.
Parking rules change as you go. The inner suburbs are residents’ permit and pay-and-display; the semi-d belt has driveways; the coast towns are pay parking throughout; the apartment developments need a lift booking and a loading bay. We ask about access when you send photos so the quote and the plan are right first time.
We also plan the day geographically where we can, with a morning in Tallaght and an afternoon in Dundrum, or a coast day from Blackrock down to Killiney, so you are not paying for us to cross the M50 twice.
Why south Dublin calls us
We are a local company doing local work. We hold Waste Collection Permit NWCPO-25-13287-01, we are fully insured, and the same two-person crew turns up whether the job is a single wardrobe or a three-day clearance. Usable furniture is set aside for reuse or donation, recyclables are separated and only genuine waste goes to a licensed transfer station.
Most of our customers are clearing a parent’s home, turning around a rental or emptying a house for sale, and a good number are doing it from abroad. We work with keyholders, send photos as rooms are cleared and keep the paperwork simple.
If you are unsure what it will cost, our house clearance cost guide explains what drives the price. If you want to see how a specific suburb works, pick it from the links above or from our areas page, where every south-side area we serve has its own page.
