Agent: Flynn & Associates

Number of properties on the books: 45

People are looking for: First-time buyers looking for two-bedroom townhouses up to €215,000 and families trading up to four-bedroom houses up to €325,000

Fastest sale: A four-bedroom semi in Beechfield estate, sold on the same day to the underbidder for a house on the same avenue

Most expensive property: A four-bedroom semi with conservatory in Castlefield estate, asking €320,000

Cheapest property: €210,000 for a one-bedroom apartment in Verdemont in walk-in condition

What won't shift? Three months on the books and now reduced, a three-bedroom bungalow in Lahonda, well-priced at €235,000

Average monthly rent for a two-bedroom property: €1,100

Daytime Clonsilla: Star attraction is Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, minutes by car from Clonsilla. Two fitness centres, two golf courses, a leisureplex and aquarium also within easy reach. Lunch at the Clonsilla Inn

After dark: Draoicht theatre and a cinema complex in Blanchardstown. Trad music and a comedians' night at O'Dwyer's pub in Clonee. Dine out at Shinyla Indian restaurant, The Vineyard or The Millhouse in Clonee

Issues: Heavy commuter parking is vexing residents in estates around Clonsilla station

In conversation with Kate McMorrow