What you'll find
Estates and semis built from the 1960s to the 1980s, including the large former Housing Executive estate at Ballybeen; bigger detached homes on the roads towards Stormont and Comber; newer developments on the village edges; and rural houses up into the Castlereagh Hills.
Who buys here
Hospital staff who want to be near work, families who want Belfast within reach without Belfast prices, and people trading up from East Belfast. The Glider and the Comber Greenway make it practical to get into the city without driving.
Mortgage points to note
- Shift pay and overtime. Health service staff often earn a good part of their income from unsocial-hours payments, overtime and bank shifts. Lenders treat these differently: some count all of it, some half, some only what you've earned consistently for a year or two. The lender you choose can change your borrowing by tens of thousands.
- Former Housing Executive homes. Houses in Ballybeen and similar estates are ordinary lending for most banks. Maisonettes and flats have fewer lenders.
- First purchases. Much of Dundonald's stock sits under the first-time buyer stamp duty threshold and within Co-Ownership limits. See how Co-Ownership works.
- Rural houses. Out in the hills, expect septic tanks and, now and then, private water supplies. Lendable, but check before you commit to a survey.
Nearby
See also East Belfast, Comber and Newtownards.
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