Phibsborough, Dublin 7 €595,000 Size 74 sq m ( 796 sq ft) Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 BER G An attractive end-of-terrace property which can from its redbrick façade and stepped doorway easily be identified as Victorian, No 13 Arranmore Avenue in Phibsborough is new to the market with a guide of €595,000. Siobhan Foley of Mason Estates says the two-bed property has been carefully minded for the last 20 years by owners who renovated and fitted double-glazed timber sash windows. “It’s a charming property which has retained original period features including timber flooring, ceiling coving, picture rails, and fireplaces,“ she says noting that the 9 metre long back garden offers scope for extension.
A villa style property it has 74 sq meters of accommodation spread over three levels. At entrance level, there’s a hallway and a timber floored living room with a 12 ft high ceiling and a fireplace. A set of steps at the rear leads down to garden level where there is a shower room as well as a kitchen /diner with cream country kitchen style units with a Belfast sink.
Another staircase in the hall leads up to two upstairs bedrooms with fireplaces. The BER rating is a G so will need attention. To the rear there’s an enclosed garden with a patio, some lawn and a porch for sitting out.
Located in a cul de sac, the property is within a short walk from Phibsborough village and Luas stop and is a little over two km from Dublin city centre. VERDICT: Small but handsomely Victorian with scope for an extension. Clashmore, Co Waterford €480,000 Size 165 sq m ( 1,776 sq ft) Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 2 BER B3 Living at Ballyheeny Clashmore in West Waterford could be easy for a family looking for a spacious home within a twelve-minute drive from the beach at Ardmore.
Built into a sloping site, it’s a four-bed detached bungalow with a little over an acre and a half of mature tree-lined gardens. On the market with a guide of €480,000, it’s for sale with Brian Gleeson Property who say it’s a beautifully maintained family home with a B3 BER. An L-shaped split-level property built above a basement garage, it has 165 sq metres of accommodation which includes a spacious high ceilinged sitting room with a stone fireplace and a stove as well as a door opening onto a patio terrace at the front.
There’s also a modern kitchen/diner, a bathroom and four bedrooms including one en suite. In the basement the property has a utility room as well as a garage. Mr Gleeson says the mature tree-lined gardens, which have a meandering woodland path and an electric gated entrance, are a particularly attractive feature.
Located within a few minutes’ drive from Clashmore village, the bungalow is a little over nine km from both Ardmore and Youghal. It offers easy access to the national school, GAA club and amenities in Clashmore and is within a short drive from Villierstown Quay and the River Blackwater, says Mr Gleeson. VERDICT: Families will appreciate the space and the gardens and most especially the proximity to the coast.
Cratloe, Co Clare €615,000 Size 345 sq m ( 3,713 sq ft) Bedrooms 6 Bathrooms 5 BER B2 Located within a 15/ 20 minute drive from Limerick city centre, this six-bed detached property at Ballintlea South near Cratloe offers exceptionally spacious accommodation as well as three quarters of an acre of well planted, carefully laid out mature gardens. “It’s a meticulously presented, luxurious family home,’’ says Brenda Mulcahy of Sherry FitzGerald Limerick who recently listed the 345 sq metre residence with a guide of €615,000. A stone clad dormer bungalow built in 2000, it has been fitted out to a high spec and has a range of attractive features which include vaulted ceilinged rooms with chandelier style light fittings.
The front living room is timber floored with a full height redbrick chimney and a stove while the kitchen/diner room at the rear has a cream, granite topped units and a large redbrick chimney fitted with a timber seat. Extensive ground floor accommodation includes a family room, a utility room, a WC and three bedrooms including two en suites. A staircase at the front leads to a first floor section with two bedrooms including an ensuite while a second one at the rear provides access to a large en suite master bedroom.
The gardens are filled with colour and have circular flower beds, a gravelled and paved courtyard with a pergola as well as a cobblelock driveway and a detached garage. Located 14 km from Limerick city, it's two km from amenities in Cratloe village. VERDICT: Trading up families in Limerick city could be very tempted by this.
Kealkill, West Cork €495,000 Size 165 sq m ( 1,776 sq ft) Bedrooms 6 Bathrooms 3 BER E2 Marian Cottage in Kealkill near Bantry is the type of charming traditional West Cork farmhouse that always has a lot of appeal for UK buyers. So says Liam Hodnett of Hodnett Forde auctioneers who is seeking offers of €495,000 for the 90 year old property which has been extended twice over the years and now has six bedrooms. “Located within a ten minute drive from Bantry, it’s scenically situated and has views of the Caha mountains at the rear," he says noting that it comes with an acre of mature gardens with a hen house, a hen run and a polytunnel.
The current owners have extended and renovated since buying it 20 years ago and, more recently, have built a detached modern two-bed lodge which could be used for guests. Accommodation in the house includes an upgraded kitchen with cream units and a Stanley range in addition to two sitting rooms – a traditional one with timber beamed ceiling and a more modern one in a side extension. At ground level there’s one en suite bedroom while the upstairs has two bathrooms and five bedrooms.
Outside in the gardens there are mature trees including pear and apple trees as well as a 65 sq metre guest lodge. Traditional and old world, the property would benefit from further renovations and the E2 BER rating will need to be looked at. VERDICT: Spacious enough to be bought as a family home and scenic enough for holidays.
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