Residential

Fine Victorian house for €1.25m in Clontarf

Four-bed redbrick property with period features and landscaped garden

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Alanna Gallagher
Thu Apr 17 2014 - 00:00

St Lawrence Road is considered Dublin 3’s number one address. The tree-and-redbrick- lined road connects the Clontarf Road to the Howth Road.

Number 68, a fine Victorian four-bedroom semi, is situated at the Howth end and has been extended to measure 281sq m (about 3,022sq ft). Asking €1.25 million, it last sold in 2008 for somewhere in the region of €1.8 million having been on the market for about nine months. It was then owned by a property developer who initially put it on the market in 2007 asking €2.4 million. In 2008 this price was reduced to €2.2million, then €1.98 million and then it sold for about €1.8 million.

The property has original period features including marble fireplaces in the reception rooms, 11 foot high ceilings and huge windows throughout.

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The slate-floored, granite- countertopped kitchen overlooks the back garden and has been remodelled to allow light to stream in. There are doors leading out to the sizeable garden, which is completely private. It has a water feature, a climbing-rose-covered pergola and two garden sheds. A clothes line affixed to the back wall of the bigger of the two sheds lets you dry your laundry outdoors without it blighting your views. The property also has a resident heron who likes to hang out on the roof of the smaller garden shed.

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Upstairs, there are four big bedrooms. The master is to the front and has a small shower ensuite bathroom and adjacent walk-in closet. The second double on the first floor has retained its open fireplace. The other two bedrooms are on the return.

From a rear landing window you can see the sea, the Pigeon House towers and the Dublin Mountains. This is where the owner likes to brush her teeth in the morning.

In May 2011, Gallagher Quigley sold Carolina, number 136, a house of 245sq m (circa 2,600sq ft) with a 20-metre back garden, double garage and rear access for €935,000, a strong price for a year when property transactions were low.

Number 14, a terraced redbrick, came to market in early 2013 asking €935,000. This price was reduced the following month and it sold later that year for €840,000.