Two into one by the Dodder for €1.25m

Whitebeam Avenue is a lovely leafy cul-de-sac with tree-shaded roundabouts just off Whitebeam Road, minutes from the river Dodder walk. Number 15 is a Crampton-built detached house that was extended in 2000 to effectively give it two living zones. It now measures 186sq m (2,002sq ft).

One zone comprises the extended eat-in kitchen with black polished granite counter-tops. Adjacent, accessed via a glass door, is a good-sized lounge with a timber floor and an open fire overlooking the garden.

The garden is a great lawned and private space where kids can play ball. Surrounded by a really high hedge it is east-facing. To the side of the house is a north-facing sandstone patio.

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The second living zone is in the original part of the house. A formal dining room interconnects to a lovely square-shaped sitting room with dual aspect windows and an open fireplace. The layout offers plenty of delineated space for grown-ups and for their growing children.

Upstairs, there are four bedrooms. Instead of a walk-in wardrobe, the master bedroom is accessed through banks of wardrobes that line a dressing room and lead through to the bedroom. Double doors open out to a timber deck that is a lovely idea that could be developed more, subject to planning. There is a good size en suite bathroom with a separate shower and Jacuzzi bath. The house has two more roomy double bedrooms and a single that has been turned into an office.

The extension helped open up the house and has turned it into a property that is bright and airy. It also has plenty of storage, including an old-fashioned garage and utility room accessed via a covered side passage off the kitchen. Number 15 is asking €1.25 million through agents Lisney.

Across the street SherryFitzGerald is asking €1.1 million for number 25, a four-bedroom house, 137sq metres (1,475sq feet). Number 45 sold in May last year for €895,000.