Period-style house with many extras

DUBLIN 6/€1.7M:A MODERN redbrick house on fashionable Cowper Road in Dublin 6 is priced to sell at €1.7 million through agent Sherry Fitz-Gerald.

With most of the large period houses on the road valued in the several millions, the four-bedroom terraced house will appeal to those trading up in the neighbourhood.

Set about half way between leafy Palmerston Road and the Upper Rathmines Road, the house echoes its Victorian neighbours in style, with a three-storey layout and box bay windows.

Built in the late 1980s, the addition of an extension four years ago has helped the property evolve into a spacious family home with 196sq m (2,120sq ft) of living space. At hall level there is a living room with a gas fire and mezzanine library to the rear.

A guest bathroom and a bedroom suite - comprising of bedroom, shower en suite and walk-in wardrobe - are also on this floor. This was originally designed as the main suite but, since some of the children are still quite small, the owners prefer to use it as a guest room.

At garden level there is a spacious kitchen/dining/family room with French doors leading outside to a patio area within a well planted north-facing garden. There is also pedestrian rear access. A toy-filled playroom has more French doors that open to the front.

Presently this house is home to five children so there is ample storage throughout. In addition, a split-level utility room and adjacent bathroom offer further storage solutions.

Upstairs there are three double bedrooms and a well appointed family bathroom. The main bedroom enjoys the box bay window and a shower en suite.

Electric gates to the front of the property offer off-street parking for up to two cars. More importantly there is further off-street parking to the rear complete with garage, a useful addition that is not the norm in this part of Dublin 6, and great for bulky items such as bikes for the kids.

This property enjoys dappled light throughout and is extremely well located with the shopping strip of Lawlor's, Fothergill's and O'Brien's at one end of the road and the Luas green line at the other.18 Cowper Road, Dublin 6

Modern four-bed period-style house of 196sq m (2,120sq ft) over three storeys. The kitchen/dining/family room with French doors leads to a patio area within a well planted north-facing garden

Agent:Sherry FitzGerald