A spacious detached five-bedroom house at 27 Nutley Avenue, a cul-de-sac off Nutley Lane in Dublin 4, is for sale by private treaty through Herriott Estates at £700,000. The fivebedroom house has a 90-foot long rear garden that backs on to the grounds of St Michael's College.
This solidly built 1950s house has several appealing factors. The best of these is its location in a quiet neighbourhood, but just minutes from the DART, bus routes and the Merrion Shopping Centre. Extended and modernised in recent years, the house has double-glazed windows throughout and a large conservatory at the back. There is a large front garden, off-street parking and a garage at the side of the house. An entrance porch opens into the oak-floored hallway, which has a drawingroom on one side and a diningroom-cum-livingroom on the other. The drawingroom has a brick surround fireplace with alcoves to either side. The livingroom runs from the front to theback of the house with an open archway leading to the dining area which has wall to wall patio doors to the rear. At the end of the hallway, under the stairs, is a guest cloakroom with a lavatory and wash-hand basin. The large kitchen has a complete range of built-in timber units at floor and wall level, a great deal of work-top space, white porcelain tiling and a built-in Belling cooker and hob. A patio door leads to the conservatory.
Upstairs are three double and two single bedrooms, all of them with mahogany window sills. Two of the double bedrooms are to the front, both with mahogany built-in wardrobes. One of these is the main bedroom and measures approximately 12 ft x 11 ft. The third double is to the rear, where there is also a single bedroom and family bathroom. The rear patio and garden are well-tended, the latter bordered with golden pines and bushes of all kinds. The playing grounds of St. Michael's school lie beyond, ensuring privacy.
Meanwhile, Sherry FitzGerald is quoting a price in the region of £450,000 for a fivebedroom semi-detached house at 37 Nutley Lane, directly opposite the entrance to Elm Park Golf Club. This house is a similar size with around 2,200 sq ft of accommodation. This is a well-maintained property, according to selling agent Simon Ensor, but it needs some modernisation. There are three reception rooms and all are spacious with art deco-style polished sandstone fireplaces. The kitchen and breakfastroom are both good-sized rooms but new owners may consider amalgamating them completely to make one large modern kitchen. Upstairs there are four double bedrooms and one single. The 80-ft-long back garden is well screened with mature trees on either side.
