Summerhill, one of the prettiest villages in Co Meath, is the setting for seven large detached dormer houses now going for sale through Navan agent Raymond Potterton.
Although the entire development will have only 26 units, Hillview is the largest group of new houses to be built in Summerhill for many years. The development is a few yards from the centre of the village on the Trim Road. There are two separate developers on the site and the seven houses, which face the road, are being built by Magee Homes. Magee is a low-profile but long-established building company which has worked mostly in the Celbridge area. These houses are of timber-framed construction and have noticeably warm interiors.
There are three different sizes and styles, all very spacious. The two smallest housetypes, with 2,225 sq ft of living space, cost £295,000 and £310,000. Three houses with 2,450 sq ft are priced at £345,000 and the two largest houses, of 2,550 sq ft, cost from £350,000 upwards, depending on garden size.
The seven dormer houses have a pleasant rural aspect, facing a grove of mature trees and a meadow. A boundary wall topped with cut-stone separates the large front gardens from the road. Dormer windows, different roof levels, low eaves and easy-care dry dash and red-brick exteriors create a pleasing lack of uniformity.
Selling agent Raymond Potterton expects interest to come mainly from families upgrading from smaller accommodation in the north and west Dublin suburbs. The size of the Hillview houses would eminently suit a goodsized family with a hankering after country life.
The smallest house, which is 2,225 sq ft and priced from £295,000, has a wide entrance hall with solid teak staircase, doors, skirtings and windowsills. Both diningroom and large sittingroom have attractive wood and tile fireplaces and the big country-style kitchen to the rear is fitted with a comprehensive range of ash units.
Off this there is a utility room with plenty of cupboards, a guest lavatory and a sun room opening onto the garden.
There is also a family room off the hall and one of the bedrooms. The main bedroom upstairs has windows fitted into the slope of the roofline. There is a Velux-lit walk-in wardrobe and an en suite shower room. Two further bedrooms, also with sloping ceilings, have built-in wardrobes.
The second house-style measures 2,450 sq ft. Here, all the timber, including staircase, sills and skirtings, are solid mahogany. There is a guest bedroom with en suite, two downstairs lavatories and a large sittingroom.
The connecting diningroom and kitchen to the rear are linked by double doors. The oak kitchen has a very large utility off and a sun room leading out to the garden.
Upstairs, there are three medium-sized double bedrooms, one single room, the family bathroom and a windowed gallery. Both the main bedroom and a second double room are en suite, the principal room has a walk-in wardrobe and the other four have fitted wardrobes.
There are two of the largest house-styles for sale, with 2,550 sq ft of accommodation. Some of these are on half an acre of garden. There is a long entrance hallway with the sittingroom off. All the woodwork, including staircases and sills is mahogany.
A family room connects with a large diningroom/ kitchen with ash units. Off this, there is a fitted utility room and a large sun room. A ground-floor guest bedroom could be used as a study and there is a family bathroom off the hall.
Bedroom one upstairs has an en suite shower and walkin wardrobe. A second en suite double room and two other bedrooms have fitted wardrobes. The very large family bathroom has a separate shower and bath with good quality Shires ware.
The levelled and seeded gardens are very large, there are detached garages with each property and each house has its own wrought-iron entrance gates.
