A three-bedroom 1930s house, in a leafy street near the Dart and village, has retained its period features

BOUNDED ON one side by the Dart and Ballsbridge, and on the other by Sandymount village and the strand, Wilfield Road is at the heart of leafy, inner suburban Sandymount, Dublin 4.

Built in the 1930s, the Wilfield Road houses have all the muted elegance of that time.

A local story tells how the last houses to be built had to do without the bay windows of the earlier ones when the builder ran out of money. Plus ça change.

Number 48 Wilfield Road, which does have a bay window, is on the market for €850,000 with Bennetts.

Over a floor area of 117sq m (1,260sq ft) there are three bedrooms (one en suite), two interconnecting reception rooms and a kitchen/breakfastroom. There are front and back gardens.

It is one of a terrace of six houses and the vendor has carefully cared for the home’s original features ensuring that the polished floorboards, internal doors, banisters, mahogany fireplaces and cornicing all blend with a stylishly contemporary look.

The new kitchen was designed by Trish Murray in creamy colours which work well with the polished granite worktops and the ceramic tiled floor is heated from beneath.

A patio door opens to a decked area which leads, via the three steps which raise it above garden level, to the utility room and 90ft lawn bordered by mature evergreens and a venerable, abundantly producing pear tree.

The traditional, interconnecting reception rooms run the width of the house. The bay window is in the front sittingroom and a second patio door opens onto the rear garden from the diningroom.

The high ceilings and original polished floorboards give elegance while the tall, mahogany fireplace with its overmantel mirror creates a strong sense of period.

The main, front-facing bedroom is in cool shades of blue and white and gets lots of light through another large bay window.

This room too has an original, mahogany surround fireplace.

A rear bedroom has been given a cleverly integrated en suite shower alongside a bank of fitted wardrobes.

The family bathroom and toilet are separate.

A rear laneway gives vehicular access to a garage at the end of the garden which could, if preferred and with planning permission, become a home office or play room.

48 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4

Well maintainted 1930s house with three bedrooms

Agent: Bennetts