Residential

New take on original by the Tolka River

Renovated and extended Edwardian house in Dublin 9 for €495,000

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Alanna Gallagher
Thu Jul 2 2015 - 05:00

Blink and you’ll miss Woodville Road, a cul de sac just a minute’s walk from Drumcondra village that is home to just nine houses and backs onto the Tolka River.

A path leads up to a bridge that spans the river and takes you into Griffith Park, one of the northside’s great green spaces. The location couldn’t be better.

Number 8 is an Edwardian mid-terrace redbrick that was built in 1907 and was refurbished in 2006, when a double- height extension was added.

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Now measuring 108sq m (1163sq ft), the property has oak flooring throughout its ground floor.

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The redesign has reconfigured the original layout, save for the front room which features an open fire and cast-iron fireplace and is now used as a study-cum-TV room.

L-shaped room

The rest of the ground floor has been opened up to create a large open-plan L-shaped room. A sliding door leads to the eat-in kitchen area, with white gloss units and anthracite-coloured stone composite worktops. A dining table is set in front of a cast-iron fire surround that matches the one in the front room.

The kitchen leads to a light-filled livingroom where floor-to-ceiling glass doors open on to a compact west-facing patio. You can also access this room directly from the hall.

Under the stairs is a large storage cupboard but the next owner might convert it into a guest wc.

A steep staircase leads upstairs to a bright landing. The master bedroom overlooks the back garden and from its window you can see into Griffith Park. This room has a good-sized shower en suite.

Shared plot

The family bathroom is big for a house of this size and the rest of the accommodation comprises a second double and two single bedrooms, one of which is currently used as a walk-in wardrobe.

Parking is on street but the owner also has shared access to and use of a lot to the rear, a bonus for all of the 10 houses that back on to it. Here there is room for up to four cars. The plot belongs to a trust.

The current owners bought in 2008. The house is asking €495,000 through agents SherryFitzGerald.