Artisan cottage beside Rialto Luas for €299,000

Constructed by the Dublin Artisan Dwellings Company, Rialto Cottages, off Rialto Street, are a charming little culs-de-sac of single-storey homes in a part of Dublin that has red-line Luas access to both the city centre and Citywest from the end of the road.

Number 48 is on a particularly charming crescent of houses set around a tree-filled green. A mid-terrace home, it has southerly views to the front that frame the green from its livingroom.

The front door opens into this room, which has a pine ceiling, pine floor and pine open-tread staircase which leads up to an attic room. While the multiple timber surface look has come back in fashion, there’s a bit too much of it here. The next owner might like to dial it down – a simple coat of paint, starting with the stairs, would help shift the emphasis.

The livingroom is a fine square shape where you can set several sofas around the open hearth. A stove or inset fire would help improve its low Ber rating.

The kitchen is hidden behind a wall with open shelving, a simple but effective way to delineate the two spaces. From here there’s a door out to a minuscule yard, where there is a washing machine and space for bin bags but no more. It does offer some outside storage space but facing north, it’s far more likely that you would take a couple of deck chairs out the front and soak up the southern aspect there.

There’s a full-size bathroom and a double bedroom to the back. It isn’t huge but also has access to the yard.

The smart addition of an attic room gives you another 13sq m upstairs. While not technically a bedroom, it gives the next owner options to use it as a home office or guest bedroom.

The property extends to 39sq m (419sq ft), excluding the attic room. It’s a very decent size for a one-bedroom unit. The G Ber-rated house is seeking €299,000 through agent SherryFitzGerald. Eagle-eyed property watchers will note that it came to the market in July 2020 asking €295,000 and went sale agreed, but that sale fell through.