Rathmines redbrick to ramble in

Windsor Road is one of those lovely Victorian streets of warm redbrick houses that seem endlessly adaptable to contemporary family life. At the end, number 2, which is for sale with DNG for €1.35 million, appears to have it all. There’s plenty of period elegance in the woodwork, fireplaces and generous sash windows, but walk through to the kitchen and you find yourself in a brilliantly airy extension that is exceptionally well kitted out and meets the back patio garden with a wall of glass.

There’s also more space to play, as the two large front rooms have been, until recently, used for a Montessori. There is also planning permission, which may need to be renewed, for a further three-storey extension to the right-hand side. The house rambles enchantingly over four to five floors (counting the returns) and consists of six bedrooms with two bathrooms and 239sq m (2,570sq ft) accommodation. The owners are reluctant movers, but they are off to pursue equine interests in Co Kildare. “What will we miss? It’s super-quiet. Friends from London can’t believe we’re only minutes from town.”

Proximity to the restaurants and shops in nearby Ranelagh, and the safe haven it provides for children to play have been the standout highlight of this location. “The light is amazing too.” In fact, if it wasn’t for the obvious attractions of the rolling Co Kildare countryside, you get the impression that they wouldn’t even consider leaving this fine family home.

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