Dublin 6/€860,000: Number 25 Albany Road, Ranelagh is a 1920s three-bedroom house to which much has been done in recent years. However, although it has been refurbished, redesigned and extended, what will appeal to buyers is the potential to make further use of the space available.
Guided at €860,000 it will be auctioned by Sherry FitzGerald on March 4th.
The semi-detached 162 sq m (1,745 sq ft) house is on a quiet attractive road five minutes from Ranelagh village, has a long rear garden backing onto Gonzaga College and is in perfect decorative condition throughout. Fresh paintwork and new carpets stand out, as do the many tasteful bui-t in fittings.
The downside - for those with more than two children - may be that there are only three bedrooms and one bathroom, but for those willing to extend, it could be very easy to rectify these shortcomings, building to the left of the house where the garage stands at present.
A double-storey extension here would allow for the uncomplicated addition of a fourth bedroom and an en suite bathroom for the main bedroom to the front of the house. Something similar has been done to other houses on the road.
As it stands the house is a particularly comfortable family home with many of its original features restored: it has polished wooden floorboards, a terracotta tiled floor in the kitchen, gas-fired two oven Aga, cast-iron fireplaces and intricate ceiling covings.
The drawingroom and diningroom running the depth of the house are well-proportioned and have fitted painted wood display units. The kitchen to the rear opens onto an extension housing a family room with high ceiling, good lighting, tiled floor and more built in shelving. Sliding doors connect this room to the garden and a large patio area that wraps around the side of the house.
The lawn is raised and a landscape architect designed the garden. Upstairs the main bedroom runs the width of the house with three windows looking onto the street. The other two bedrooms are smaller but reasonably sized. To the front, the garden has been gravelled and paved with off-street parking for one car.
