RATHMINES - €925,000:Two years ago, it would have been difficult to get a foothold in the redbrick streets of Dublin 6 for anything less than a million, but time and the credit crunch have taken their toll and now sellers are being a little more realistic in their asking prices.
Still, buyers will have to come up with €925,000 to get the keys to this renovated three-bedroom house at 5 Summerville Park in Rathmines which is for sale by private treaty through Sherry FitzGerald.
Summerville Park is a quiet cul-de-sac tucked away off Upper Rathmines Road.
The owners are looking to trade up in the neighbourhood because their family is getting too big for the 115sq m (1,230sq ft) house.
New owners can walk straight in, as the listed Victorian house has been fully renovated over the last five years with new, Ventrolla windows installed throughout in recent months.
Number 5 has on street parking and a pretty town garden behind.
The houses look small on the outside, but have surprisingly good living space with two large interconnecting reception rooms with polished timber floors, and nice ceiling roses. There are working fireplaces in both of these rooms.
To the rear of the house is the sunny kitchen in its original layout, but with the recent addition of maple Shaker-style units, and cherry red and cream tiling.
The first of the bedrooms is a single on the return, while the main bedroom on the first floor is probably the best room of all, spanning the width of the house, with two tall sash windows and its own cast-iron fireplace.
The family bathroom is at the top of the house, and there is potential to convert the attic in line with several houses on the road. It's pretty much the only job that is left to do in this well-kept home.
5 Summerville Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Renovated three-bedroom house in a cul-de-sac aimed at couples trading up
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald.
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