Room to grow and build in Clontarf

Number 9 Howth Road is a fine redbrick semi-detached house situated at the Fairview end of this main traffic artery.

The four-bedroom, bay- fronted, period property is set on almost 0.16 of an acre and boasts a back garden that extends 45 metres and has a large garage and storage sheds.

The front garden is west-facing and although set on a busy road it feels private.

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The lead-panelled front door opens into a good hall, typical of the era, with an ornate archway and coving.

Inside, the decor is somewhat dated but the property has great proportions, what many decorators call “good bones” and a simple paint job and carpet update would make it more inviting. Double glazed windows help dampen the traffic hum outside.

The property’s reception rooms have interconnecting panelled doors and matching fireplaces, each with a tiled insert. The living room is to the front and enjoys the bay window while the formal diningroom overlooks the garden.

The kitchen on the return has a four-door Aga set into the original chimney. Its layout hasn’t changed in decades and there is scope to extend and reconfigure this room so that it opens out to the extensive garden.

The house comes with planning permission of a sort in place. The planning granted is for a terrace of houses, applied for communally by the current owners and several of their neighbours, to be built on a lane that already has vehicular access.

This permission is subject to the buy-in of all the neighbours listed.

On the hall return there is the first of the house’s four double bedrooms. The family bathroom and a separate adjoining shower room are also on this return.

The master bedroom is to the front of the first floor and spans its width. Two more doubles are on this floor.

The attic was converted about 20 years ago and houses a good-size L-shaped attic room, accessed via an open tread staircase.

There is off-street parking to the rear in a large garage.

The property, which measures 195sq m (2099sq ft) is asking €850,000 through agents DNG.

It has an E2 Ber rating.