Room to improve in Clontarf: Three-bed semi for €640,000

Vernon Avenue is home to some of Clontarf's chi-chiest shops, including Nolan's supermarket, a Tardis-like shop that stocks a vast selection of delicious gourmet foods and is often a contender in the Irish Times Best Shops competition.

Neighbouring shops include a pharmacy, florist, off-licence, fashion store and hardware store, as well as cafes. Deliveries to the shops cause a bit of bottlenecking at the seafront end of the street, but number 118 is far enough away to feel calm and suburban.

The 1956-built, brick-fronted semi has been extended but its tired decor could do with updating. The breakfastroom-cum-kitchen, a long room the depth of the house, is in what was originally the garage, and has two roof lights. There is scope, subject to planning permission, to build over this room and extend the first floor.

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Sunny morning room

The property’s two reception rooms are to the right of the hall. The sitting-room, a sunny morning room, is to the front and has a gas fire on a corner wall. The owners have positioned the TV in front of its door so entry to both rooms is via the dining-room to the rear.

The dining-room leads out to a decked area and the property’s lawned rear. The 12m-long back garden has a westerly aspect.

There is a study under the stairs, where the property’s boiler is also located.

There are two double bedrooms and a box room on the first floor. The master is to the front, is a decent size and has a shower room hidden behind wardrobe doors.

The attic was converted in 2008 and includes a sizeable room with a large window that overlooks the garden. There is also a windowed en-suite bathroom.

The house needs work. The windows, paint schemes and flooring choices throughout could also do with an upgrade. With an E1 BER rating the insulation of the house, which measures 122sq m (1,313sq ft), also needs improving.

What’s on offer here is a house in a great location, quiet but with great amenities on its doorsteps. The seafront is a 10-minute stroll.

The property is asking €640,000 though Savills.