Townhouse has canal views, and a thoroughly modern interior

DUBLIN 3: €545,000:A VICTORIAN townhouse overlooking the Royal Canal in Drumcondra is for sale at €545,000 through local agent Smith Curley.

5 Whitworth Place, Drumcondra, Dublin 3Refurbished 1860s two-storey over basement terraced house Agent: Smith Curley

Dating from the 1860s, 5 Whitworth Place is a two-storey over basement house with many of its original features intact, including great fireplaces.

The three-bedroom house is owned by a young couple who bought it almost five years ago, attracted by the 130sq m (1,400sq ft) interior, the 90ft garden and the fact that it is just a 15-minute walk to the city centre.

They have revamped the house from top to bottom, bringing the kitchen up to hall level where it occupies the rear reception room – a high-ceilinged room with an American oak floor and patio doors leading to the garden. The interconnecting drawingroom has a matching fireplace.

The basement has a large family room, with separate access to the front garden, and a bedroom which has the use of a shower room. The main bathroom, with its Victorian free-standing bath, is on the first return, while the top floor is given over to the 17ft main bedroom which spans the front of the house, and a second bedroom which is also a sizeable double.