Detached downsizer in Dalkey

A detached bungalow tucked away at the end of a short lane off Sorrento Road in Dalkey could attract someone looking to downsize from a larger home in the area: Livorno is in walking distance of Dalkey village, the Dalkey Dart station and in another direction, the sea at Coliemore harbour.

It’s a comfortable house, with an interior freshly painted white, but its chief attraction is a beautifully maintained 75ft wide split-level back garden, laid out mainly in lawn with a profusion of flowers, shrubs and bushes.

Livorno, Sorrento Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin, a three-bedroom 117sq m (1,259sq ft) bungalow, is for sale by private treaty through Sherry FitzGerald for €1.2 million.

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It’s in a very private spot, down a lane at the right of Sorrento Road coming out of Dalkey village, not far from Finnegan’s pub. There are five houses here, and Livorno is at the end of the lane: wide gates lead into a spacious gravelled area with plenty of room for parking.

Double doors open into a square entrance hall. At the right is a large livingroom – with an exposed brick chimneybreast, wood-burning stove and granite hearth – which runs from the front to the back of the house. Like the kitchen next door, it has floor-to-ceiling glazed windows and French doors opening onto the patio and garden.

The bright and good-sized kitchen/ breakfastroom has fitted timber units and a polished granite breakfast bar.

Three bedrooms, two doubles and a single, open off a side hall: the main bedroom at the back of the house looks over the back garden.

There is also a very pretty fully-tiled – with blue and white tiles – bathroom with a walk-in shower, and a separate fully-tiled toilet with wash-hand basin.

A large floored attic with Velux windows is accessed by pull-down Stira stairs. With planning permission, this has potential to be turned into one, perhaps two bedrooms, with a staircase from the front hall.

There’s a small glasshouse in the large garden, which ends at the back with a view over the Dart line. There’s also a detached garage at the front.