EDEL MORGANvisits a Dalkey home with history
IT’S NOT so much the three-bed detached house that is the selling point of this property, White Rock on Vico Road in Dalkey, Co Dublin, but the sloping 0.75 acre garden with views over Killiney Bay.
Gunne is asking €1.35 million for the property which also includes an adjoining one-bed, self-contained apartment.
While the house has an interesting history – it was once the Dalkey Tea Rooms – it now needs complete renovation.
The landscaping on the hillside is soft, with wild flowers, colourful shrubs and trees as well as steps and meandering pathways.
The agents have suggested this might be an opportunity for a new owner to knock the existing structure and rebuild to make the most of the views, subject to planning permision.
The 130sq m (1,400sq ft) house has a livingroom and a kitchen-cum-breakfast room with double doors that open out to a courtyard. Both rooms have views of the bay and two of the bedrooms have original cast-iron fireplaces.
There’s also a separate one-bed building that’s 45sq m (480sq ft) and has a kitchen-cum-livingroom, shower room and bedroom.
The property is approached via a quaint, narrow pathway, bordered by mature shrubbery and hedging.
In addition, there is an elevated, decked patio area to the side and further ample courtyard space overlooking Killiney Bay.
White Rock, Vico Road, Dalkey
Description: Three-bedroom detached house with large garden
Agent: Gunne
