Convenience is a key feature of an end-of-terrace house at 34 Elm Park Avenue, in Ranelagh, Dublin 6. This well-maintained, three-bedroom redbrick is as close as you can be to the village while still on a residential street.
It is the first house up from the shops and is semi-detached. Due to be auctioned by Sherry FitzGerald on July 12th it has a guide price of £300,000-plus.
This is not a large house but it is well-proportioned and has character. It is easily manageable with 1,100 sq ft of space and offers a great deal more than an apartment with the same footage. It does not have a rear garden but a small yard with rear access.
The short railed garden leads to the period front door and into an entrance hallway. The livingroom, painted a soft peach, has a feature cast-iron fireplace.
This room leads through an arch into the diningroom which has another fireplace and a door leading in to a fitted galley-style kitchen which has a door to the yard and room for a small table. It is plumbed for a washing-machine and has a terracottatiled floor.
Two double bedrooms are on the first floor. The main bedroom spans the width of the house to the front and has built-in pine wardrobes and a cast-iron fireplace. To the rear is a smaller double room painted blue with another cast-iron fireplace.
The refurbished family bathroom is tiled in white, with a skylight and power shower as well as timber finishings and a timber floor.
The third, and originally an attic bedroom, on the third floor is a very attractive room with a small cast-iron fireplace and a timber floor. It has built-in wardrobes, a skylight and under-eaves storage.
The yard to the rear has variegated ivy growing up the walls and pedestrian access to a lane. Gas-fired central heating and an alarm are also features of the house, which is convenient to the city, schools and colleges and close to bus routes and a cycle lane.
A residential disc-parking scheme is in operation but parking can sometimes be at a premium in the evening due to proximity to the village.
