Dublin 4: €2.3m: Much of the light and pleasure in the elegant 19th century houses on Anglesea Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, comes from their large rear gardens, at the end of which the Dodder river makes its meandering way.
The resulting peace, green and wildlife is a boon on what is a busy road. Number 9 Anglesea Road, refurbished dramatically and with care during the last decade, has nicely exploited this natural advantage with a split-level kitchen/breakfastroom which not only extends into the rear garden but gives grand-stand views of its pleasant landscaping from both the raised working kitchen area and vaulted-ceiling dining space.
The refurbishment has also, cleverly, created a stately family bathroom in what was once a return bedroom as well as a downstairs bedroom in the one-time ground floor diningroom. The result is 192sq m (2,067sq ft) of floor space divided into three bedrooms, two reception rooms, large kitchen/breakfastroom and large family bathroom.
Redbrick and semi-detached, number 9 is for sale through Lisney at €2.3 million.
The double, front-facing bay windows which distinguish many of the Anglesea Road houses (a road named, incidentally, after the 1828 Viceroy Anglesea) make for light and elegance in number 9's ground floor drawingroom and its first floor main bedroom. The drawingroom has a period-style fireplace with slate hearth and cast-iron inset as well as original cornicing and doors. Traditional, double, interconnecting doors lead to a bedroom which has a wall of wardrobes and shelving and a door leading to the rear patio and garden.
Further into the house there is a comfortable family/TV room with French doors leading to the patio. The comprehensive range of fittings in the kitchen are a mellow creamy colour and a similarly hued tiled floor leads via a couple of steps to the maple floored breakfastroom.
The vaulted, breakfastroom ceiling is echoed in the bathroom where another vaulted ceiling has a pair of Velux windows. White-painted bathroom presses have glass fronts and there is a Jacuzzi bath as well as a shower.
A gated side entrance leads to the back garden and there is off-street parking for one car to the front.
