Blackrock/€1.8 million: Number 29 Woodlands Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin is a substantial detached family home with three reception rooms, four bedrooms, a 100 ft south-facing garden and an annexe attached to the house which has business or separate apartment potential. The property will be auctioned on March 24th with Sherry FitzGerald seeking offers of €1.8 million.
Woodlands Park is a mature road off Mount Merrion Avenue in a sought-after location convenient to Blackrock, the DART, UCD and well-established primary and secondary schools. Built in the 1930s, the house has a pebbledash exterior with windows framed in redbrick, and features a group of narrow bottled glass windows typical of its period. With 190 sq m (2,050 sq ft), there is scope to upgrade by opening up the kitchen area on the ground floor.
The drawingroom at the end of the hall overlooks the front garden and has a brass and marble fireplace. A connecting door leads into a light-filled family room with fitted cupboards and patio doors to the garden. This room opens on to a diningroom connected to the hall and rear garden by another patio door.
The kitchen with shelved utility room is small. Opening the kitchen into a conservatory bay would give a fine dining space. A covered passage leads from kitchen to the annexe which has two small rooms. The annexe has an exterior door opening to the front drive, and patio doors opening to the rear garden.
Upstairs there are four double bedrooms, a family bathroom, separate wc, and compact study/store room. Each bedroom has built-in storage. The family bathroom has bath, shower and wc. Overall, the current room size and arrangement would lend itself to creating one or two en suites without too much trouble.
The front drive is cobblelocked giving off-street parking. The rear garden has been lovingly tended and its size and orientation convey great privacy. The rear of the garden is defined by a venerable sycamore tree. Sitting on a bench under the tree and looking back at the house gives a good idea of the substance and potential style of this property.
