This weekend Ross McParland will launch the first phase of 149 three and four-bedroom semi-detached homes in Leixlip, a charming village approximately 40 minutes drive from Dublin city centre. Prices start at £112,000.
The village curves around the bend of the Liffey, towards the entrance of 13th century Leixlip Castle. Just outside the village, the N4 takes you to the M50 in 10 minutes, and on into the city within another half an hour, traffic permitting. The new Liffey Valley shopping centre is only a few minutes drive away.
Leixlip Manor is a three-minute drive outside the village. A short walk up the road leads to a warren of narrow blackberry-lined country lanes, surrounded by farmland and stud farms. There are two primary schools and two co-educational secondary schools nearby. Computer giants Hewlett Packard and Intel are the main employers in the area. Built by Kingscroft, Leixlip Manor is a prestigious development of three and four-bedroom houses which come with exceptionally attractive extras.
The three-bedroom homes, priced at £112,000, comprise an entrance hallway leading into a spacious sittingroom which has a bay window and a beautiful sandstone fireplace, piped for gas as standard in all the homes. Double doors lead into the breakfast-cum-dining area. The kitchen is fully fitted in tasteful, Shaker-style maple wood, with chrome handles and a galley rail. It is conveniently fitted in a square shape, which allows for plenty of space for a breakfast table just inside the patio doors which lead to the back garden. Upstairs, two of the three bedrooms come with Shaker-style fitted wardrobes, and the main bedroom has an en suite shower room. There is a sizeable family bathroom which is well fitted out.
The four-bedroom homes, priced at £130,000, all come with a substantial garage which can be accessed from the entrance hallway. The bright and spacious sittingroom leads through double doors to a separate diningroom area and this, in turn, opens into the kitchen-cum-breakfast area. The fitted maplewood Shaker-style kitchen is fitted in an L-shape along the back wall, leaving space for a breakfast table by the patio doors.
Upstairs three of the four bedrooms come with fitted wardrobes. The main bedroom has an en suite shower and sufficient space for a dressing table. There is a good size family bathroom. Some of the upstairs bedrooms look out towards an old tower.
The homes all come with a handy utility room off the kitchen with plenty of space for a washing machine and a dryer.
House facades are finished in three-quarter brick, with innovative "maintenance free" ochre-coloured acrylic. There is an attractive arch with granite keystone over the front door.
