An L-shaped extension at the back of a house in Booterstown, Co Dublin, is its standout feature. The living room/kitchen/dining room extension, built over a decade ago by the couple who bought the 1950s house in 1998, is a bright space with windows wrapping around it, three Velux roof windows and underfloor heating.
No 55 Woodbine Road, a 176sq m (1,894sq ft) four-bed semi, is for sale through Lisney for €1.25 million. It has a D1 Ber. The property has generated strong interest since it went on the market in mid-April, mainly from people trading up who want more space, says Lisney agent Stephen Day, adding: "It's difficult to find a house in walk-in condition." Prices of over €1 million for a good number of houses similar to this seem to be no deterrent.
Double doors open into the front hall which, like the extension, is floored with pale ceramic tiles. The kitchen has black polished-granite countertops and island unit and a large cream Aga radiating heat. A step down in the corner of the kitchen leads to a small utility room, with a door to the side passage outside.
The living room has built-in shelves along one wall, with a raised glass-fronted electric fire inset with a limestone mantel. There’s plenty of room for comfortable seating as well as a large dining table, all overlooking the back garden.
Double doors open from the living room space into two connecting reception rooms: like all the house, they’re decorated in neutral shades, with cream carpets and matching open fireplaces with pale grey limestone mantels. The dining room/music room is separated from the living room at the front by a wide arch; a box-bay window in the living room looks onto the front garden.
On the opposite side of the front hall, down a step, is a cosy sitting room/play room (converted at some stage from the original garage) and there also a downstairs toilet.
Upstairs are three double bedrooms and a single, currently used as a study. The main family bathroom is fully tiled with smart grey marble and has a double shower and access to the attic. The main bedroom at the back of the house has a smart en-suite wet room that’s tiled with the same grey marble tiles.
There’s a patio off the kitchen/living room/dining room opening onto the back lawn. The garden is a sheltered by mature trees, hedges and shrubs, and has a small side patio. There’s room to park a number of cars in the gravelled front garden.
The house is a reasonably short walk to UCD on the other side of the N11. It’s also close to shops on Woodbine Road.
