At the end of a terrace, number 30 Stradbrook Road looks every inch the cottage it was when it began life in the 1930s. Things are a much better fit with the 21st century once you step inside.
A rear extension, across the width of the house and beginning where the original cottage ended, has added a light-filled, open-plan living space with family, dining and kitchen areas, all of which turns No 30 into a good-sized single-storey contemporary home.
The rear garden has had its one-time cottage style sacrificed to the creation of a couple of low-maintenance, stone-flagged patios. Young trees line the walls and a bank of bamboo acts to both divide the patios and give privacy to a garden studio/home office with a timber floor and shelving.
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Once-small cottage
There is nothing of the once-small cottage about the 1,334sq ft (124sq m) floor space either, nor in its division into three bedrooms (the main one en suite), open-plan living area and family bathroom. MFO Property Professionals are looking after the private treaty sale and quoting €795,000.
The extension, and conversion of the original cottage, took place about 10 years ago. The high-ceilinged rear living space has limestone-tiled flooring similar to that in the hallway and bathroom, cream coloured fittings and a wall of glass onto the patio.
The dining area runs alongside the glass wall, the kitchen has a centre isle/work area and comprehensive fittings. A Velux window gives even more light to the family area where there is an integrated TV, gas fire and timber seating that doubles as storage.
All three bedrooms are to the front, off the entrance hallway, the latter ending where the open-plan extension begins. With their dark, cherrywood floors and paned glass windows, the bedrooms give a sense of the original cottage.
The main bedroom has a wall of built-in wardrobes and a stylishly limestone-tiled en suite with a standing bath, separate shower and high, sloped ceiling. Limestone tiling gives a touch of flair to the family bathroom.
A roomy attic has storage space and drop-down Stira steps for access. Subject to planning permission this could be developed into a living area. To the front there is off-street parking for two/three cars and enough creepers and bushes to maintain a pleasant, cottage appearance.
