Lying nicely hidden and perpendicular to Sandyford Road, Balally Terrace is quite easy to pass by without noticing . A single, partially ivy-covered, wholly charming terrace of eight rough-rendered houses, it was very likely built around 1906 for nearby Ballawly Park estate workers. The terrace is listed for preservation and so, although the interiors have been revamped, the exteriors and vital original features remain.
The vendors, who are selling because of an expanding family, have lived for three years in number 40, the last house in the row. The impressive redesign, with its two-storey extension and single-storey family room (added to what was an original two-up-two-down), was carried out by the previous owner. The resulting 157sq m (1,700sq ft) floor area has three reception rooms and a kitchen on the ground floor, three bedrooms and a bathroom on the second. Agents Hunters are selling it through private treaty for €575,000.
A family/diningroom straddles the rear. Velux windows ensure light, as do a couple of matching French windows overlooking a nicely private patio and a garden with a bank of trees along the end and ivy-clad side walls. The room’s solid oak floor continues up steps and into the kitchen, where an exposed brick wall and the wide curve of a silestone quartz top add personality to the Andrew Ryan hand-crafted fittings.
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An inner lobby has a WC with shower. The entrance hallway leads to a study/music room whose shape and original, small-paned window make it easy to imagine early 20th- century living. A pleasantly relaxed drawing room also has an original window and brick inset fireplace with solid fuel stove.
The bedrooms are good-sized. The main one is to the rear, the others have sloping, panelled ceilings. There is rear, vehicular access and parking for two cars to the front.
