It nearly goes without saying that 81 Strand Road in Sandymount has fantastic uninterrupted sea views, but they are what make these houses so desirable.
The current owners, who bought this in 2000, took on a house that needed a great deal of updating but which, with its period features and long back garden, had potential.
Having modernised the three-bedroom house, they kept up the maintenance; for example double-glazing the sash windows to the front in recent years, reworking the front garden so that you can drive in and park and improving the basement entrance by pushing back the wall to create a small patio area outside the front basement window.
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Walk-in condition
With its grey front door and crisp white-painted lime-plastered walls, it's a smart-looking house that is in walk-in condition. It's for sale through Sherry FitzGerald for €1.5 million.
At 2,135sq ft over three floors, it’s a big house and the current owners are downsizing. The three bedrooms are at the top of the house, two at the front, one at the back. There is also a small shower-room on this level while the main bathroom, with its freestanding bath, is in the return.
There’s another shower-room at basement level in a cleverly created space designed by the architect that oversaw the renovations. Two interconnecting reception rooms with the usual Victorian period features are at hall level.
Living area
Downstairs in the basement there is a room to the front of the house, with a recently installed “Murphy” or wall bed so it could double as a guest room.
There’s also an eat-in kitchen to the back with an open plan living area off it, making it a very family-friendly space.
The garden is a surprise – it has been designed so that there is a separate courtyard at the end, which is perfect for teenage basketball games. New owners might eye this space as ideal for a garden room or studio.
This house is at the end of a terrace of three and just opposite is one of the many public car parks that dot Strand Road, so as well as their own off-street space, parking has never been an issue.
