The good-looking, solidly reliable 1950s houses on Dublin’s Swords Road are so appreciated by those who live in them that they rarely appear on the market. Number 65 is no exception. The vendors have lived there for 24 years, after buying from a family member who moved in when it was first built in 1951. They are selling only because it has outgrown their needs.
“When originally built, it was the third site in the parish of Clonturk,” the owner says. “And at the time it was considered to be the end of the city. The urban sprawl hadn’t yet begun. We paid £83,000 in 1991. It’s been a great family home and we’d love if another family bought it now.”
This time around, agent Sherry FitzGerald is quoting €750,000 in a private treaty sale. Work and extensions over the 24 years have added a kitchen/breakfast room/sun room across the rear of the house, bringing the floor size to some 170sq m (1,830sq ft), large enough to fit a table for 15 diners. There are four bedrooms, two shower rooms and four reception rooms.
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Lush garden
The open plan to the rear of the house benefits hugely from what is an exceptionally long (190ft), lush and inviting garden. It stretches in three stages, from a decking area giving on to a cultivated lawn, shrubbery and flowers, to an orchard with apple, pear, plum and damson trees, and on, at the very end, to a second lawn/play area for children.
The open-plan rear addition has a vaulted ceiling and a large window area. Floors are of maple or oak or, in the sun room, tiled. Work surfaces are granite.
A pair of interconnecting reception rooms off the entrance hallway, with solid oak glass-panelled doors between them, have timber-surround fireplaces and oak Junckers flooring. A third, front-facing, reception room has a timber floor and fireplace.
The bedrooms are a good size, and all have built-in wardrobes; one has a nice cast-iron fireplace. A Stira ladder leads to the floored attic, large and awaiting conversion.
