Two houses in Blackrock with gardens front and back

This five-bedroom detached house has leaded-glass doors and windows and overlooks Blackrock College’s sports ground to the back, while No 5 Maretimo Terrace is a three-bedroom terraced house with a Shaker-style kitchen and New York-themed bedrooms

Number eight St Margaret’s is a sizeable detached house built in 1990. Set in a small development, the five-bedroom property measures 310sq m (3,336sq ft) and includes an attic room and a basement with a separate entrance.

In a quiet cul-de-sac off Cross Avenue, the house opens into a roomy maple-floored hall with leaded-glass doors leading to its two interconnecting reception rooms.

The three windows in the drawing room also have leaded-glass and the fireplace in that room also has a reeded brass surround.

Fold-back doors open into the dining room where a picture window overlooks the east-facing back garden.

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The kitchen-cum-family room has pine presses and French doors leading to a timber sun deck and garden.

Thegarden overlooks Blackrock College sports grounds.

A bedroom on the ground floor also overlooks the sports grounds and the first floor landing there is a leaded-glass porthole.

The main bedroom has an en suite bathroom and dressing room.

There are two more bedrooms on this floor. One of the other doubles has an en suite bathroom with two basins. Stairs lead to the attic room where there is under-the-eaves storage.

In the basement is a large family room, or playroom, with double doors to a home office. More doors lead to a patio.

The property’s fifth bedroom is also at this level. There is a separate entrance to the basement to the front.

The house has a C2 BER rating has off-street parking for up to five cars.