Villa-style Victorian redbrick is up the right street for downsizers

RANELAGH €700,000:DOWNSIZERS AND couples with no kids will like 14 Annesley Park, a villa-style Victorian just minutes from chichi Dunville Avenue in the heart of redbrick Ranelagh.

The two-bedroom property has an asking price of €700,000 through agents Sherry FitzGerald.

Granite steps lead up to the front door where a fanlight is just one of the property’s period features. Inside, the house measures 128sq m (1,378sq ft).

The property is really well-laid out for the professional rental market. Singletons buying could very easily rent out the second room and have enough space for both parties to cohabit without being on top of each other

At hall level there is a smart square-shaped sitting room with coving and a lovely period white marble fireplace. A small guest wc is also at hall level.

From here, split-stairs lead up to the accommodation and down to the large open-plan kitchen-dining-living room, a fine space with each area clearly defined. A sitting area, complete with open fireplace, fills one corner, and an island in the middle successfully separates the dining area from the cooking area where an Aga, gas hob, oven and cabinetry line the dividing wall.

The room has slate worktops that match the dark slate grey of the Aga and the fire surround. This element feels rather masculine – men will love it but many women will want to change some aspects. Double doors, part of a wall of glazing, lead out to the east-facing garden.

There is storage under the stairs and a place to hang coats. Another set of stairs leads to a semi-subterranean utility room. There is oodles of storage, a sink, as well plenty of room for drying clothes. A fridge freezer is housed here too.

While the garden isn’t south-facing, the layout is really lovely. It is city-sized with pedestrian access to the rear. There’s a small lawned area, mature planting and trees, and room for a garden shed as well as a small suntrap at the far end.

Upstairs on the first floor, the two double bedrooms are roomy. Each has its own en suite bathroom and cast iron fireplace. Both face the back of the house.

The master bedroom has a small walk-through wardrobe and large en suite with bath. The second has a rain shower en suite and a sizeable wardrobe.

14 Annesley Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Two bedroom villa-style Victorian redbrick with period features

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald