CO DUBLIN: €1.75MA LARGE detached house in Killiney with close on two acres of gardens, has come on the market at €1.75 million through Sherry FitzGerald.
The property was last on the market in 2000 when the owners, who have lived here since the 1970s, were selling the house and 3.7 acres of gardens for £3.5 million.
Subsequently they decided to keep the house and instead sell a portion of the land which had planning permission for 11 houses.
The remaining garden gives Coundon House lots of privacy – so much so that the house is not visible from the road, reached as it is via a long driveway and surrounded by mature timber. The grounds include a tennis court (now in need of resurfacing) and a summer house with views across to the Dublin mountains.
Dating from the 1950s, the house was built in the English style, and is apparently modelled on the Yorkshire home of a previous owner.
It has a generous 526sq m (5,664sq ft) of living space that includes three large reception rooms leading off a grand entrance hall with its own fireplace and an ornate staircase with wrought-iron bannisters.
Solid oak flooring runs through most of the ground floor, taking in three reception rooms. The bedrooms are arranged on two upper floors with additional attic space.
Coundon House, Killiney Avenue, Co Dublin
Five-bedroom five-bathroom house on 1.98 acres
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald
