Dublin 4: €4m: A Victorian semi-detached house with four bedrooms at 67 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4 is for auction on April 12th by Lisney with an AMV (advised minimum value) of €4 million.
Impressive living spaces, extending to 390sq m (4,200sq ft), are this house's principle attraction but, due to the location, there is a sense of truly being in the city rather than the further reaches of Dublin 4.
The auctioneers say it is many years since the last house of this kind came on the market. Despite the business of the road outside, traffic cannot be heard inside.
The current owners fully refurbished the house in 1999 and it's clear this is a home capable of large scale entertaining: two broad reception rooms have their original features in place but new owners might re-imagine the decoration in contemporary style. Also off the entrance hall is a study with marble chimneypiece and smart built-in shelving.
The current owners, a family with young children, do most of their living at garden level: there's a large bright kitchen; a cosy family room and a timber framed conservatory all facing the rear garden. To the front is a room that could be used as the fourth bedroom but which is currently a sittingroom, off which is a kitchenette and a bathroom.
Linking these three rooms is a lobby with an exit beneath the granite steps outside. Some amendments to the layout could make this area a self-contained space for a nanny or housekeeper.
Upstairs on the first floor are three bedrooms, each equally spacious. The main bedroom has a good en suite and another has a smaller shower room. The family bathroom is also at this level, with double basins and an antique-style bath.
Outside, the west-facing rear garden was shortened many years ago when the old mews was sold off by previous owners. This is now invisible behind tall trees and the garden is more private and quiet than one might expect. It is also very well landscaped with a brick border framing a curving lawn.
A pond sits to one side and a patio at the other. There is off-street car-parking to the front for up to four cars.
