A four-bedroom end-of-terrace house with a surprisingly generous amount of living space in Rathmines is for sale by private treaty at £425,000 through Harper O'Grady.
Number 6 Fortfield Gardens, built in 1935, has over 1,500 sq ft of accommodation on three floors. The location on this quiet road, which links Cowper Road with Fortfield Terrace, will be a definite attraction for anyone who knows the area.
The present owners, who are moving to a larger house nearby, have upgraded all the services and refurbished, without consciously doing the house up for sale. The result is a family home with a cosy, lived-in feel. A long hallway with a dado rail leads to a kitchen/family area at the back of the house. To the left, of the hall are two interconnecting reception rooms, both with marble and mahogany fireplaces and deep ceiling coving. A French door opens from one of the rooms to a paved terrace. The front sittingroom has a wide bay window.
At the end of the hall, looking out on the back and side gardens, are a green-painted diningroom and adjoining compact kitchen. An original cast-iron fireplace in the diningroom has been retained and the original sash window is also in working order.
The kitchen, although small, is well-fitted with pine units and has terracotta tiles on the floor. A door leads to the garden and there is a guest lavatory under the stairs. Upstairs, there is a good-sized bathroom with white sanitary fittings and a single bedroom on the return. There are three bedrooms off the first-floor landing. One of the two double rooms looks out on the back garden and the main bedroom, with fitted wardrobes, overlooks the front. Next door is another single bedroom. A further flight of stairs goes up to a large, bright, attic room, currently in use as a playroom.
Steps from the rear terrace lead down to a small but very private walled back garden. There is a lawn, an old apple tree, a tall silver birch and several varieties of climbers on the walls. A blue door behind the ivy-covered rear wall leads to a big garage/workroom and an exit to the back laneway. A neat front garden has a range of well-grown shrubs and trees.
