A harbour-side period terraced house in Greystones with four bedrooms and sea views is sure to generate interest when it goes to auction through Gunne residential on May 16th, guiding £420,000. Period houses are always sought after because of their limited supply, particularly on the coastline south of Dublin. Cliff House is right on the harbour within walking distance of the DART and the busy town centre. The row of Victorian houses is painted Italian-style in a variety of pastel colours. Cliff House is the yellow one, double-fronted and sporting a modern porch addition which a new owner might decide to discard.
That said, the house has tall shuttered windows and a south-facing patio garden with a rear pedestrian entrance and a garage. At 1,800 sq ft it is more spacious than most.
The diningroom has an open fireplace with an ornate period-style surround and recessed bookshelves. There is also a cast-iron open fireplace and bookshelves in the formal sittingroom.
A small study has inset ceiling lights. The kitchen is pine, with a split-level cooker and hob and a utility room plumbed for laundry use. Upstairs, the bright landing is large enough to be in use as a spare sittingroom. The two largest bedrooms have open cast-iron fireplaces and one of these has built-in wardrobes. There is a family bathroom off the landing.
Outside, the patio garden is a good size and very secluded. The front is bounded by a low stone wall and white-painted picket gate, inside which there is a palm tree and a few flowering shrubs.
