Dublin 4/€1.35m: The fine proportions and deceptively spacious interiors of Anglesea Road's late Victorian houses invariably attract families trading up to larger accommodation in the Ballsbridge/Donnybrook area.
Number 31 Anglesea Road is a typically spacious five-bedroom semi-detached house with good gardens and a very cosy atmosphere. Sherry FitzGerald is guiding €1.35 million before auction on September 30th for this 195 sq m (2,100 sq ft) house, which has been restored with due care for its many turn-of-the-century period features.
Viewers have a choice of two other properties to compare on the road. Jackson-Stops is guiding around €1.5 million for number 85, a two-storey over basement terraced redbrick that's new to the market this week. It's close to a larger redbrick being sold by journalist Shane Ross, which is on the market through Lisney without a pre-auction guide price.
Number 31 is almost directly opposite the RDS Simmonscourt showgrounds, about mid-point on the avenue. Like its near neighbours, windows have panels of decorative stained glass and there is off-street car-parking in the neat front garden. Sash windows, wainscoting, fireplaces, original doors and flooring have been carefully preserved, with salvaged materials used for any replacements.
Through the front door is a broad hallway floored in wide-plank pitch pine and sporting decorative plasterwork. To the right are two interconnecting reception rooms.
The bright bay-windowed sittingroom has polished pine flooring and a fine white marble fireplace.
Linked to the sittingroom through double doors, the diningroom also runs into a bay overlooking the back garden. The marble fireplace almost exactly matched that in the sittingroom. Down a couple of steps at the end of the hall is a cosy traditional-look kitchen / breakfastroom, with original terracotta floor tiles in good condition.
A gas-fired Aga is flanked by panelled cupboards which echo the panelled ceiling. Pale oak units are topped with polished granite. A door opens to a brick-paved terrace and the back garden. There is also a walk-in pantry with good storage.
On the first floor return is a bright double bedroom with a period fireplace and blue-painted bookshelves. Next door is a guest toilet.
Off the main landing are two double bedrooms, both with period fireplaces and built-in shelves. A small study has a fitted desk and ample bookshelves. The second floor return has a fourth double bedroom, also with original fireplace, shelves and a wardrobe. The family bathroom is panelled and painted blue/grey, with unusual old glass door panels and windows.
At the top of the house and with sloping ceilings is the main bedroom, which runs from front-to-back and looks out over the tree-tops. Two Velux windows and a box bay alcove to the rear provide good natural light.
Probably the most seductive aspect of number 31 is its beautifully landscaped back garden, which is about 110ft long and very private.
There is side access and car-parking for two cars to the front.
