A private Foxrock family home set in an acre of landscaped gardens with a tennis court, a renovated Victorian terrace in Clontarf with an internal courtyard and parking, and a pair of flexible 1970s-inspired homes in Enniscorthy sharing manicured grounds.
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Dublin 18, €3.95 million
The 373 sq m of living space is arranged across two floorsANDREW NOLAN
The lovely landscaped grounds are among the main draws at Moorea, a 1950-built detached home on exclusive Kerrymount Avenue in Foxrock. The property is about an acre in size and, set behind tall hedging and wrought-iron electric gates, quite private. To the front is off-street parking, a generous lawn and mature planting. At the back there’s a terrace, more lawn, trees, shrubs and herbaceous, plus a large pond, a wooden pavilion and a fenced tennis court. A detached storeroom has been converted into a games room.
The 373 sq m of living space is arranged across two floors. On the lower level are a porch and entrance hall, along with a dual-aspect living/dining room, a family room, study, kitchen/breakfast room, three bedrooms, a utility and various bathrooms. The large kitchen has bespoke oak cabinetry, an Aga, integrated appliances and an island, while the adjoining breakfast/living area has a vaulted ceiling and a fireplace with a gas fire inset.
Two more bedrooms are upstairs, including the main suite, which has an en suite bathroom, a dressing room and a walk-in wardrobe. There’s also a playroom with eaves storage, and access to a dedicated luggage room. The house has gas-fired central heating and a C2 energy rating.
The living room has views of the gardenANDREW NOLAN
What we love The beautifully maintained and expansive gardens.
Good to know The property has external CCTV and a monitored alarm system.
Agent huntersestateagent.ie
Dublin 3, €1.45 million
No 25 Vernon Avenue
Renovated and extended about seven years ago, No 25 Vernon Avenue in Clontarf is a lovely mix of Victorian period features and bright contemporary living. The mid-terrace red-brick has 229 sq m of living space, including a converted attic room that’s laid out as a bedroom with an en suite shower room, rooflights and lots of eaves storage.
On the ground floor, interconnected sitting and dining rooms are on the left of an attractive entrance hall with wall panelling, original floorboards and plasterwork that includes an arch and ceiling roses. The floorboards and plasterwork continue into the reception rooms, each of which has an original fireplace with a gas fire inset.
At the front, the elegant sitting room has a deep bay window. The dining room leads through to the extended kitchen/breakfast room where there’s an island, marble countertops, a Belfast sink, a double larder cupboard and high-end appliances, including a Nexus Rangemaster, Fisher & Paykel double-drawer dishwasher and a double-bin refuse system.
To the rear is a family room with underfloor heating, a wood-burning stove and big sliding doors to the back garden. Between the kitchen and family room is a lovely internal courtyard with glazing on three sides. Also on the ground floor are a utility room and a guest WC.
A family shower room and three bedrooms are on the first floor, including the main, which has an en suite and a walk-in closet. The house has gas-fired underfloor heating, double-glazed windows throughout and a C1 energy rating.
The focus outside is smart and low maintenance. The back garden is paved with hard landscaped planters, seats and a fireplace. There’s a shed and a pedestrian gate to a back laneway. The gravelled front garden has off-street parking for three cars.
The sitting room at the front of the house has a deep bay window
What we love The internal courtyard.
Good to know The property is just a few doors up from Clontarf’s shops, restaurants and cafés, and 200m from the sea.
Agent quillsen.ie
Co Wexford, €750,000
The Moyne combines two detached homes on about an acre of manicured gardens
Flexibility is firmly on the menu at this property in The Moyne, Enniscorthy — it combines two
detached homes on about an acre of manicured gardens. The larger of the two is Villa Nova, a 160 sq m, four-bedroom bungalow that was architecturally designed and built in the early 1970s. Here, the main hub of the home is an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room with floor-to-ceiling glazing, including a set of sliding doors to a terrace, at either end. The kitchen area has sleek white units, integrated appliances and a corner window. The living room has a raised stone fireplace with a stove.
This open-plan space leads on to a hallway and the snug, the family bathroom and the bedrooms, which include a split-level main suite with an en suite bathroom and walk-through dressing/sitting room. A quirky feature is the set of three round windows, all with shutters, over the bed.
The 88 sq m Nursery Cottage has two bedrooms, one of them with an en suite shower room, a family bathroom and an L-shaped kitchen/living/dining room with two sets of sliding doors out to a terrace. The gardens are made up of lawn, specimen trees, seasonal planting, Indian sandstone paved patios, paths and seating areas. There’s also a detached garage.
The main hub of the home is an open-plan kitchen/dining/living room
What we love That 1970s style.
Good to know The two houses share the gardens, but have their own gates and parking
areas.
Agent paulatreacy.ie
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