Five homes on view this week in Dublin and Co Wicklow from €525,000 to €1.49m
€525,000, Sherry FitzGerald
Located off Vernon Avenue, the ultra-private Saint Joseph's Square feels very much removed from its hustle and bustle. This
two-bedroom, one-bathroom end-terrace
home has a dual-aspect living/diningroom, leading through to the kitchen. Measuring 83sq m (893sq ft) with a C2 Ber, it has a west-facing back yard with valuable pedestrian rear access.
On view:
By appointment at
sherryfitz.ie
8 Grattan Street, Dublin 2, Dublin 2
8 Grattan Street, Dublin 2
€575,000, Marlay Property Group
This
two-bedroom terraced house
is close to the Grand Canal and all the action of the docklands. The C2-rated property opens into a glazed hall and then into an open-plan living, dining kitchen space. Extending to 70sq metres (753sq ft), it has a west-facing paved rear. Parking is on street.
On view:
By appointment at
marlayproperty.ie
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12 Charleville Mall, North City Centre, Dublin 1
12 Charleville Mall, North city centre, Dublin 1
€625,000, Gallagher Quigley
Along the banks of the Royal Canal, number 12 Charleville Mall is a D2 Ber-rated
two-storey over basement four-bedroom, two-bathroom Georgian terraced house
that extends to 191sq m (2,055sq ft). The kitchen and livingroom are at basement level and open out to a south-facing garden with bedrooms at hall level and on the first floor.
On view:
By appointment at
gallagherquigley.ie
36 Clanmawr, Shankill, Dublin 18
36 Clanmawr, Shankill, Dublin 18
€650,000, Mark Kelly & Associates
Built in 2017, this smart
double-fronted three-bedroom, three-bathroom, end-terrace house
extending to 110sq m (1,184sq ft) is well laid out for a family life. In addition to an interconnecting livingroom and kitchen, with a utility room off the latter, the C1 Ber-rated home has an office that could double as a playroom, a large downstairs bathroom, en suite principal bedroom and a detached garage to the front.
On view:
By appointment at
mkproperty.ie
The Brambles, Hillside Road, Greystones, Co Wicklow
The Brambles, Hillside Road, Greystones, Co Wicklow
€1.49m, DNG
This is a large
four-bedroom, three-bathroom detached house
in the centre of Greystones with a lot of potential, but is in need of modernisation. The D2-rated property is on 0.11 hectares (0.28 acres) and extends to 175sq m (1,883sq ft), with much of that on the ground floor. There are three bedrooms upstairs, with the fourth downstairs.
On view:
By appointment at
dng.ie
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