Granville Park in Blackrock is a peaceful residential enclave off the upper end of Newtownpark Avenue. The quiet atmosphere is disturbed only by the sound of children playing outside the neighbouring Holly Park National School and the swish of traffic on the Stillorgan Road nearby. The inhabitants are a mix of older people who have been there for years and young families who have bought into the area.
Number 58 is a four-bedroom bungalow which is for sale by private treaty through the Gunne agency. The detached house which sits on about a sixth of an acre carries a price tag of £250,000plus.
The southwest-facing house was built about 40 years ago and has 1,350 sq ft of floor space. There is the possibility of developing further accommodation in the attic, in the attached single garage or by means of an extension at the rear. The house itself is in need of some updating, and it is likely that whoever buys it will completely refurbish the interior and change the configuration of some of the rooms.
The hall door is at the side of the house and opens into a timber-floored hallway. An Lshaped livingroom-cum-diningroom has two large windows along one side that look out over the back garden. The new owners may be tempted to replace at least one of the windows with a set of French doors giving easy access to the garden. A door in the diningroom leads to the kitchen, a square room, which is also reached from the hall.
The front half of the house is given over to the four bedrooms, a family bathroom and a lavatory. The front garden has a lawn, flower beds and a short drive leading to the garage. There is access along both sides of the house to the back garden which is laid out mainly in grass and with a patio bordering the house. Central heating is fuelled by oil, and the boiler is in one of two outhouses in the garden.