Templeogue has plenty of fine-sized post-war family homes but number 249 Templeogue Road, situated almost at the intersection of Templeogue and Templeville Roads, has a very fine 90ft garden.
Built in 1951, the five-bedroom detached property is set back enough from the road to mute the busy traffic that streams past and at 234sq m / 2518sq ft there’s plenty of growing room for a large family.
The house has been extended but could do with an architect reconfiguring the interior to make better use of the space and create a cohesive flow between all the rooms.
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The house has two reception rooms set on either side of the roomy hall. The lounge is a long room with a white marble fireplace. Opposite is a formal dining room with glazed folding doors that lead through to a smaller sitting room where there is a door opening out to the garden.
And it is the garden that is the star attraction. The wide plot boasts a 90ft rear that stretches from large patio area out to a huge lawn, broken by planters with old fruit trees to the rear. It’s a rare suburban space. While north-west facing it’s big enough to get the sun all afternoon.
More could easily be done to integrate the back of the house and the garden. While the sitting room has rear access, the large kitchen is crying out to be similarly connected. Reimagining the rear would transform the home.
Upstairs there are five bedrooms. The master has a windowed ensuite with a shower in the bath. One of the other bedrooms is set out as a study.
From the rear bedrooms the one-storey extension is visible below and the next owner might like to extend out the accommodation to upgrade some of the bedrooms by adding en suite bathrooms.
The décor throughout needs modernising and the house has an E2 BER rating.
As well as plenty of off-street parking there is a detached garage to the side that could, subject to planning, be turned into a granny flat, home office or surgery.
For parents of school-going children the location is spot-on. It’s a short stroll to Templeogue village, Rathfarnham Shopping Centre and the linear park along the River Dodder. There’s an abundance of schools nearby including Our Lady’s School and Terenure College, both within lunch-break distance of the house.
The property is asking €1.395million through agents DNG.
