Driving around this part of Raheny, close to St Anne’s Park, you’ll notice a lot of large corner sites, many of them with one or even two houses built or under construction on them. This three-bed semidetached home is on one such corner site, and it has the advantage of great views over the park, side parking for two cars, an attic conversion and easy access to Raheny village, Dollymount Strand and public transport.
Number 24b was built in 2007, the second house on this corner site, and has been rented out by its owners for the past couple of years. Now vacant, it is for sale through Sherry FitzGerald, seeking €675,000. It measures 92sq m (990sq ft), with an additional 16sq m (172sq ft) in the attic, and has a C2 Ber rating.
Downstairs is a porch, hallway, guest WC and an open-plan kitchen/diningroom to the back, flowing into a livingroom with an open fire and a box-bay window with bench facing out to the front. The kitchen is fitted with a double oven, hob, microwave, extractor, integrated fridge-freezer, dishwasher, washing machine and recessed lights. French doors lead out to the back garden, laid in artificial lawn, and a patio.
Upstairs are three bedrooms – two doubles and one single – plus a bathroom and a hot press. The main bedroom faces the front, with great views over St Anne’s Park, and has built-in wardrobes. One wardrobe door opens Narnia-style into a hidden en suite. On the next floor is the attic space, which has a neat reading nook with a Velux window, leading into the main space, which has two Velux windows and would make an ideal home office, study or playroom.
Low-maintenance laminate timber-effect flooring runs through the entire house, which has gas-fired central heating and UPVC double-glazed windows. Little needs to be done with the house to bring it up to scratch, although it could do with a paint job due to wear and tear, and new owners might be tempted to modernise the main bathroom.
The suburban hub of Raheny has become a hugely popular location for young buyers and families looking for proximity to shops, churches, banks, schools and transport. The Raheny Dart station is a short walk away, and bus routes run along the Howth Road into Dublin city centre. St Anne’s Park is a superb amenity, and hosts regular outdoor concerts during the summer months, with many big-name pop stars.
