Two radically different styles of homes seeking €725k: a six-bed period property with expansive gardens and a mews in Portarlington, or a three-bed with attic and ease of access to the capital?
You can’t compare period properties to A-rated homes, but when smart examples of each come to market at the same time, it demonstrates the attributes of each.
One is a 30-minute commute to Dublin city centre, the other is a 40-minute train ride to Dublin’s Heuston Station.
Period grandeur in Portarlington
Address: Main Street, Portarlington, Co Laois, R32 V21D
Asking price: €725,000
Agent: Tom McDonald & Associates
Situated on the main street of the heritage town of Portlaoise, which was built by the Huguenots, this residence couldn’t be more central.
The front of this three-bay, three-storey over-basement property belies its interior grandeur and scale.
The six-bedroom period property extends to 420 square metres, and its fanlight and sidelight front door opens into a classically proportioned entrance hall.
On the left is the formal drawing room, a space that spans the depth of the house.
On the right is the kitchen cum dining room, which is dual aspect.
There are two bedrooms on the first floor. The primary has an ensuite bathroom and a walk-in wardrobe. There are four more bedrooms on the second floor.
The cellar floor is sizable and will need some upgrading.
So too will the sizeable two-storey stone-cut mews house that is across the courtyard.
Extending to 165 square metres, it has been used as a recording studio and formerly a doctor’s surgery and has separate access through the courtyard.
There’s another building that measures about 54 square metres, along with a large and sheltered walled garden.
The property comes with off-street parking for several vehicles.
Portarlington Train Station is just 2.2km away, with a 40-minute journey time to Dublin’s Heuston Station.
Light-filled with a large attic in Dublin foothills
Address: 4 Verner Lane, Belmont, Stepaside, Dublin 18, D18 N56T
Asking price: €725,000
Agent: Morrison Estates
Developed on the site of a former pitch and putt course in the village of Stepaside, Belmont is set against the backdrop of the Dublin Mountains and is laid out in a series of quiet cul-de-sacs.
At the foothills of the Dublin mountains, this three-bedroom, three-bathroom house is set over two levels and includes a large, converted attic.
It opens into a warm and welcoming hall.
The kitchen is at the front and features vanilla units with timber countertops, with an island anchoring the space.
There’s a utility room off it and a guest W.C. off the hall.
The living room runs the width of the house and is to the rear.
This has a sloped roof with roof lights, with more light from the wall of glazing that overlooks the garden.
The dining table is also here.
The room opens out to a city-sized garden.
Upstairs, there are three bedrooms, two doubles and a single.
The primary has a shower ensuite.
The large attic space has been converted and has banks of rooflights bringing in lots of natural light.
There are two spaces at this level, one of which is used as a home office.
Extending to 145 square metres, the A3 BER-rated house has a carport giving you off-street parking for one vehicle.
The development is close to Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille and Stepaside Educate Together schools and about a 15-minute walk to Glencairn Luas stop on the green line, where the journey time to Westmoreland Street is about 30 minutes.
